{"id":9048,"date":"2015-11-10T15:39:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T13:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=9048"},"modified":"2020-03-09T15:47:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:47:43","slug":"thought-of-the-week-knowing-when-to-comply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/thought-of-the-week-knowing-when-to-comply\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought of the Week | Knowing when to comply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Agreements typically have clauses requiring the parties thereto to do certain things by certain due dates, with consequences attached to non-compliance.<\/p>\n<p>The phrases \u201dbusiness days\u201d or \u201ccalendar days\u201d are often used, but sometimes parties just refer to \u201cdays\u201d. Section 4 of the Interpretation Act states that if an agreement does not specifically say whether it is calendar or working days, the computation will be the following: The days are reckoned exclusively of the first day and inclusively of the last day, unless the last day falls on a Sunday or public holiday in which case the time shall be reckoned exclusively of the first day and exclusively also of Sundays and public holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@stbb.co.za?subject=Re+STBB+Thought+of+the+week+%7C+Knowing+when+to+comply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">STBB<\/span><\/a> should you require professional assistance in your agreements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agreements typically have clauses requiring the parties thereto to do certain things by certain due dates, with consequences attached to non-compliance. 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