(1) If you make a * pre - establishment acquisition, the fact that you are not * registered or * required to be registered does not stop the acquisition being a * creditable acquisition.
(2) If you make a * pre - establishment importation, the fact that you are not * registered or * required to be registered does not stop the acquisition being a * creditable importation.
(3) This section has effect despite sections 11 - 5 and 15 - 5 (which are about what are creditable acquisitions and creditable importations).