From d7e93bdbaf71ed96bd77a907ceab9fb75c9e0d64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 11:46:47 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Fix several Belize transitions 1942/1968 * NEWS: Mention this. * northamerica (Belize): Correct several transitions for 1942 through 1968 (thanks to P Chan). --- NEWS | 10 +++++----- northamerica | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 4369cc9..756bbe0 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Changes to past timestamps - Correct several 1940 through 1985 transitions for Israel and Palestine, - fixing several entries originally derived from Shanks. + Correct several pre-1970 transitions, fixing entries originally + derived from Shanks. The fixes include: + - Several 1942 through 1968 transitions for Belize. + - Several 1940 through 1985 transitions for Israel and Palestine. + - Several 1908 through 1960 transitions for Kenya and adjacent. (Thanks to P Chan.) - Correct several 1908 through 1960 transitions for Kenya and adjacent, - fixing several hazy entries originally derived from Shanks. - (Thanks to P Chan.) Release 2020d - 2020-10-21 11:24:13 -0700 diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index 675c648..00b2e6d 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -2964,16 +2964,56 @@ Zone America/Barbados -3:58:29 - LMT 1924 # Bridgetown -4:00 Barb A%sT # Belize -# Whitman entirely disagrees with Shanks; go with Shanks & Pottenger. + +# From P Chan (2020-11-03): +# Below are some laws related to the time in British Honduras/Belize: +# +# Definition of Time Ordinance, 1927 (No.4 of 1927) [1927-04-01] +# Ordinances of British Honduras Passed in the Year 1927, p 19-20 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=LqEpAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA19 +# +# Definition of Time (Amendment) Ordinance, 1942 (No. 5 of 1942) [1942-06-27] +# Ordinances of British Honduras Passed in the Year 1942, p 31-32 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=h6MpAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA95-IA44 +# +# Definition of Time Ordinance, 1945 (No. 19 of 1945) [1945-12-15] +# Ordinances of British Honduras Passed in the Year 1945, p 49-50 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=xaMpAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PP1 +# +# Definition of Time Ordinance, 1947 (No. 1 of 1947) [1947-03-11] +# Ordinances of British Honduras Passed in the Year 1947, p 1-2 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=xaMpAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA1 +# +# Time (Definition of) Ordinance (Chapter 180) +# The Laws of British Honduras in Force on the 15th Day of September, 1958 , Volume IV, p 2580 +# https://books.google.com/books?id=v5QpAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA2580 +# +# Time (Definition of) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1968 (No. 13 of 1968) [1968-08-03] +# https://books.google.com/books?id=xij7KEB_58wC&pg=RA1-PA428-IA9 +# +# Definition of Time Act (Chapter 339) +# Law of Belize, Revised Edition 2000 +# http://www.belizelaw.org/web/lawadmin/PDF%20files/cap339.pdf + +# From Paul Eggert (2020-11-03): +# The transitions below are derived from P Chan's sources, except that the +# 1973 through 1983 transitions are from Shanks & Pottenger since we have +# no better data there. + # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Belize 1918 1942 - Oct Sun>=2 0:00 0:30 -0530 -Rule Belize 1919 1943 - Feb Sun>=9 0:00 0 CST +Rule Belize 1918 1941 - Oct Sat>=1 24:00 0:30 -0530 +Rule Belize 1919 1945 - Feb Sat>=8 24:00 0 CST +Rule Belize 1942 1944 - Oct Sat>=1 24:00 1:00 CWT +Rule Belize 1945 only - Oct Sat>=1 24:00 1:00 CDT +Rule Belize 1945 only - Dec 15 24:00 0 CST +Rule Belize 1947 1967 - Oct Sat>=1 24:00 0:30 -0530 +Rule Belize 1948 1968 - Feb Sat>=8 24:00 0 CST Rule Belize 1973 only - Dec 5 0:00 1:00 CDT Rule Belize 1974 only - Feb 9 0:00 0 CST Rule Belize 1982 only - Dec 18 0:00 1:00 CDT Rule Belize 1983 only - Feb 12 0:00 0 CST # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Belize -5:52:48 - LMT 1912 Apr +Zone America/Belize -5:52:48 - LMT 1912 Apr 1 -6:00 Belize %s # Bermuda -- 1.8.3.1