Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must an ordinary Northern Ireland sex-discrimination complaint be presented?
Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. Present the qualifying tribunal complaint. Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date.
- Period
- Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch
- Trigger
- The established discriminatory act and the applicable early-conciliation events
- Rule
- Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(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 sex-discrimination complaint be presented?
Three months beginning with the act in the ordinary branch. Present the qualifying tribunal complaint. Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date.
Responsible actor. The complainant bringing the ordinary Industrial Tribunal sex-discrimination claim.
The established discriminatory act and the applicable early-conciliation events.
Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date.
Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date. The result must identify statutory tribunal claim limit for the complainant bringing the ordinary Industrial Tribunal sex-discrimination claim. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(1)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the established discriminatory act and the 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.
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(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. Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date.
| 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. Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date. 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 the applicable early-conciliation events and establish the actual branch. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The established discriminatory act and the applicable early-conciliation events is not established. Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date. | The established discriminatory act and the applicable early-conciliation events is not established. Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date. 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
- Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date.
- 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.
- Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date. The result must identify statutory tribunal claim limit for the complainant bringing the ordinary Industrial Tribunal sex-discrimination claim. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the complainant bringing the ordinary Industrial Tribunal sex-discrimination claim. Its controlling event is the established discriminatory act and the applicable early-conciliation events. Article 82(9A)'s specified six-month branch and county-court proceedings differ. Continuing conduct and deliberate omissions require their statutory facts. Article 76(5) discretion does not produce an automatic extended date.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an ordinary Northern Ireland sex-discrimination complaint be presented?
Does every sex-discrimination route use three months?
No. The specified Article 82(9A) branch and county-court proceedings have different treatment.
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(1)Does continuing conduct change the act date?
Article 76 supplies the applicable continuing-act and omission rules. Establish the actual conduct period.
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(1)Can a just-and-equitable extension be assumed?
No. Article 76(5) requires the tribunal's assessment rather than a fixed automatic addition.
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(1)Does the Equality Act 2010 supply this Northern Ireland period?
The retained source is the Sex Discrimination Order 1976 and its applicable amendments, not an assumed Great Britain rule.
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(1)Does the ordinary limit apply to a county-court claim?
Not through this tribunal model. Establish the actual forum and statutory route.
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(1)Does the act's calendar date prove all limitation facts?
No. Continuing conduct, omission, early conciliation and the applicable special branch remain material.
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)), Article 76(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 |