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  1. 43(1) (except in DISP 1.6.2A and DISP 2.8)71 (in relation to anything done or to be done in (including to be submitted to a place in) any part of the United Kingdom):
    1. (a) (except in REC) any day which is not a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in that part of the United Kingdom;
    2. (b) (in REC) (as defined in section 167 of the Companies Act 1989) any day which is not a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom.
  2. (2) (except in DISP 1.6.2A and DISP 2.8)71 (in relation to anything done or to be done by reference to a market outside the United Kingdom) any day on which that market is normally open for business.
  3. (3) (in DISP 1.6.2A and DISP 2.8) any day on which the relevant payment service provider is open for business as required for the execution of a payment transaction.71