§ 17 — Appeals to General Division of High Court

17.—(1) A person to whom a Part 3 Direction is issued may appeal to the General Division of the High Court against the Direction.[40/2019]

(2) No appeal may be made to the General Division of 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.[40/2019]

(3) An appeal may only be made to the General Division of the High Court within such period as may be prescribed by Rules of Court.[40/2019]

(4) The General Division of the High Court must hear and determine any such appeal and may either confirm the Part 3 Direction or set it aside.[40/2019]

(5) The General Division of the High Court may only set aside a Part 3 Direction on any of the following grounds on an appeal:(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.[40/2019]

(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 General Division of the High Court or the appellate court on appeal from the General Division of the High Court, or if it expires or is cancelled under section 19.[40/2019]

(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 General Division of the High Court may direct that the Direction be stayed pending determination of the appeal.[40/2019]

(8) There is such further right of appeal from a decision of the General Division of the High Court under this section as exists in the case of a decision made by the General Division of the High Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction.[40/2019]

(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.

—(1) A person to whom a Part 3 Direction is issued may appeal to the General Division of the High Court against the Direction.[40/2019]

(2) No appeal may be made to the General Division of 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.[40/2019]

(3) An appeal may only be made to the General Division of the High Court within such period as may be prescribed by Rules of Court.[40/2019]

(4) The General Division of the High Court must hear and determine any such appeal and may either confirm the Part 3 Direction or set it aside.[40/2019]

(5) The General Division of the High Court may only set aside a Part 3 Direction on any of the following grounds on an appeal:(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.[40/2019]

(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 General Division of the High Court or the appellate court on appeal from the General Division of the High Court, or if it expires or is cancelled under section 19.[40/2019]

(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 General Division of the High Court may direct that the Direction be stayed pending determination of the appeal.[40/2019]

(8) There is such further right of appeal from a decision of the General Division of the High Court under this section as exists in the case of a decision made by the General Division of the High Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction.[40/2019]

(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.