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)[F27Saturday] Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day:(b)A bank holiday under [F28the M1Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971:](c)A day appointed by Royal proclamation as a public fast or thanksgiving day.[F29(d)A day declared by an order under section 2 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 to be a non-business day.]Any other day is a business day.Textual AmendmentsF27Word inserted by Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c. 80), s. 3(1)(3)F28Words substituted by Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c. 80), s. 4(4)F29S. 92(d) added by Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c. 80) s. 4(4)Marginal CitationsM11971 c. 80.
