Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990. Modern use The usage of term days is now virtually obsolete, and any reference to them tends to be historical or ceremonial. The College of Justice (supreme courts of Scotland) no longer uses the term or quarter days to determine the terms of the Court of Session or High Court, instead dividing the legal year into winter (late September to last Friday before Christmas), spring (early January to late March) and summer (late April to early July) terms. In the ancient universities, the academic terms were named after Martinmas, Candlemas and Whitsun, and at the University of St Andrews the two semesters continue to be named Martinmas and Candlemas. See also Quarter Days References External links Term and Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990 Term Days Term Days Term Days