(1) For the purposes of subsection 37(1) of the Act (which deals with lapsing), the prescribed period, for an application in respect of which a report is made under regulation 4 .8, is:
(a) except as provided by paragraph ( b) -- 15 months from the date of that report (whether or not a further report is made under regulation 4 .10); or
(b) if a further report raises grounds under Division 2 of Part 4 of the Act for rejecting the application that were not raised in the report made under regulation 4 .8 -- 15 months from the date of the further report.
(2) In determining the period of 15 months for the purposes of paragraph ( 1 )( a) or (b) in relation to an application, no account is to be taken of a period in which acceptance of the application is deferred under regulation 4 .13.
(3) An applicant may, before the end of a period prescribed in subregulation (1), or that period as extended under section 224 of the Act or as a result of a previous application of subregulation (4), request the Registrar in writing to extend the period.
(4) The Registrar must, in accordance with a request made under subregulation (3), extend a period, unless:
(b) that period as extended under section 224 of the Act or as a result of a previous application of this subregulation;
would be extended for more than 6 months after the end of the relevant period prescribed in subregulation (1).
Note 1: If an extension of the time for acceptance of an application is sought after the end of a prescribed period, or of an extended period mentioned in sub regulation 4 .12(3), application must be made under section 224 of the Act.
Note 2: If a period prescribed in sub regulation 4 .12(1) has
been extended by 6 months, any application for a further extension of time
must be made under section 224 of the Act.