35Restoration of registration

#### 35 Restoration of registration 35 Restoration of registration > > (1) For the purposes of section 47(1) of the Act, an application for the restoration of registration must be made— > > > > > (a) within 3 months after the expiry of the registration, or > > > > > (b) within a further period determined by the Secretary on the application of the person seeking the restoration of the registration. > > > (2) Without limiting subclause (1)(b), the Secretary may extend the period within which an application for restoration of registration may be made if the Secretary is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) for an applicant who failed to apply for renewal of the registration before the registration expired—the failure was due to inadvertence, or > > > > > (b) it is just and equitable to restore the registration. > > > (3) The Secretary must refuse to restore a registration if the registration was surrendered or cancelled. > > > (4) A certificate of registration restored at any time is taken to have been restored on and from the day on which the certificate of registration expired. > > > (5) Subject to this clause, the Act continues to apply to an application for the restoration of a registration in the same way it applies to an application for registration. > > > > Note— > > > > The definition of register in section 3(1) of the Act includes restoration of registration.