Part 7Airports
Regulatory airport spatial undertakings
247Secretary may make direction orders
The Secretary may make an order under this section (a direction order) if satisfied on reasonable grounds that an airport operator has contravened, or is likely to contravene, a provision of this subpart or a regulatory airport spatial undertaking that is in effect in accordance with section 244.
The direction order may—
- direct the operator to comply with the provision or the undertaking:
- specify any reasonable steps that the operator must take in order to comply with the provision or undertaking, or to avoid or mitigate any actual or potential adverse effects of a contravention:
- specify a reasonable period within which the operator must comply with the provision or undertaking:
- require the operator to report to the Secretary stating how and when the provision or undertaking has been, or will be, complied with.
The Secretary may make a direction order under this section only if the Secretary first takes the following steps:
- give the person to whom the direction order is proposed to be directed written notice—
- that the Secretary may make a direction order under this section; and
- of the reasons why the Secretary is considering exercising that power; and
- that the Secretary may make a direction order under this section; and
- give the notice referred to in paragraph (a) at least 5 working days before the Secretary makes the direction order; and
- give each person to whom notice of the direction order must be given, or the person’s representative, an opportunity to make written submissions and to be heard on the matter within that notice period.