(1) A direction under this section is one directing a body to take such steps as the Secretary of State considers will -
(a) secure that the requirement in question is satisfied or the obligation in question is complied with, or
(b) mitigate the effect, or prevent the recurrence, of the failure to satisfy the requirement or comply with the obligation.
(2) A direction under this section -
(a) may only require a body to take steps which it has power to take;
(b) may require a body to refrain from taking a particular course of action.
(3) The power to give a direction under this section is subject to any provision made by or under any other enactment.
(4) The Secretary of State may take such steps as the Secretary of State considers appropriate to monitor the extent to which a direction under this section is being, or has been, complied with.