Section 171 — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992: Time limit for proceedings.

Time limit for proceedings. 171 1 An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under section 168, 168A, 168B, 169 or 170 unless it is presented to the tribunal—

a within three months of the date when the failure occurred, or b where the tribunal is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented within that period, within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable.

2 Section 292A (extension of time limits to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings) applies for the purposes of subsection (1)(a).