The Office of Rail and Road may, on an application—
give to the operator of a network, station or light maintenance depot a direction to provide a new railway facility if the Office of Rail and Road considers him to be an appropriate person to provide the new railway facility.
The Office of Rail and Road may, on an application—
give to a person who has an estate or interest in, or right over, an existing railway facility a direction to improve or develop the railway facility if the Office of Rail and Road considers him to be an appropriate person to improve or develop the railway facility.
The consent of the appropriate facilities authority to the making by any other person of an application under subsection (1) or (2) above may be given subject to compliance with conditions (and may be withdrawn if any condition is not complied with before the Office of Rail and Road decides whether to give the direction).
In this section and sections 16B to 16G below "the appropriate facilities authority"—