sec.140Application must be referred to committee

### sec.140 Application must be referred to committee The approving officer must refer the application to the committee without deciding the application. However, if the approving officer considers the application does not have enough merit to justify referring it to the committee, the approving officer may refuse to refer the application to the committee. This section is subject to sections 141 and 142 . s 140 prev s 140 om 2005 No. 45 s 67 sch 3 pres s 140 ins 2005 No. 45 s 69 (sec.140-ssec.1) The approving officer must refer the application to the committee without deciding the application. (sec.140-ssec.2) However, if the approving officer considers the application does not have enough merit to justify referring it to the committee, the approving officer may refuse to refer the application to the committee. (sec.140-ssec.3) This section is subject to sections 141 and 142 .