The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015

Computation of time for purposes of Part 3S

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81.—(1) Where the day or last day on which anything is required or permitted to be done by or in pursuance of this Part is any of the days mentioned in paragraph (2)—

(a)the requirement or permission shall be deemed to relate to the first day thereafter which is not one of those days; and

(b)in computing any period of not more than seven days for the purposes of this Part any of the days so mentioned shall be disregarded.

(2) The days referred to in paragraph (1) are a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, a day which is a bank holiday in Scotland under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1), or a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 81 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)