Equality Act 2006 Explanatory Notes

Section 69: Timing

239.Proceedings under section 66, must be brought either within six months of the alleged unlawful act, or if later, with the permission of the court.

240.Subsection (2) specifies that for immigration cases – that is, proceedings brought under any of the Immigration Acts or the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (c.68) – the six month period starts from the first possible date that proceedings could begin under section 66.

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