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  "text": "In this Schedule, and in any rule where this Schedule applies to proceedings pursuant to that rule, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“business day” means any day other than—\n(a) a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas or Good Friday; or\n(b) a bank holiday, that is to say, a day which is, or is to be observed as, a bank holiday, or a holiday, under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, in England and Wales,\n“directions appointment” means a hearing for directions under paragraph 4 below,\n“file” means deposit with the justices' clerk,\n“justices' clerk” has the meaning assigned to it by section 70 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 and includes any person who performs a justices' clerk’s functions by virtue of paragraph 12 below,\n“leave” includes approval,\n“note” includes a record made by mechanical or electronic means, and\n“proceedings” means proceedings to which this Schedule applies.",
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