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Fines Reform Act 2014
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49 Cancellation by request of person to whom payment arrangement applies
(1) A person to whom a payment arrangement applies may request the Director to cancel the payment arrangement at any time.
(2) On receiving a request under subsection (1), the Director must—
(a) cancel the payment arrangement applying to that person; and
(b) notify the person in writing that the payment arrangement is cancelled from the date specified in the notification.
S. 49(3) amended by No. 59/2017 s. 19(1).
(3) If a payment arrangement is cancelled, any money paid in respect of an infringement fine or a court fine or a registered collection and enforcement order to which the payment arrangement related is—
S. 49(3)(a) amended by No. 59/2017 s. 19(2).
(a) to be allocated to the payment of the oldest fine or registered collection and enforcement order then remaining in the payment arrangement before it was cancelled; or
(b) subject to subsection (4), if the cancellation results in the completion of the payment arrangement and there is an overpayment, the person is entitled to a refund of any overpayment of money paid and—
(i) if the amount has been paid into the Consolidated Fund, the Consolidated Fund is, to the necessary extent, appropriated accordingly; or
(4) A person is not entitled to a refund under subsection (3)(b) if at the time of the cancellation—
S. 49(4)(a) amended by No. 59/2017 s. 19(3).
(a) that person has already paid the fine or the registered collection and enforcement order in full; and
(b) in the case of an infringement offence, that infringement offence has been expiated by that payment.
See also section 57 for effect of cancellation if fine remains outstanding.