s 24 Restoration of registration
24.—(1) A person whose registration and registered business name has been cancelled under section 12(2), 14 or 23, or whose registration and registered business name has ceased under section 22, may lodge an application with the Registrar to restore the registration.[Act 3 of 2024 wef 26/02/2024] (2) An application to restore a registration under subsection (1) must be made —(a) within 12 months after the date on which the registration was cancelled or had ceased; or (b) within such longer time as the Registrar may in special circumstances allow. (3) Subject to any restriction against registration under section 9, upon payment of the outstanding renewal fees and any prescribed late renewal penalty, the Registrar may grant the application for restoration subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose. (4) If the Registrar grants the application under subsection (3), the registration of the person and the person’s business name is to be treated as if it had not been cancelled or had not ceased, as the case may be. (5) Subsection (4) does not prevent the person from being prosecuted and punished for an offence under section 35(1)(a).