# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 17: Computation of time

Extent: N.I.

Without prejudice to section 39 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954—
(a) where anything is required by these Orders to be done within a specified period of or after the happening of a particular event, the period shall be computed from the end of the day on which the event happens unless the period is expressed to be inclusive of such day;
(b) where anything is required by these Orders to be done within a period not exceeding three days or where a period not exceeding three days is required by these Orders to elapse between the doing of an act and the happening of a particular event, no Saturday or Sunday nor any day on which the Office is closed shall be included in the computation of that period;
(c) where the time prescribed for doing any act expired on a Saturday or a Sunday or any day on which the Office is closed, the act shall be in time if done on the next day on which the Office is open.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/43/rule/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-43/rule-17
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