[1][12A. [2][Conditions for applicability of Sections 11 and 12.]

[3][(1) The provisions of Section 11 and Section 12 shall not apply in relation to the income of any trust or institution unless the following conditions are fulfilled, namely :

(a) the person in receipt of the income has made an application for registration of the trust or institution in the prescribed form[4] and in the prescribed manner to the [5][* * *] [6][Principal Commissioner or Commissioner] before the 1st day of July, 1973, or before the expiry of a period of one year from the date of the creation of the trust or the establishment of the institution, [7][whichever is later and such trust or institution is registered under Section 12AA] :

Provided that where an application for registration of the trust or institution is made after the expiry of the period aforesaid, the provisions of Sections 11 and 12 shall apply in relation to the income of such trust or institution,

(i) from the date of the creation of the trust or the establishment of the institution if the [8][* * *] [9][Principal Commissioner or Commissioner] is, for reasons to be recorded in writing, satisfied that the person in receipt of the income was prevented from making the application before the expiry of the period aforesaid for sufficient reasons;