(1) If at any time it appears to the Minister that any requirement of the Schedule to these regulations is not satisfied by an approved operator, or that an approved operator has failed to comply with any obligation under these regulations, the Minister may -

(a) apply to the High Court for relief, or

(b) subject to paragraph (3), give to the operator such directions as the Minister thinks fit for securing that the relevant requirement is satisfied or obligation complied with.

(2) If on any application by the Minister under paragraph (1) (a) the court is satisfied that the requirement is not satisfied or, as the case may be, that the operator has failed to comply with the obligation in question, it may order the operator to take such steps as the court directs for securing that the requirement is satisfied or that the obligation is complied with.

(3) Before giving a direction under paragraph (1) (b) the Minister shall -

(a) if circumstances permit, consult with and afford the operator an opportunity to make representations; and

(b) so far as it is practicable to estimate it, have regard to the cost to the operator of complying with any term of any direction and to the costs to other persons resulting from the operator's compliance.