Part 2: Limitation Periods Section 11: Court’s discretion to extend time in certain Human Rights Act proceedings
This section amends the rules governing the court’s discretion to extend the one-year time limit for bringing claims under the HRA. These changes apply only to proceedings in connection with overseas operations.
	Subsection (2) inserts a new section 7A into the HRA.
	Section 7A(1) specifies that a court’s exercise of discretion is subject to section 7A(2) and (4).
Section 7A(2) sets out certain factors to which the court must have particular regard, when deciding whether to allow a claim to proceed beyond the normal time limit. These factors are intended to ensure that the court takes proper account of the operational context (as defined in section 7A(3)), and the likely impact of proceedings on the mental health of the Service personnel or veterans involved.
Section 7A(4) imposes a rule that claims cannot proceed more than six years after the act complained of occurred, or more than one year after the date of knowledge (as defined in section 7A(5)) if that one-year period expires more than six years after the date of the act.
	Subsection (3) specifies that new section 7A applies to any such claim that is commenced after that section comes into force. Claims that have been commenced before new section 7A comes into force are unaffected by these amendments.
	Section 7A(6) establishes the scope of section 7A; it applies only to claims brought against the Ministry of Defence or Secretary of State for Defence in connection with overseas operations (as defined in section 7A(7)). Proceedings will not be "in connection with" overseas operations if they relate to preparatory work, e.g. training in preparation for overseas operations.
	Sections 7A(8) and (7A)(9) define "the British Islands" and "Her Majesty’s forces".