LEGISLATION ACT 2001 - SECT 151A Periods of time ending on non-working days
LEGISLATION ACT 2001 - SECT 151A
Periods of time ending on non-working days(1) This section applies if—
(a) under an Act or statutory instrument, something must or may be done on a particular day or within a particular period of time; and
(b) the day, or the last day of the period, is not a working day.
(2) The thing must or may be done on the next day that is a working day.
(3) This section is a determinative provision so far as it applies to an applicable law or applicable provision.
Note See s 5 for the meaning of determinative provisions, and s 6 for their displacement.
(4) In this section:
"applicable law" means an Act enacted, or statutory instrument made, after 1 January 2006.
"applicable provision "means a provision inserted after 1 January 2006 into an Act or statutory instrument that is not an applicable law.
"inserted", for a provision, includes inserted in substitution for another provision.
"public entity" means—
(a) a court or tribunal; or
(b) an administrative unit; or
(c) a statutory-office holder; or
(d) any other entity established for a public purpose under a law.
"working day" means—
(a) for doing something at an office (however described) of a public entity where the thing must or may be done—a day when the office is open; and
(b) for doing anything else—a day that is not—
(i) a Saturday or Sunday; or
(ii) a public holiday at the place where the thing must or may be done; or
(iii) if the thing is to be done by or in relation to an authorised deposit-taking institution—a day observed by the institution as a bank holiday at the place where the thing must or may be done.
Example—par (a)
filing a document at a court registry