47Effect of payment of amount

47 Effect of payment of amount

(1) If the person to whom an infringement notice for an alleged offence against a provision is given pays the amount stated in the notice before the end of the period referred to in paragraph 44(h): (a) any liability of the person for the alleged offence is discharged; and (b) the person may not be prosecuted in a court for the alleged offence; and (c) the person is not regarded as having admitted guilt or liability for the alleged offence; and (d) the person is not regarded as having been convicted of the alleged offence. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the notice has been withdrawn.