# NEC3: Do public holidays count for the period of reply?

**URL:** <https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-do-public-holidays-count-for-the-period-of-reply/3388>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [1 May 2015 16:11 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-do-public-holidays-count-for-the-period-of-reply/3388 "2015-05-01T16:11:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/reachback.builtintelligence.com/system/32/1709_2.png) [@system](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2015 16:11 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-do-public-holidays-count-for-the-period-of-reply/3388/1 "2015-05-01T16:11:21Z")

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**Author:** ![Jon\_Broome](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/reachback.builtintelligence.com/jon_broome/32/192_2.png) [@Jon\_Broome](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Jon_Broome)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2015 09:50 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-do-public-holidays-count-for-the-period-of-reply/3388/2 "2015-05-03T09:50:00Z")

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NEC3 talks in ‘weeks’ for response times with no reference to working weeks, working days etc. . Consequently, a week means from Monday to Monday, Tuesday to Tuesday etc, regardless of whether that week includes non-working days such as weekends (which it always will) and bank holidays.