The State Government may, by notification, provide that an application for grant of registration certificate under section 17 shall be furnished by a dealer or a class of dealers specified in the said notification, with or without a hard copy as specified in the notification, electronically in Form 6, with or without digital signature as specified in the said notification, as may be specified, through the official web portal of the department (www.mptax.netIwww.mptax.gov.in) in accordance with the instructions given in the web portal. The provisions of rule 11 shall mutatis mutandis apply to such application.