S.L. 609.1 Art. 3General provision for the suspension of times. S.L. 465. 19. S.L. 465.19.

(1) Following the publication of the Closure of the

Courts of Justice Order, the Minister, by virtue of these regulations hereby suspends the running of any time period which is affected by or otherwise, subject to the Closure of the Courts of Justice Order:

(a) under any substantive or procedural law, including any period of prescription and any peremptory period; and

(b) decreed or otherwise ordered by any court;

(2) These regulations shall also suspend the running of any time period established in any agreement (whether a private writing excluding a registered promise of sale agreement or a public deed), including any time period for the performance of any obligation set out in such agreement, if and to the extent that the Closure of the

Courts of Justice Order has a direct effect on the ability of any party to exercise its rights or to perform its obligations thereunder.

(3) Any time periods suspended in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-regulation (1) shall remain so suspended until seven (7) days following the lifting of the said order of the SUSPENSION OF LEGAL AND JUDICIAL TIMES

Superintendent and shall thereafter continue to run.

(4) Any time period suspended pursuant to sub-regulation (2), shall remain suspended until the twentieth (20th) day following the repeal of the said order of the Superintendent and shall thereafter continue to run.

(5) For the avoidance of doubt, but without prejudice to the generality of sub-regulation (2), the suspension in sub-regulation (2), and the period of suspension mentioned in sub-regulation (4), shall apply to each of the following:

(a) the running of all the legal periods imposed on a notary public by law to register any deed, will, act or private writing; or

(b) the running of any period within which a notary public, in terms of any applicable law, must pay taxes collected by him in the exercise of his profession; or

(c) the running of any time period related to fiscal benefits, incentives or exemptions;

(d) the running of any time period within which a notary public is to submit any information or documentation to any authority or regulator pursuant to relevant notarial activity; and

(e) the running of time with respect to the expiration of any registered promise of sale agreement, excluding a registered promise of sale agreement.