Paragraph 4 Computation of time
(1)
In computing any period of time for the purposes of the Timetable—
(a)
a Saturday or Sunday,
(b)
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday, or
(c)
a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning,
shall be disregarded, and any such day shall not be treated as a day for the purpose of any proceedings up to the completion of the poll nor shall the returning officer be obliged to proceed with the counting of votes on such a day.
(2)
In this rule, “bank holiday” means a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971f1 in England and Wales.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1