Article 21 GeneralI1

United Kingdom

Hours of businessFor the purposes of these Rules the Patent Office shall be open Monday to Friday–

(a)

between F19.00 a.m. and midnight, for the filing of applications, forms and other documents, and

(b)

between F29.00 a.m. and F35.00 p.m. for all other purposes,

excluding Good Friday, Christmas Day F4, Tuesday 4th January 2000 and any day specified or proclaimed to be a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in rule 21(a) substituted (22.12.1999) by The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/3195), rules 1(1), 7(a)
F2: Words in rule 21(b) substituted (22.12.1999) by The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/3195), rules 1(1), 7(a)
F3: Words in rule 21(b) substituted (22.12.1999) by The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/3195), rules 1(1), 7(b)
F4: Words in rule 21 inserted (22.12.1999) by The Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) (Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/3195), rules 1(1), 7(c)

Commencement

I1: Rule 21 in force at 1.8.1989, see rule 1

Footnotes

f1: 1971 c. 80.