No application for an order under section 24 shall be made to the appropriate tribunal unless—
in a case where a notice has been served under section 22, either—
the period specified in pursuance of paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of that section has expired without the person required to take steps in pursuance of that paragraph having taken them, or
that paragraph was not applicable in the circumstances of the case; or
in a case where the requirement to serve such a notice has been dispensed with by an order under subsection (3) of that section, either—
any notices required to be served, and any other steps required to be taken, by virtue of the order have been served or (as the case may be) taken, or
no direction was given by the tribunal when making the order.
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