44Refusal of application for payment arrangement

44 Refusal of application for payment arrangement (1) If the Director refuses an application under section 42 for a payment arrangement, the Director must give written notification to the applicant of the refusal. (2) If the Director refuses a referral from an enforcement agency under section 43 for a payment arrangement, the Director must give notification of the refusal to— (a) the enforcement agency; and (b) the person who requested the referral. S. 44(3) amended by No. 59/2017 s. 15(1). (3) Within 21 days of the date specified in the notification under subsection (1) or (2), a person liable to pay the fine or the registered collection and enforcement order whose application or referral was refused must— (a) pay the court fine or infringement fine, as the case requires; or S. 44(3)(ab) inserted by No. 59/2017 s. 15(2). (ab) pay the registered collection and enforcement order; or S. 44(3)(b) amended by No. 59/2017 s. 15(3). (b) take any other action in relation to the fine or the registeredcollection and enforcement order which the person may take under this Act or in relation to the infringement penalty under the **Infringements Act 2006**. Failure to pay or take other action under this section may result in a court fine or infringement fine progressing through further enforcement action under this Act.