# The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997, Article 51: Adjournment and sittings


(1) If it appears to the magistrate that the interests of justice so require, the court may adjourn from time to time.
(2) The court shall not sit on Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday unless in the opinion of the magistrate it is necessary to do so.
(3) The court shall sit at such times and for such periods each day as seems to the magistrate to be reasonable in the circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/172/article/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997/article-51
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