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33.—(1) In accordance with this regulation, a person (“the person aggrieved”) who considers he may have been discriminated against, or subjected to harassment, in contravention of these Regulations may serve on the respondent to a complaint presented under regulation 28 (jurisdiction of employment tribunals) or a claim brought under regulation 31 (jurisdiction of county and sheriff courts) questions in the form set out in Schedule 2 or forms to the like effect with such variation as the circumstances require; and the respondent may if he so wishes reply to such questions by way of the form set out in Schedule 3 or forms to the like effect with such variation as the circumstances require.
(2) Where the person aggrieved questions the respondent (whether in accordance with paragraph (1) or not)—
(a)the questions, and any reply by the respondent (whether in accordance with paragraph (1) or not) shall, subject to the following provisions of this regulation, be admissible as evidence in the proceedings;
(b)if it appears to the court or tribunal that the respondent deliberately, and without reasonable excuse, omitted to reply within eight weeks of service of the questions or that his reply is evasive or equivocal, the court or tribunal may draw any inference from that fact that it considers it just and equitable to draw, including an inference that he committed an unlawful act.
(3) In proceedings before a county court in England or Wales or a sheriff court in Scotland, a question shall only be admissible as evidence in pursuance of paragraph (2)(a)—
(a)where it was served before those proceedings had been instituted, if it was so served within the period of six months beginning when the act complained of was done;
(b)where it was served when those proceedings had been instituted, if it was served with the leave of, and within a period specified by, the court in question.
(4) In proceedings before an employment tribunal, a question shall only be admissible as evidence in pursuance of paragraph (2)(a)—
[F1(a)where it was served before a complaint had been presented to a tribunal, if it was so served—
(i)within the period of three months beginning when the act complained of was done; or
(ii)where paragraph (1A) of regulation 34 applies, within the extended period;]
(b)where it was served when a complaint had been presented to the tribunal, either—
(i)if it was so served within the period of twenty-one days beginning with the day on which the complaint was presented, or
(ii)if it was so served later with leave given, and within a period specified, by a direction of the tribunal.
(5) A question and any reply thereto may be served on the respondent or, as the case may be, on the person aggrieved—
(a)by delivering it to him;
(b)by sending it by post to him at his usual or last-known residence or place of business;
(c)where the person to be served is a body corporate or is a trade union or employers' association within the meaning of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 M1, by delivering it to the secretary or clerk of the body, union or association at its registered or principal office or by sending it by post to the secretary or clerk at that office;
(d)where the person to be served is acting by a solicitor, by delivering it at, or by sending it by post to, the solicitor’s address for service; or
(e)where the person to be served is the person aggrieved, by delivering the reply, or sending it by post, to him at his address for reply as stated by him in the document containing the questions.
(6) This regulation is without prejudice to any other enactment or rule of law regulating interlocutory and preliminary matters in proceedings before a county court, sheriff court or employment tribunal, and has effect subject to any enactment or rule of law regulating the admissibility of evidence in such proceedings.
(7) In this regulation “respondent” includes a prospective respondent.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 33(4)(a) substituted (1.10.2004) by The Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/752), regs. 1, 17(h)(i) (with reg. 18)
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