BANKRUPTCY ACT

Section 119: Computation of time.

1979Section 119 of 143Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Where by this Act any limited time from or after any date or event is appointed or allowed for the doing of any act or the taking of any proceeding, then in the computation of that limited time the same shall be taken as exclusive of the day of that date or of the happening of that event, and as commencing at the beginning of the next following day; and the act or proceeding shall be done or taken at latest on the last day of that limited time as so computed.
(2) Where the limited time so appointed or allowed is less than six days, holidays shall not be reckoned in the computation of such time.
(3) Where the limited time so appointed or allowed expires on one of the days specified in this section, the act or proceedings shall be considered as done or taken in due time if it is done or taken on the next day afterwards which is not one of the days specified.
(4) The provisions of this section shall take effect notwithstanding anything contained in sections 23, 24 and 25.

Cite this section

Section 119, BANKRUPTCY ACT (1979).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/bankruptcy-act/section/119/