Paragraph 2 Computation of time
In computing any period of time for the purposes of the Table in rule 1(1)—
(a)
a Saturday or Sunday;
(b)
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or Easter Monday;
(c)
a day which is a bank holiday in Scotland under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971f1; or
(d)
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 a CRO be obliged to proceed with the counting of votes on such a day.
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