# Patronage (Appeals) Rules 1988, Article 25: Time


(1) Where any act is required by these Rules to be done within a specified number of days after or not more than a specified number of days after a specified date, act or event, that date or the day on which that act or event occurred shall not be counted.
(2) The registrar or the chancellor may at any time, on an application by the person concerned, extend the time limit within which that person is required to do any act by these Rules, and such application may be made notwithstanding that such time has expired.
(3) The registrar or the chancellor may exercise the power conferred by paragraph (2) of this rule on an application which is made orally or ex parte or both, or may give directions on such application or of his own motion for the lodging with the registrar of an application in writing or for the giving of notice of the application, or both, and may direct a hearing of such application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1980/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patronage-appeals-rules-1988/article-25
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