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.