http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/65/section/76/2006-04-01Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (repealed) An Act to render unlawful certain kinds of sex discrimination and discrimination on the ground of marriage, and establish a Commission with the function of working towards the elimination of such discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity between men and women generally; and for related purposes.1979-09-30texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-10-182006-04-01 Part VII Enforcement Period within which proceedings to be brought Period within which proceedings to be brought.761An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under section 63 unless it is presented to the tribunal before the end of athe period of three months beginning when the act complained of was done; orbin a case to which section 85(9A) applies, the period of six months so beginning.2A county court or a sheriff court shall not consider a claim under section 66 unless proceedings in respect of the claim are instituted before the end of athe period of six months beginning when the act complained of was done; orbin a case to which section 66(5) applies, the period of eight months so beginning.2AWhere in England and Wales—aproceedings or prospective proceedings under section 66 relate to the act or omission of a qualifying institution, andbthe dispute concerned is referred as a complaint under the student complaints scheme before the end of the period of six months mentioned in subsection (2)(a),the period allowed by subsection (2)(a) shall be extended by two months.2BIn subsection (2A)—qualifying institution” has the meaning given by section 11 of the Higher Education Act 2004;the student complaints scheme” means a scheme for the review of qualifying complaints, as defined by section 12 of that Act, that is provided by the designated operator, as defined by section 13(5)(b) of that Act.3An employment tribunal, county court or sheriff court shall not consider an application under section 72(2)(a) unless it is made before the end of the period of six months beginning when the act to which it relates was done; and a county court or sheriff court shall not consider an application under section 72(4) unless it is made before the end of the period of five years so beginning.4An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under section 73(1) unless it is presented to the tribunal before the end of the period of six months beginning when the act complained of was done.5A court or tribunal may nevertheless consider any such complaint, claim or application which is out of time if, in all the circumstances of the case, it considers that it is just and equitable to do so.6For the purposes of this section—awhere the inclusion of any term in a contract renders the making of the contract an unlawful act that act shall be treated as extending throughout the duration of the contract, andbany act extending over a period shall be treated as done at the end of that period, andca deliberate omission shall be treated as done when the person in question decided upon it,and in the absence of evidence establishing the contrary a person shall be taken for the purposes of this section to decide upon an omission when he does an act inconsistent with doing the omitted act or, if he has done no such inconsistent act, when the period expires within which he might reasonably have been expected to do the omitted act if it was to be done.Words in s. 76(1)(3)(4) substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1; S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3)Words and s. 76(1)(a)(b) substituted for words in s. 76(1) (1.10.1997) by 1996 c. 46, s. 21(6); S.I. 1997/2164, art. 2Words substituted by Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74), Sch. 4 para. 8(a)S. 76(2A)(2B) inserted (1.11.2004) by Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), ss. 19(1), 52; S.I. 2004/2781, art. 3S. 76(3) substituted by Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74), Sch. 4 para. 8(b)
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<P3para>
<Text>any act extending over a period shall be treated as done at the end of that period, and</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a deliberate omission shall be treated as done when the person in question decided upon it,</Text>
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<Text>and in the absence of evidence establishing the contrary a person shall be taken for the purposes of this section to decide upon an omission when he does an act inconsistent with doing the omitted act or, if he has done no such inconsistent act, when the period expires within which he might reasonably have been expected to do the omitted act if it was to be done.</Text>
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<Commentary id="c3289251" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c01849" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/65/section/76/1/3/4" SectionRef="section-76-1-3-4">s. 76(1)(3)(4)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.8.1998) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/8" id="c01850" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="8">1998 c. 8</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01851" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/8/section/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01850" SectionRef="section-1">s. 1</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1658" id="c01852" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="1658">S.I. 1998/1658</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01853" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1658/article/2" CitationRef="c01852" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01854" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1658/schedule/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01852" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c01855" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1658/article/3" CitationRef="c01852" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c3289261" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words and s. 76(1)(a)(b) substituted for words in s. 76(1) (1.10.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46" id="c01856" Year="1996" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="46">1996 c. 46</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01857" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/46/section/21/6" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01856" SectionRef="section-21-6">s. 21(6)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2164" id="c01858" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="2164">S.I. 1997/2164</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01859" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/2164/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01858" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c3289271" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/74" id="c01860" Year="1976" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="74" Title="Race Relations Act 1976">Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01861" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/74/schedule/4/paragraph/8/a" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01860" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-8-a">Sch. 4 para. 8(a)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c20227011" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01862" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/65/section/76/2A/2B" SectionRef="section-76-2A-2B">S. 76(2A)(2B)</CitationSubRef>
inserted (1.11.2004) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/8" id="c01863" Year="2004" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="8" Title="Higher Education Act 2004">Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01864" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/8/section/19/1" CitationRef="c01863" SectionRef="section-19-1" Operative="true">ss. 19(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01865" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/8/section/52" CitationRef="c01863" SectionRef="section-52">52</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/2781" id="c01866" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="2781">S.I. 2004/2781</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01867" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/2781/article/3" CitationRef="c01866" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c3289281" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c01885" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/65/section/76/3" SectionRef="section-76-3">S. 76(3)</CitationSubRef>
substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/74" id="c01886" Year="1976" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="74" Title="Race Relations Act 1976">Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c01887" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/74/schedule/4/paragraph/8/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c01886" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-8-b">Sch. 4 para. 8(b)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
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