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(2) No appeal may be made to the High Court by any person unless
the person has first applied to the Minister mentioned in section 19 to
vary or cancel the Part 3 Direction under that section, and the Minister
refused the application whether in whole or in part.
(3) An appeal may only be made to the High Court within such
period as may be prescribed by Rules of Court.
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(4) The High Court must hear and determine any such appeal and
may either confirm the Part 3 Direction or set it aside.
(5) The High Court may only set aside a Part 3 Direction on any of
the following grounds on an appeal:
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(a) the person did not communicate in Singapore the subject
statement;
(b) the subject statement is not a statement of fact, or is a true
statement of fact;
(c) it is not technically possible to comply with the Direction.
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(6) A Part 3 Direction that is the subject of an appeal under
subsection (1) remains in effect despite the appeal, and only ceases to
have effect if it is set aside by the High Court or the Court of Appeal
on appeal from the High Court, or if it expires or is cancelled under
section 19.
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(7) Despite subsection (6), if the appellant establishes a prima facie
case that it is technically impossible to comply with the Part 3
Direction, the High Court may direct that the Direction be stayed
pending determination of the appeal.
(8) There is such further right of appeal from a decision of the High
Court under this section as exists in the case of a decision made by
that Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction.
(9) Rules of Court may provide for the manner in which and the
time within which an appeal under subsection (1) may be made and
the procedure for an application to stay a Part 3 Direction appealed
against.
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