# The Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2002, Regulation 13: Extension of periods


Where the individual who would ordinarily consider an application is absent from work on annual leave or on sick leave on the day on which the application is made, the period referred to in regulation 3(1) commences on the day the individual returns to work or 28 days after the application is made, whichever is the sooner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0110441087/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-flexible-working-procedural-requirements-regulations-2002/regulation-13
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