Article 20
The Director may at any time discontinue the proceedings against any or all of the respondents without the leave of the Court, on giving notice to every respondent who has entered an appearance and on his undertaking to pay the costs incurred by any respondent against whom the proceedings are discontinued.
If at any time before the final hearing any respondent informs the Director that he is willing to submit to an order under section 37 or 39 of the Act or to give an undertaking under either of those sections, the Director shall apply to the Court for directions and shall serve notice on every other party that he has done so.
On receipt of an application under paragraph (2) the proper officer of the Court shall fix a date for the hearing of the application and serve notice of the time and place of the hearing on the Director and on all respondents who have entered an appearance.
On the hearing of the application the Court may take such steps as it thinks fit for disposing of the proceedings against any respondent who is willing to submit to an order or to give such an undertaking as aforesaid and for continuing the proceedings against any other respondent, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may—
make and record any finding against any respondent if he consents;
make an order that the proceedings against any respondent be stayed, except for the purpose of carrying into effect the agreed terms on which the proceedings are stayed; and
make such order as to costs as it thinks fit.