(1) An application for the purpose of section 4 shall be made to the designated authority by an applicant in such form, and in such manner, as may be prescribed, on or before the 30th day of September, 1999, or by such later date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify from time to time.
(2) A separate application shall be made by an applicant for different periods under each of the relevant Acts.
(3) The applicant shall send a copy of the application made under subsection (1) to the appellate authority or the revisional authority before whom the appeal or revision, as the case may be, is pending, within seven days from the_ date of making such application before the designated authority.