20 Referral of applications to Director (1) Before making a decision on an application for a licence, the Authority may refer the application, or any part of the application, to the Director. (2) If the Authority refers an application, or any part of an application, to the Director under this section, the Director— (a) may make any inquiries in relation to the application or part that the Director considers to be appropriate to enable the proper consideration of the application; and (b) must give the Authority a report on the results of those inquiries. (3) The Director may include in a report any recommendations relating to the application that the Director considers appropriate.

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