Unless good cause shall be shown to the satisfaction of the committee referred to in section 96 for extending the time allowed, and save as is otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no such application shall be received after the expiry of one month from the date of publication of the notice required by section 94 relating to the list or register containing the assessment, in respect of which the application is made, or after the expiry of fifteen days from the date of service of the first notice of demand for payment at the rate in respect of which the application is made whichever period shall last expire:
     Provided that, if the municipality has served a notice under section 94 on any person, no such application shall be received from him after the expiry of fifteen days from the date of such service.