Application for certification or determination
20.—(1)  A developer who makes an application under section 39L(1)(a) of the Act must, within 7 days of making the application, serve notice of the application in Form 6 on every purchaser affected by the application, by a prescribed mode of service.
(2)  An application under section 39L(1)(a) of the Act must —
(a)be in Form 7; and
(b)be submitted to the Registrar in such manner as may be specified in the Registrar’s directives.
(3)  An application under section 39L(1)(b) of the Act must —
(a)be in Form 8; and
(b)be submitted to the Registrar in such manner as may be specified in the Registrar’s directives.
(4)  For the purposes of section 39N(1) of the Act, the prescribed time, within which an application under section 39L(1)(a) of the Act must be submitted is —
(a)unless sub‑paragraph (b) applies — any time on or after the date that the developer notifies the purchaser of the developer’s intention to extend the delivery date and of the proposed period of extension in accordance with section 39I(4) of the Act but before 29 July 2021; and
(b)if both the certificate of statutory completion and temporary occupation permit in respect of the housing accommodation or commercial property in question are issued or granted under section 12(1) or (3) of the Building Control Act on or after 1 July 2021 — any time within the period of 28 days after the earlier of the following:
(i)the date that the certificate is issued;
(ii)the date that the permit is granted.
(5)  For the purposes of section 39N(1) of the Act, the prescribed time, within which an application under section 39L(1)(b) of the Act must be submitted, is any time within the period of 28 days after the date that the purchaser makes a claim in accordance with section 39K(3) of the Act.
(6)  For the purposes of section 39N(1) of the Act —
(a)the prescribed application fee is $0;
(b)the prescribed certification fee is $0;
(c)the prescribed assessment fee for an application under section 39L(1)(a) of the Act is $300 for every hour or part of an hour, for the total time that the assessor takes to determine the application, subject to —
(i)a minimum of $12,000; and
(ii)a maximum of $40,000; and
(d)the prescribed assessment fee for an application under section 39L(1)(b) of the Act is $100 for every hour or part of an hour, for the total time that the assessor takes to determine the application, subject to —
(i)a minimum of $800; and
(ii)a maximum of $2,400.
(7)  For the purposes of section 39N(2) of the Act, an applicant who makes an application under section 39L(1)(b) of the Act must, within the period of 7 days after the date that the application is made, serve on the other party to the affected agreement notice of the application —
(a)in Form 9; and
(b)accompanied by a copy of the application and the declaration, information or document mentioned in section 39N(1)(d) of the Act.