(1) A requester may apply to the Registrar to extend the period for amending or submitting an AFS request under subregulation 3A.5(1).
(2) The application must be made within the period of 2 months beginning immediately after the end of the period of 5 working days after the requester is informed by the Registrar under subregulation 3A.4(2).
(3) The application must:
(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) be accompanied by a declaration stating the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds for making the application.
Note: Regulations 21.6 and 21.7 deal with making and filing declarations.
(4) The application may be made only on any of the following grounds:
(a) an error or omission by the requester, the requester's agent, the Registrar or an employee;
(b) circumstances beyond the control of the requester, other than an error or omission by the requester, the requester's agent, the Registrar or an employee;
(c) special circumstances exist that justify an extension of the period.