# The Magistrates' Courts (Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1993, Paragraph 1


In this Schedule, and in any rule where this Schedule applies to proceedings pursuant to that rule, unless the context otherwise requires—
“business day” means any day other than—
(a) a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas or Good Friday; or
(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,
“directions appointment” means a hearing for directions under paragraph 4 below,
“file” means deposit with the justices' clerk,
“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,
“leave” includes approval,
“note” includes a record made by mechanical or electronic means, and
“proceedings” means proceedings to which this Schedule applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/617/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-reciprocal-enforcement-of-maintenance-orders-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-1993/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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