31H.—(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Disciplinary Committee referred to in section 31G(2), (3) or (4) may, within 30 days after the service on him of the notice of the order, appeal to the General Division of the High Court against the order.
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(2) There shall be no appeal from the decision of the General Division of the High Court.
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(3) In any appeal to the General Division of the High Court against a decision referred to in section 31G(2), (3) or (4), the General Division of the High Court shall accept as final and conclusive any finding of the Disciplinary Committee relating to any issue of ethics or standards of professional conduct unless such finding is in the opinion of the General Division of the High Court unsafe, unreasonable or contrary to the evidence.
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(4) Notwithstanding anything in section 31G, where a person has appealed to the General Division of the High Court against an order referred to in section 31G(2) or (3), the order shall not take effect unless the order is confirmed by the General Division of the High Court or the appeal is for any reason dismissed by the General Division of the High Court or withdrawn.