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Book 1 · General part  ›  Division 4 · Periods of time and fixed dates › Section 188

End of a period of time

(1) A period of time specified by days ends on expiry of the last day of the period.

(2) A period of time specified by weeks, by months or by a duration of time comprising more than one month - year, half-year, quarter - ends, in the case governed by section 187 (1), on the expiry of the day of the last week or of the last month which, in its designation or its number, corresponds to the day on which the event or the point in time occurs, or in the case governed by section 187 (2), on the expiry of the day of the last week or of the last month that precedes the day which corresponds in designation or number to the first day of the period of time.

(3) If, in the case of a period of time specified by months, the day on which it is due to expire does not occur in the last month, the period ends on the expiry of the last day of this month.

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