(a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an employee shall use holiday leave on the day the employee holiday occurs.
    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle:
        (1)    if the employee holiday occurs on a Saturday, an employee shall use holiday leave on the Friday immediately before the employee holiday; and
        (2)    if the employee holiday occurs on a Sunday, an employee shall use holiday leave on the Monday immediately following the employee holiday.