sec.19Registration in force while application is considered

### sec.19 Registration in force while application is considered If an application is made under section 18 (2) , or the board decides to accept an application under section 18 (4) , the applicant’s registration is taken to continue in force from the day it would, apart from this section, have expired until— if the board decides to renew the registration—the day a new certificate of registration is given to the applicant under section 21 ; or if the board decides to refuse to renew the registration—the day stated, under section 22 (a) , in the information notice for the decision; or if the application is taken to have lapsed under section 27 —the day it is taken to have lapsed. Subsection (1) does not apply if the registration is earlier suspended or cancelled under this Act. (sec.19-ssec.1) If an application is made under section 18 (2) , or the board decides to accept an application under section 18 (4) , the applicant’s registration is taken to continue in force from the day it would, apart from this section, have expired until— if the board decides to renew the registration—the day a new certificate of registration is given to the applicant under section 21 ; or if the board decides to refuse to renew the registration—the day stated, under section 22 (a) , in the information notice for the decision; or if the application is taken to have lapsed under section 27 —the day it is taken to have lapsed. (sec.19-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the registration is earlier suspended or cancelled under this Act. - (a) if the board decides to renew the registration—the day a new certificate of registration is given to the applicant under section 21 ; or - (b) if the board decides to refuse to renew the registration—the day stated, under section 22 (a) , in the information notice for the decision; or - (c) if the application is taken to have lapsed under section 27 —the day it is taken to have lapsed.