55Payment arrangement may extend period for commencing a proceeding for offence

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.