Section 31 — Variation or cancellation of Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order

(1)The Minister who instructed the Competent Authority to issue a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order may at any time instruct the Competent Authority to vary or cancel the Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order, by serving a written notice on the person to whom the Direction or Order is issued.

(2)The Minister who instructed the Competent Authority to issue a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order may instruct the Competent Authority to vary or cancel the Direction or Order under subsection (1) —

(a)on the Minister’s own initiative; or

(b)on an application by —

(i)the person to whom the Direction or Order is issued; or

(ii)a person who communicated in Singapore the subject material.

(3)A Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order remains in effect despite any application made to the Minister for its variation or cancellation.

(4)Sections 26, 27 and 28 apply in relation to a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order that is varied under this section as they apply in relation to the original Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order.

(5)Section 29 applies in relation to a Part 4 Direction that is varied under this section as it applies in relation to the original Part 4 Direction.

(6)Section 26 applies in relation to a notice cancelling a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order under this section as it applies in relation to the original Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order.