7(1)A person who makes an application under paragraph 2 may (notwithstanding that no licence has yet been granted in consequence of that application) at the same time apply—E+W
(a)under section 37 for any licence so granted to be varied so as to specify the individual named in the application as the premises supervisor, or
(b)under section 34 for any other variation of any such licence,
and for the purposes of an application within paragraph (a) or (b) the applicant is to be treated as the holder of that licence.
(2)In relation to an application within sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b), the relevant licensing authority may discharge its functions under section 35 or 39 only if, and when, the application under paragraph 2 has been granted.
(3)Where an application within sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is not determined by the relevant licensing authority within the period of two months beginning with the day the application was received by the authority, it is to be treated as having been rejected by the authority under section 35 or 39 (as the case may be) at the end of that period.