Bills of Exchange Act, 1882

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Computation of time.

34 & 35 Vict. c. 17.

92. Where, by this Act, the time limited for doing any act or thing is less than three days, in reckoning time, non-business days are excluded.

“Non-business days” for the purposes of this Act mean—

(a.) Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day:

(b.) A bank holiday under the Bank Holidays Act, 1871, or Acts amending it:

(c.) A day appointed by Royal proclamation as a public fast or thanksgiving day.

Any other day is a business day.