21.—(1) An application to which the following paragraph applies shall be treated as having been made in the form prescribed for the purposes of section 113A(1)(a) or 113B(1)(a) of the Police Act 1997.
(2) This paragraph applies to an application if—
(a)it includes the information required to be included in the form so prescribed; and
(b)it is transmitted to the Secretary of State under sections 113A(2A) or 113B(2A) (as the case may be).