[17(1)Where a licensing authority refuse a renewal application, the existing licence shall not expire until the end of the time within which notice of appeal may be given and, if such notice is given, until the determination or abandonment of the appeal.E+W+S
(2)If, on an appeal against the decision of a licensing authority to refuse a renewal application, the Crown Court or, as the case may be, the sheriff confirms the decision of the licensing authority, the court or the sheriff may, if it or he thinks fit, order that the expiry of the existing licence shall be postponed for a period not exceeding two months from the date of the order.]