{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1744",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007",
  "path": "rule/8",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Computation of time",
  "text": "(1) This rule shows how to calculate any period of time which is specified—\n(a) by these Rules;\n(b) by a practice direction; or\n(c) in an order or direction of the court.\n(2) A period of time expressed as a number of days must be computed as clear days.\n(3) In this rule “clear days” means that in computing the number of days—\n(a) the day on which the period begins; and\n(b) if the end of the period is defined by reference to an event, the day on which that event occurs,\nare not included.\n(4) Where the specified period is 7 days or less, and would include a day which is not a business day, that day does not count.\n(5) When the specified period for doing any act at the court office ends on a day on which the office is closed, that act will be done in time if done on the next day on which the court office is open.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:51:00.743935+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}