Construction of Enactments
39Time.
1
Words in an enactment relating to time and references therein to a point of time shall be construed as relating or referring to Greenwich mean time, subject, however, to any statutory provision which may for the time being provide that, during any specified period or periods, time in Northern Ireland is to differ from Greenwich mean time.
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Where in an enactment a period of time is expressed to begin on, or to be reckoned from, a particular day, that day shall not be included in the period.
C43
Where in an enactment a period of time is expressed to end on, or to be reckoned to, a particular day, that day shall be included in the period.
C54
Where the time limited by an enactment for the doing of anything expires or falls upon a Sunday or a public holiday, the time so limited shall extend to and the thing may be done on the first following day that is not a Sunday or a public holiday.
5
Sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) shall apply whether or not the number of days concerned is expressed to be clear days.
6
In an enactment—
a
a reference to midnight, in relation to any particular day, shall be construed as a reference to the point of time at which that day ends;
b
a reference to a week-day shall be construed as a reference to a day which is not a Sunday;
c
a reference to a month shall be construed as a reference to a calendar month;
d
a reference, without qualification, to a year shall be construed as a reference to a period of twelve months; and
e
a reference to a financial year or to a local financial year shall be construed as a reference to a period of twelve months ending at midnight on the thirty-first day of March.
7
In any enactment relating to any duty or tax F1... the expression “night” shall be deemed to begin at eleven of the clock in the evening of each day, and to end at five of the clock in the morning of the next succeeding day.
C68
In an enactment the expression “public holiday” shall include Christmas Day, Good Friday, any bank holiday appointed by or under any statutory provision and any day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.