(1) In the case of any rule, regulation or order made or sanctioned by the Government under an authority conferred by this Act and requiring the public or a particular class of persons to perform some duty or act, or to conduct or order themselves or those under their control in a manner therein described, it shall be competent for any person interested to apply to the Government by a memorial given to the Secretary to the Government to annul, reverse or alter the rule, regulation or order aforesaid on the ground of its being unlawful, oppressive or unreasonable.
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(2) After such an application as aforesaid and the rejection thereof wholly or in part or after the lapse of four months without an answer to such application or a decision thereon published by the Government, it shall be competent for the person interested, deeming the rule, regulation or order to be contrary to law, to institute a suit against the Government for a declaration that the rule, regulation or order is unlawful either wholly or in part.
(3) The decision in a suit instituted under sub-section (2) shall be subject to appeal, and a rule or order finally adjudged to be unlawful shall by the Government be annulled or reversed or so altered as to make it conformable to law.