Rule 2 Computation of timeI1

England and Wales

(1)

An excluded day is to be disregarded in calculating any period set out in the second column of the timetable in rule 1.

(2)

No proceedings under these rules up to the close of the poll may take place on an excluded day.

(3)

The returning officer is not required to proceed with the counting of votes on an excluded day.

(4)

For the purposes of these rules “excluded day” means a day that is—

(a)

a Saturday;

(b)

a Sunday;

(c)

Christmas Eve;

(d)

Christmas Day;

(e)

Good Friday;

(f)

a day that is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1;

(g)

a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.

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