2. The payee has entered into a contract with the payer for the provision of housing support services by the payee and–
(a)the payee has, before the beginning of the period beginning with 1st October 2003 and ending with 31st March 2004, made an application for registration of the service under section 7(1) of the 2001 Act; and
(b)the service is, during that period, deemed to be registered under Part 1 of that Act.