(1) Where it appears to a local authority, the Minister for Fisheries or a board of conservators that a contravention of section 3(1) or 4(1) has occurred or is occurring, the authority, the Minister for Fisheries or the board may apply to the District Court for an order directing such person as may be named in the order to mitigate or remedy any effects of the contravention within such period and in such manner as may be specified in the order.

(2) A person who does not comply with an order under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £250 (together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a fine not exceeding £100 for every day on which the contravention is continued) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine or fines and such imprisonment.

(3) An order under subsection (1) shall not be made without the person proposing to be named in the order being given an opportunity of being heard by the District Court, and may contain any terms and conditions as to the payment of costs as the court considers appropriate.