Commentary on provisions of Act Section 3: Breach of directions: power to take control of assets
Section 3 gives the Secretary of State the power to take control of assets if they consider that a steel undertaking or a relevant person associated with it has failed or is failing to comply with a direction, or there is a risk the undertaking or the relevant person might fail to comply or frustrate the purpose for which the direction was given.
	Upon taking control of the steel undertaking, the Secretary of State may do anything the steel undertaking, or any relevant person, could do to secure the continued and safe use of the specified assets. This includes entry into the premises, preventing disposal of or dealing with assets, exercising managerial functions and entering into contracts. Anything done by the Secretary of State in this regard is deemed as done by the steel undertaking unless stated otherwise by the Secretary of State in writing. Expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in connection with, the exercise of powers under this section are recoverable as a debt due to the Crown from the steel undertaking or the group undertaking in relation to the steel undertaking.