function proceedifbefore ( pibDate )
{
var datenow = new Date();
var datenownum = Date.parse(datenow);
var pibDatenum = Date.parse(pibDate);
return ( datenownum < pibDatenum );
}

function writeupdatedate ()
{
var dm = new Date(document.lastModified);
var dmstr = document.URL + ' last updated ' + dm.toLocaleString();
document.write('<p class=techinfo title="' + dmstr + '">' + dmstr + '<\/p>');
}

function writecopyright ()
{
var dm = new Date(document.lastModified);
var cstring = 'Copyright&nbsp;&copy;&nbsp;'+dm.getYear()+' Bank&nbsp;of&nbsp;St.&nbsp;Helena';
document.write('<p class=copyright title="Copyright statement: '+cstring+'">'+cstring+'<\/p>');
}

function postdefaultstatusbar ()
{
window.defaultStatus= document.title;
}