12. In section 89 (notice of decisions in respect of registration or renewal), after subsection (4) insert—
“(5) Where an application for registration under section 82 has been submitted by a specified state applicant, the registrar must give notice of the decision under subsection (2) or (4) to the person to whom the application relates no later than four months after the date on which the complete application was submitted.
(6) Where the registrar fails to give notice of a decision within the time period specified in subsection (5), that failure is to be treated for the purposes of Parts 3, 4 and 8 as a decision of the registrar.”