(1)

If, for any purpose, these rules—

(a)

prohibit, permit or require anything to be done within, by, or before the end of; or

(b)

otherwise prescribe, allow or provide for;

a period of time before or after a particular day, act or event, the period is to be calculated without counting that day, or the day of the act or event.

(2)

Without limiting subrule (1), in calculating how many days a particular day, act or event is before or after another day, act or event, only the first day, or the day of the first act or event, is to be counted.

(3)

If the last day of a period prescribed or allowed by these rules for anything to be done falls on a day that is not a business day where it is to be or may be done, it is to be or may be done on the first business day at the place after that day.

(4)

In calculating a period of time for these rules, the period beginning on 25 December in a year and ending at the end of 1 January in the next year is not to be counted.