2. In calculating any period of time for the purposes of these Rules, the following days are to be disregarded —
(a)a Saturday or Sunday;
(b)Christmas Eve or Christmas Day;
(c)a day which is a bank holiday in Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1); and
(d)a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning,
nor is a counting officer obliged to proceed with the counting of votes on such a day.