Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must an ordinary Northern Ireland race-discrimination complaint be presented?
Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. Present the qualifying tribunal complaint. The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision.
- Period
- Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch
- Trigger
- The established discriminatory act and applicable early-conciliation events
- Rule
- Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)
Current official revised XML accessed October 9, 2026, with retained amendment comparison. The June 2021 and February 2021 court PDFs are historical consolidation aids.
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When must an ordinary Northern Ireland race-discrimination complaint be presented?
Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. Present the qualifying tribunal complaint. The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision.
Responsible actor. The complainant bringing the ordinary Industrial Tribunal race-discrimination claim.
The established discriminatory act and applicable early-conciliation events.
The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision.
The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision. The result must identify statutory tribunal claim limit for the complainant bringing the ordinary Industrial Tribunal race-discrimination claim. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the established discriminatory act and applicable early-conciliation events.
- Present the qualifying tribunal complaint.
- Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. This is the applicable statutory calendar-month complaint period beginning with the identified event. The ordinary interval ends on the day before the corresponding date. Establish the actual early-conciliation branch separately.
- Present the qualifying tribunal complaint. Section 39 carries a statutory final Sunday or public holiday when applicable. Saturday alone is not its carry rule. An electronic portal or future court-office calendar does not establish lawful completion without the actual procedure.
Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. This is the applicable statutory calendar-month complaint period beginning with the identified event. The ordinary interval ends on the day before the corresponding date. Establish the actual early-conciliation branch separately.
Present the qualifying tribunal complaint. Section 39 carries a statutory final Sunday or public holiday when applicable. Saturday alone is not its carry rule. An electronic portal or future court-office calendar does not establish lawful completion without the actual procedure.
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Monday, July 13, 2026. Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Monday, July 13, 2026. Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision. Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. This is the applicable statutory calendar-month complaint period beginning with the identified event. The ordinary interval ends on the day before the corresponding date. Establish the actual early-conciliation branch separately. The independent ordinary endpoint is Monday, October 12, 2026 for statutory-tribunal-claim-limit, not a different filing, service or entitlement date. | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictitious boundary event on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The source-specific completion is present the qualifying tribunal complaint. Present the qualifying tribunal complaint. Section 39 carries a statutory final Sunday or public holiday when applicable. Saturday alone is not its carry rule. An electronic portal or future court-office calendar does not establish lawful completion without the actual procedure. | The Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch branch cannot use a thirty-day month substitute or an unestablished corresponding-day, paired event, longstop or statutory closure interpretation. Preserve the established discriminatory act and applicable early-conciliation events and establish the actual branch. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The established discriminatory act and applicable early-conciliation events is not established. The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision. | The established discriminatory act and applicable early-conciliation events is not established. The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable event and branch
- The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision.
- Counting and boundary
- Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. This is the applicable statutory calendar-month complaint period beginning with the identified event. The ordinary interval ends on the day before the corresponding date. Establish the actual early-conciliation branch separately.
- Required completion
- Present the qualifying tribunal complaint. Section 39 carries a statutory final Sunday or public holiday when applicable. Saturday alone is not its carry rule. An electronic portal or future court-office calendar does not establish lawful completion without the actual procedure.
- The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision. The result must identify statutory tribunal claim limit for the complainant bringing the ordinary Industrial Tribunal race-discrimination claim. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the complainant bringing the ordinary Industrial Tribunal race-discrimination claim. Its controlling event is the established discriminatory act and applicable early-conciliation events. The specified Article 71(7) six-month branch and county-court routes differ. Establish continuing conduct or omission facts. A just-and-equitable extension requires the tribunal's decision.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an ordinary Northern Ireland race-discrimination complaint be presented?
Is the specified six-month branch interchangeable with the ordinary claim?
No. Establish whether Article 71(7)'s stated conditions apply before changing the period.
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)Do county-court race claims use this tribunal model?
No. Article 65 identifies distinct county-court treatment and other specified branches.
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)Can continuing conduct require a later event?
Yes. Apply the statutory continuing-act or deliberate-omission facts to establish the event.
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)Does a conciliation certificate guarantee timeliness?
No. Establish the ordinary period and the applicable statutory extension mechanism with actual contact and receipt dates.
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)Does a workplace grievance replace tribunal presentation?
No. The qualifying complaint must reach the tribunal through the required process.
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)Does the October 2026 Great Britain extension automatically amend this Order?
No. The retained Northern Ireland Article 65 ordinary branch remains three months. Establish the actual Northern Ireland instrument.
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 1997/869 (N.I. 6)), Article 65(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, section 39 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Express application of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, Article 2(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Early Conciliation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, regulation 3(1)(c) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |