3(1)In section 18(1) of the [1968 c. 54.] Theatres Act 1968, for paragraph (a) of the definition of "licensing authority" there shall be substituted—
“(a)as respects premises in a London borough or the City of London, the council of that borough or the Common Council, as the case may be;”.
(2)Where an application for the renewal of a licence under Schedule 1 to the said Act of 1968 is made to the Greater London Council before that licence expires but has not been determined by that Council before the abolition date, the licence shall continue in force until the determination' or withdrawal of the application.