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25.2 Determining The Beginning Or End Of Periods Of Days Or Weeks

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  • 25.2 (1) In this section, “week” means a period of 7 consecutive days.
  • (2) Subject to subsection (3), the beginning or end of a period of one day or consecutive days or of one week or consecutive weeks, expressed in relation to a reference day, is to be determined as follows:
  • (a) if the reference day is before the period, by counting forward from and including the day after the reference day;
  • (b) if the reference day is after the period, by counting backward from and including the day before the reference day.
  • (3) If a period described in subsection (2) is expressed as “clear” days or weeks or “at least” or “not less than” a number of days or weeks,
  • (a) the beginning or end of the period, as determined under subsection (2)(a), is one day later, and
  • (b) the beginning or end of the period, as determined under subsection (2)(b), is one day earlier.

2018-5-3, effective January 1, 2019 (B.C. Reg. 272/2018).