218Enforcement of infringement penalty

218 Enforcement of infringement penalty

S. 218(1) amended by No. 21/2005 s. 59(1)(b), substituted by No. 32/2006 s. 82(1), amended by Nos 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 12.1(a)), 47/2014 s. 261(1).

(1) Payment of the infringement penalty may be enforced in accordance with the Infringements Act 2006 or the Fines Reform Act 2014 or Schedule 3 to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, as the case may be, if—

(a) the infringement penalty has not been paid within the time stated in the notice or in accordance with section 15 of the Infringements Act 2006; and

(b) the notice has not been withdrawn; and

(c) a charge has not been filed.

S. 218(2) substituted by No. 32/2006 s. 82(2), repealed by No. 47/2014 s. 261(2).

S. 218(3) inserted by No. 21/2005 s. 59(2), amended by No. 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 12.1(b)(i)).

(3) The Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 applies as if—

S. 218(3)(a) amended by No. 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 12.1(b)(ii)).

(a) an infringement notice under this Division were an infringement notice within the meaning of Schedule 3 to that Act; and

(b) an offence referred to in section 204 were a prescribed offence within the meaning of that Schedule; and

(c) the infringement penalty for the offence were the infringement penalty for the purposes of that Schedule.

S. 219 amended by Nos 14/2005 s. 27, 21/2005 s. 59(3), 95/2005 s. 4(4)(b)(e), 32/2006 s. 83(1)(2), 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 12.2), 14/2007 s. 8, substituted by No. 74/2007 s. 55.