(1) This section applies if, before the commencement day—
(a) the proposed principal law enforcement officer for a controlled operation has made an application to the Secretary under section 131C(1); and
(b) the Secretary has not made a decision to refuse or grant the application.
(2) On and after the commencement day, the chief executive officer must determine the application.
S. 198ZB inserted by No. 68/2016 s. 151.