25(1)Paragraph 7 (interim authority notice) is amended as follows.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1)(b)—
(a)after “48(2)” insert “or the Secretary of State gives a notice under section 48(2B)”;
(b)after “(which” insert “, in either case,”.
(3)In sub-paragraph (3), for “the notice under that subsection,” substitute “the interim authority notice under section 48(3) after the giving of a notice by a chief officer of police under section 48(2),”.
(4)After sub-paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A)Where the relevant licensing authority decides not to cancel the interim authority notice under section 48(3) after the giving of a notice by the Secretary of State under section 48(2B), the Secretary of State may appeal against that decision.”