(2)The application under sub-section (1) may be made by any existing qualifying company at any time after the 30th day of September, 2004 but before the 1st day of January, 2005 (hereafter referred to as the "initial period"):Provided that-(i)a company incorporated after the initial period; or(ii)a qualifying company incorporated before the initial period but which becomes a qualifying company for the first time after the initial period, may make an application within three months of the date of its incorporation or the date on which it became a qualifying company, as the case may be.
