(a)    In this Code and any regulation or directive adopted under it, “legal holiday” means:

(1)    January 1, for New Year’s Day;

(2)    (i)    January 15, for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday; or

(ii)    if the United States Congress designates another day for observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the day designated by the United States Congress;

(3)    February 12, for Lincoln’s birthday;

(4)    the third Monday in February, for Washington’s birthday;

(5)    March 25, for Maryland Day;

(6)    Good Friday;

(7)    (i)    May 30, for Memorial Day; or

(ii)    if the United States Congress designates another day for observance of Memorial Day, the day designated by the United States Congress;

(8)    July 4, for Independence Day;

(9)    the first Monday in September, for Labor Day;

(10)    September 12, for Defenders’ Day;

(11)    (i)    October 12, for Columbus Day; or

(ii)    if the United States Congress designates another day for observance of Columbus Day, the day designated by the United States Congress;

(12)    November 11, for Veterans’ Day;

(13)    the fourth Thursday in November, for Thanksgiving Day;

(14)    the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, for American Indian Heritage Day;

(15)    December 25, for Christmas Day;

(16)    each statewide general election day in the State; and

(17)    each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor designates for general cessation of business.

(b)    Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Code, a legal holiday shall be observed on:

(1)    the date specified in subsection (a) of this section; or

(2)    if that date falls on a Sunday, on the next Monday after that date.