2A

Where the owner of a transporter is a party to an application for leave to sell it, in determining whether to give leave the court shall consider—

a

the extent of any hardship likely to be caused by sale,

b

the extent (if any) to which the owner is responsible for the matters in respect of which the penalty notice was issued, and

c

any other matter which appears to the court to be relevant (whether specific to the circumstances of the case or of a general nature).