Section 69 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting paragraph (b) from subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

(b) lodged with the public office of the council before the licence ceases to be in force; and

(b) by omitting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:

(5)  If an application to renew a licence is lodged and not determined before the licence expires, the period of the licence is extended until the application is determined.

(c) by omitting from subsection (7) " Sections 66 , 67 and 68 " and substituting " Sections 66 and 67 " ;

(d) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (7) :

(8)  A licence renewed under this section is subject to any conditions the council determines.

(9)  A licence renewed under this section takes effect from the expiry of the previous licence and remains in force, unless extended pursuant to subsection (5) , until whichever of the following occurs first:

(a) the date specified in the renewed licence;

(b) the expiry of 12 months from the expiry of the previous licence.