9. Closing of banks and Government treasuries.

(1) All banks and Government treasuries shall be closed on the 17th day of January, 1978 for the transaction of all business except the preparation and presentation or, as the case may be, receipt of the returns referred to in section 5.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the 17th day of January, 1978 shall, for the purposes of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), be deemed to be a public holiday notified under that Act.