TITLE V

PERIODS OF TIME

 

Section 193/1.- The computing all periods of time is enforced by the provisions of this Title, unless it is otherwise provided by law, by a judicial order, by rules and regulations or by a juristic act.

 

Section 193/2.- A period of time is calculated by day. But if it is determined shorter than a day, it shall be calculated as such.

 

Section 193/3.- If the period of time is determined by shorter moment than a day, it begins to run at once.

When a period of time is determined by days, weeks, months or years, the first day of the period is not included in the calculation, unless the period begins to run on that day as from the time which is customary to commence business.

 

Section 193/4.- In accordance with the legal proceedings, Government Service or commercial and industrial businesses are concerned, a day means working hours determined by law, by a judicial order or by rules and regulations, or usual working hours of that business, as the case may be.

 

Section 193/5.- The period determined as weeks, months or years are calculated according to the calendar.

If the period is not computed from the beginning of a week, month or year, it ends on the day preceding that day of the last week, month or year which corresponds to that on which it began. If in a period measured as months or years there is no corresponding day in the last month, the last day of such month shall be the day of ending.

 

Section 193/6.- If a period of time is determined as months and days, or months and a part of a month, a full month shall be first measured and then a number of days or a part of a month is measured as days.

If a period of time is determined by a part of a year, the part of a year shall be first measured as monthsand a part of a month, if any, shall be measured as days.

In calculating a part of a month under paragraph one and paragraph two, thirty days is regarded one month.

 

Section 193/7.- If a period of time is extended and no beginning day of the extension is determined, the first day of the extension is the day following the last day of the original period.

 

Section 193/8.- If the last day of a period is a holiday according to an official notification or a custom on which no business is done, the period includes the next working day.