[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR171.4]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 171_RULES RELATING TO REVIEW OF NATIONAL FUTURES ASSOCIATION 
DECISIONS IN DISCIPLINARY, MEMBERSHIP DENIAL, REGISTRATION AND MEMBER 
RESPONSIBILITY ACTIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  171.4  Computation of time.

    (a) In general. In computing any period of time prescribed by these 
rules or allowed by the Commission, the day of the act, event, or 
default from which the designated period of time begins to run is not to 
be included. The last day of the period so computed is to be included 
unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday. In the latter 
circumstances, the period runs until the end of the next day which is 
not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday. Intermediate Saturdays, 
Sundays, and legal holidays shall be included in the computation unless 
the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven (7) days.
    (b) Date of service of orders. In computing any period of time 
involving the

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date of service of an order, the date of service shall be the date the 
order is mailed or hand delivered by the Proceedings Clerk, which, 
unless otherwise indicated, shall be the date stamped on the order by 
the Proceedings Clerk.