If an application is made under section 24 (Application for renewal), the licensee's licence is taken to continue in force from the day that it would, apart from this section, have ended until the licensee's application for renewal is—
(a) decided; or
(b) withdrawn by the licensee; or
(c) taken to have been withdrawn under section 24 (3).
Note For what happens to hemp plants and seed in the licensee's possession if the chief executive decides to refuse to renew a licence, see s 40 and s 41.