(1) This section applies if section 53B requires a person to notify the Secretary of a matter within a particular period.
(2) The person commits an offence if:
(a) if the Secretary has approved a form for the purposes of the notification--the person fails to notify the Secretary of the matter in the approved form within that period; or
(b) otherwise--the person fails to notify the Secretary of the matter within that period.
(3) An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.