(1) If a person makes an application for registration in relation to a foreign principal that complies with subsection 16(2), the person is registered under the scheme, in relation to the foreign principal:
(a) from the day the application is given to the Secretary; and
(b) until the registration ends under section 32.
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) applies even if the application is made more than 14 days after the person became liable to register in relation to the foreign principal.