Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923
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Definition of expression “Day.” |
129.—For the purposes of Sections 127 and 128 of this Act, the Minister may by regulation or order from time to time declare what shall be deemed a day of absence, a day in custody, or a day of imprisonment or detention, so however that— | |
(a) No person shall be treated as absent, in custody, imprisoned or detained for the purposes aforesaid unless such absence, custody, imprisonment or detention has lasted six hours or upwards, except where the absence prevented the absentee from performing some military duty which was thereby thrown on some other person; | ||
(b) A period of absence, a period in custody, a period of imprisonment or detention which commences before and ends after midnight may be reckoned as a day; | ||
(c) The number of days shall be reckoned as from the time when the absence, custody, imprisonment, or detention commences; and | ||
(d) No period less than twenty-four hours shall be reckoned as more than one day. |