8Section 28 (2A)–(2C)

8 Section 28 (2A)–(2C)

[8] Section 28 (2A)–(2C)

Insert after section 28 (2)—

(2A) An application for the restoration of registration must be made—

(a) within 3 months of the expiry of the registration, or

(b) within the further period determined by the Board on the application of the person seeking the restoration of registration.

(2B) Without limiting subsection (2A) (b), the Board may extend the period within which an application for restoration of a licence may be made if the Board is satisfied that—

(a) in a case where the applicant failed to apply for renewal before the licence expired-the failure to apply for renewal of the registration before it expired was due to inadvertence, or

(b) it is just and equitable to restore the registration.

(2C) An application for the restoration of registration must nominate a term of duration for the registration.