14.—(1) For the transaction of relevant business by the public under the Act the Office shall be open—
(a)on Monday to Friday between 9.00 am and midnight; and
(b)on Saturday between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm,
unless the day is an excluded day (see rule 15).
(2) For the transaction of all other business by the public under the Act the Office shall be open on Monday to Friday between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm unless the day is an excluded day (see rule 15).
(3) In this rule and in rule 15 “relevant business” means the filing of any application or other document.
15.—(1) The following shall be excluded days for the transaction of any business by the public under the Act—
(a)a Sunday;
(b)Good Friday;
(c)Christmas Day;
(d)a day which is specified or proclaimed to be a bank holiday by or under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1); or
(e)a Saturday where the previous Friday and the following Monday are both excluded days.
(2) Any application or document received on an excluded day shall be treated as having been filed on the next day on which the Office is open for relevant business.
(3) Where any period for filing any document ends on an excluded day that period shall be extended to the next day on which the Office is open for relevant business.