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Article 5 Computation of time

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(1)

Where a period of time fixed by the Act or by these Rules or by a judgment, order or direction for doing any act expires on a day on which the court office is closed and for that reason cannot be done on that day, the act shall be done in time if done on the next day on which the office is open.

(2)

Where the act is required to be done within a specified period after or from a specified date, the period begins immediately after that date.

(3)

Where any period of time, fixed as mentioned in paragraph (1), is three days or less, any day on which the court office is closed shall not be included in the computation of that period.