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Paragraph 3

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A body of persons investigating a complaint referred to them under this Schedule—

(a)

shall make such inquiries as they think necessary with respect to the facts alleged in the complaint and form an opinion whether any person has done any act which is unlawful by virtue of any provision of Part I of this Act; and

(b)

in the case of a complaint that the act was one of discrimination against a particular person, shall use their best endeavours by communication with the parties concerned or otherwise to secure a settlement of any difference between them and, where appropriate, a satisfactory assurance against any repetition of the act considered to be unlawful or the doing of further acts of a similar kind by the party against whom the complaint was made; and

(c)

in the case of any other complaint, shall, where appropriate, use their best endeavours to secure such an assurance as aforesaid.