# The Parish and Community Meetings (Polls) Rules 1987, Paragraph 2: 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, Maundy Thursday, 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 completion of the poll nor shall the returning officer be obliged to proceed with the counting of the 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 1971 in England and Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parish-and-community-meetings-polls-rules-1987/schedule/paragraph-2
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