धारा 25 · When day of maturity is a holiday

When the day on which a promissory note or bill of exchange is at maturity is a public holiday, the instrument shall be deemed to be due on the next preceding, business day.

Explanation.-- The expression "public holiday" includes Sundays: ¹*** and any other day declared by the ²[Central Government], by notification in the Official Gazette, to be a public holiday.