22.— Section 77 of the Act of 1998 is amended, in subsection (12), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

“(a) Not later than 42 days from the date of a decision of the Director on an application by a complainant for an extension of time under subsection (5), the complainant or respondent may appeal against the decision to the Labour Court on notice to the Director specifying the grounds of the appeal.”.