# The Race Relations (Questions and Replies) Order 1977, Article 5: Period for service of questions—tribunal cases


In proceedings before a tribunal, a question shall only be admissible as evidence in pursuance of section 65(2)(a) of the Act—
(a) where it was served before a complaint had been presented to a tribunal, if it was so served within the period of three months beginning when the act complained of was done;
(b) where it was served when a complaint had been presented to a tribunal, either if it was so served within the period of twenty-one days beginning with the day on which the complaint was presented or if it was so served later with leave given, and within a period specified, by a direction of a tribunal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/842/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-questions-and-replies-order-1977/article-5
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