Under the counting rules, if the deadline lands on a bank holiday, the submission is on time if made on the next open day.

• A. The next open day
• B. The bank holiday
• C. The following Monday
• D. The same day

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how deadlines are treated when the day they fall on isn’t a working day. If a deadline lands on a bank holiday, you don’t get to act that day because the office is closed. Time for meeting the deadline is extended to the next day when the office is actually open. That’s why the submission being on the next open day is the correct rule.

This option fits because it captures the exact requirement: you must submit on the next day the office operates, not on the bank holiday itself. Submitting on the bank holiday would not be allowed since the day is closed. Assigning it to a specific day like the following Monday assumes a fixed pattern that may not apply if the bank holiday’s position varies. Submitting on the same day is also incorrect for the same reason—the bank holiday isn’t an open day.