(1) Subject to this division, a person to whom interrogatories are delivered is required to answer them.
(2) The person must answer the interrogatories—(a) within the time ordered by the court; and(b) by delivering to the interrogating party a statement in answer to the interrogatories and an affidavit verifying the statement.
(3) If a party—(a) claims relief against 2 or more other parties; and(b) delivers interrogatories to 1 or more of them;the statement and affidavit must also be delivered to each party who has filed a notice of intention to defend.