Section 12. Terms and conditions of registration

12. Terms and conditions of registration.— A certificate issued under section 11 shall be — (a) in such form as may be prescribed; (b) valid for such period not exceeding five years as may be prescribed: Provided that a certificate may be issued for a period shorter than the prescribed period — (i) if the person to whom it is issued so desires; or (ii) if the registering authority, for reasons to be communicated in writing to the applicant for the certificate, considers in any case that the certificate should be issued for a shorter period; (c) subject to such other terms and conditions, including in particular, the maintenance by the holder of the certificate of the prescribed records containing details of his financial transactions in regard to recruitment, persons recruited or assisted to emigrate by him, employers concerned, contracts and other arrangements entered into in connection with recruitment, as may be prescribed: Provided that a certificate may contain, in addition to the prescribed terms and conditions, such other terms and conditions as the registering authority may, for securing the purposes of this Act, impose in any particular case. — 13. Renewal of registration. A certificate may be renewed from time to time and the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder (including provisions as to fees) shall apply to the renewal of a certificate as they apply to the issue thereof: Provided that no certificate shall be renewed unless, the application for its renewal is made not less than three months prior to the date on which the certificate, would, but for such renewal, cease to be valid: Provided further that the registering authority may entertain an application for the renewal of a certificate which has been made at any time during the period of three months prior to the date on which the certificate would, but for such renewal, cease to be valid if the applicant satisfied the registering authority that he had sufficient cause for not making such application before the said period.