Reinstatement of former status

(1) Where a person was prevented, without fault, from observing a statutory time limit, that person must, on application, be granted reinstatement of former status. The fault of a representative is attributed to the person represented.
(2) The application must be made within two weeks of the removal of the obstacle. The facts justifying the application must be rendered credible at the time the application is made or in the proceedings on the application. Within the period for the application, the omitted act must be carried out. Where this has been done, reinstatement may also be granted without an application.
(3) After one year from the end of the missed time limit, reinstatement may no longer be applied for, nor may the omitted act be carried out subsequently, except where this was impossible before the expiry of the year owing to force majeure.
(4) The authority that must decide on the omitted act decides on the application for reinstatement.
(5) Reinstatement is inadmissible where it follows from a legal provision that it is excluded.