Remediation orders
40.—(1) This regulation applies where a person commits an offence under these Regulations in respect of a matter which appears to the court to be a matter which it is in the person’s power to remedy.
(2) The court may specify in an order (“a remediation order”)—
(a)the steps that the person must take to remedy any of the matters for which that person has been convicted; and
(b)the period within which those steps must be taken.
(3) A period specified in a remediation order may be extended if an application is made to the court within that period.
(4) If a person is ordered to remedy a matter, that person is not liable under regulation 37 (offences) in respect of that matter during the period or the extended period.
(5) A remediation order may be made in addition to, or instead of, any other penalty.