2. Where—
(a)the registrar sent the applicant a statement of objections under rule 29 of the old Rules; and
(b)the applicant has not sent to the registrar his observations in writing on the objections,
the objections shall be treated as the “statement of objections” under rule 8 of these Rules and the date on which the objections were sent shall be treated as the date on which the applicant was notified under rule 8(1).