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FINES REFORM ACT 2014 (NO. 47 OF 2014) - SECT 55

Payment arrangement may extend period for commencing a proceeding for offence

    (1)     If a payment arrangement applies to a person in respect of an infringement fine, the period during which a proceeding must be commenced for the infringement offence to which the infringement fine relates is extended as follows—

        (a)     if the person to whom the payment arrangement applies defaults on a payment in respect of an infringement fine, by 6 months after the date on which the payment arrangement was cancelled under section 56 due to the person having defaulted under the payment arrangement;

        (b)     if a person to whom a payment arrangement applies removes an infringement fine in respect of an infringement offence from the payment arrangement, by 6 months after the date on which the person has removed that infringement fine from the payment arrangement;

        (c)     if a person to whom a payment arrangement applies cancels the payment arrangement in respect of an infringement fine, by 6 months after the payment arrangement is cancelled;

        (d)     if a person does not make the first payment in respect of a proposed payment arrangement in accordance with section 47, by 6 months from the due date of the first payment under that proposed payment arrangement.

    (2)     Subsection (1) has effect despite section 7(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 , section 344A of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 or any other provision of any Act or other instrument providing for the period during which a proceeding must be commenced for an offence alleged to have been committed.



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