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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 2713. Administrative review of orders; petition; hearing; judicial review
(a) Any person subject to any order may file a written petition
with the Secretary, stating that any such order or any provisions
of such order or any obligations imposed in connection therewith is
not in accordance with law and praying for a modification thereof
or to be exempted therefrom. He shall thereupon be given an
opportunity for a hearing upon such petition, in accordance with
regulations made by the Secretary. After such hearing, the
Secretary shall make a ruling upon the prayer of such petition
which shall be final, if in accordance with law.
(b) The district courts of the United States in any district in
which such person is an inhabitant, or has his principal place of
business, are hereby vested with jurisdiction to review such
ruling, provided a complaint for that purpose is filed within
twenty days from the date of the entry of such ruling. Service of
process in such proceedings may be had upon the Secretary by
delivering to him a copy of the complaint. If the court determines
that such ruling is not in accordance with law, it shall remand
such proceedings to the Secretary with directions either (1) to
make such ruling as the court shall determine to be in accordance
with law, or (2) to take such further proceedings as, in its
opinion, the law requires. The pendency of proceedings instituted
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not impede,
hinder, or delay the United States or the Secretary from obtaining
relief pursuant to section 2714(a) of this title.
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