Article 7 Date of receipt of request
An initial request for consultation which satisfies the requirements of Article 4 is, unless the contrary is proved, deemed to be received as follows:
where left at an address, the next business day;
where sent by first class post, the second business day after the day on which it was posted;
where sent by second class post, the fifth business day after the day on which it was posted;
where transmitted by any means of electronic communication, the business day after the notice was transmitted over a public electronic communications network;
where delivered personally, the day it is delivered or if delivered after 5 p.m. or on a non-working day the following business day.
A non-working day is a Saturday, Sunday or a day which is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom as a result of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971f1.
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