If the Secretary does not issue a decision on the petition to obtain a certificate of necessity and convenience or on the petition for exemption, during the period of time established in § 334f-8 of this title, the petitioner may resort to the corresponding Part of the Court of First Instance for it to direct the Secretary to issue his decision.
History —Nov. 7, 1975, No. 2, p. 922, added as § 13 on Sept. 19, 1983, No. 16, p. 385, § 9; renumbered as § 14 on Aug. 8, 1998, No. 206, § 2.