Section 86Part 11 — MISCELLANEOUS
Reckoning periods of time
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Parties may agree on the method of reckoning periods of time for the purposes of —
any provision agreed by them; or
any provision of this Law having effect in default of such agreement.
If or to the extent that the parties have not agreed on the method of reckoning time, periods of time shall be reckoned in accordance with this section.
Where an act is required to be done within a specified period after or from a specified date, the period shall begin immediately after that date.
Where an act is required to be done within or not less than a specified period before a specified date, the period shall end immediately before that date.
Where an act is required to be done within a specified number of days after a specified date, at least that number of days shall intervene between the day on which that act is done and that date.
Where the period in question being a period of seven days or less would include a Saturday, Sunday or a public general holiday, that day shall be excluded.