Difference between Pertains and Refer

PERTAINS vs REFER: VERB

Seek information from
Think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
Have to do with or be relevant to
Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
Have as a meaning
Make reference to
To submit to (another person or group) for consideration.
To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
Be relevant to
Use a name to designate

To turn one's attention, as in seeking information.
To speak or write about something briefly or incidentally; make reference.
To serve as a descriptor or have as a denotation.
To relate or pertain; concern.
To assign or attribute to; regard as originated by.
To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self.
To have relation or reference; to relate; to point.
To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention.
To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like.
To direct the attention of.
To submit (a matter in dispute) to an authority for arbitration, decision, or examination.
To direct to a source for help or information.
To assign to or regard as belonging within a particular kind or class: : attribute.

To carry or send back.
Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another
To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation.
To have recourse; to betake one's self; to make application; to appeal.

Synonyms Ascribe, Charge, etc. See attribute.
To have relation; relate.
To have recourse; apply; appeal: as, to refer to an encyclopedia; to refer to one's notes.
To allude; make allusion.
To direct the attention; serve as a mark or sign of reference.
To give a reference: as, to refer to a former employer for a recommendation.
To defer; put off; postpone.
To assign, as to a class, rank, historical position, or the like.
To direct for information; instruct to apply for any purpose.
Reflexively, to betake one's self to; appeal.
To hand over or intrust for consideration and decision; deliver over, as to another person or tribunal for treatment, information, decision, and the like: as, to refer a matter to a third person; parties to a suit refer their cause to arbitration; the court refers a cause to individuals for examination and report, or for trial and decision.
To trace back; assign to as origin, source, etc.; impute; assign; attribute.
To bear or carry back; bring back.
To reduce or bring in relation, as to some standard.

Focuses, Governs, Involves, Affects, Refers, Applies, Relates, Touch on, Appertain, Bear on, Come to, Touch, Concern, Refer, Relate

Bear on, Touch on, Come to, Bring up, Advert, Concern, Look up, Touch, Name, Mention, Consult, Pertain, Relate, Denote, Cite

Applicable, Focuses, Governs, Involves, Refers, Applies, Relates, Touch on, Bear on, Appertain, Come to, Touch, Concern, Refer, Relate

Ascribe, Describe, Touch on, Bear on, Come to, Concern, Look up, Touch, Name, Mention, Consult, Pertain, Relate, Denote, Cite

Refer flow chart for better understanding of SOP.
Community Level Lenders should refer to Section III.
For further information refer to Maintaining your wheelchair.
Flap has been bent, please refer to photo.
Refer Program not active right now, try later.
The term used to refer to something served before the main course but is used now to refer to the actual main course.
In Danish, you can use the word snoepje to refer to small candies or to refer to a loved one as a pet name.
We use who to refer to people and which to refer to things.
Does my thesis statement refer to the evidence or details I refer to in my essay?
To refer another shopper, give them the same code you used to refer a user.