ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Court of Appeal Rules
3. Computation of time
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
3. Computation of time
Any period of time fixed by these Rules or by any decision of the Court for doing any act shall be computed in accordance with the following provisions—(a)the period of days from the happening of an event or the doing of any act or thing shall be deemed to be exclusive of the day in which the event happens or that act or thing is done;(b)if the last day of the period is a Sunday or a public holiday (in this rule referred to as "excluded days"), the period shall include the next following day, not being an excluded day;(c)where any act or proceeding is directed or allowed to be done or taken on a certain day, then if that day happens to be an excluded day, the act or proceeding shall be considered as done or taken in due time if it is done or taken on the next day afterwards, not being an excluded day;(d)where any act or proceeding is directed or allowed to be done or taken within any time not exceeding six days, excluded days shall not be reckoned in the computation of time; and(e)unless the Court otherwise directs, the period of the Christmas recess shall not be reckoned in the computation of time.