12.—(1) This regulation applies to a woman in relation to whose dismissal an action is commenced which consists—
(a)of the presentation by her of a complaint under section 67(1) of the 1978 Act; or
(b)of her making a claim in accordance with a dismissals procedure agreement designated by an order under section 65 of that Act; or
(c)of any action taken by a conciliation officer under section 134(3) of that Act.
(2) If in consequence of an action of the kind specified in paragraph (1) a woman is reinstated or re-engaged by her employer or by a successor or associated employer of that employer the continuity of her employment shall be preserved for the purposes of Part V of the 1986 Act and any week which falls within the interval beginning with the effective date of termination and ending with the date of reinstatement or re-engagement, as the case may be, shall count in the computation of her period of continuous employment.
(3) In this regulation—
“successor” and “dismissals procedure agreement”
“associated employer”