# The Court of Protection Rules 2001, Article 4: Computation of time


(1) Where a period of time fixed by these Rules or by any order or direction of the court for doing an act expires on a day on which the court office for doing that act is closed and for that reason the act cannot be done on that day, the act shall be done in time if done on the next day on which that 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 as mentioned in paragraph (1) is less than six days, any day on which the court office is closed shall not be included in that computation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/824/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2001/article-4
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