MR STRYDOM
No, the word application is not defined in the Act as far as I'm aware and the rule of interpretation is quit clear that each word must be given it's ordinary grammatical meaning and "any" as I stated in my heads is a wide term and means exactly what it says, it means any.
	There are certain circumstances under which the grammatical meaning cannot be given to a word and I can think of possibilities.  Say for instance you have ambiguity or some absurdity, then obviously that grammatical meaning cannot be given to that word but in this instance that cannot be argued, any application is not unclear, it's very precise and clear and therefore I would submit that Section 19 (i) as I can call it that, saves the day for the applicants.