Regulation 4 Time limits within which a complaint must be made

A complaint must be made within twelve months of the event or matter complained of.

But a complaint relating to a continuing state of affairs may be made at any time while that state of affairs continues or within twelve months from when it ends.

Subject to regulation 5, an advisory committee, a President or the Office for Judicial Complaints must dismiss a complaint without further investigation if the complaint is made outside the time limits set out at paragraphs (1) and (2).