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Road Transport (General) Act 1999
29Extension of time to do things
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29 Extension of time to do things
(1) A person may apply for an extension of the time for doing something
mentioned in section 26 (2) (Infringement notice—payment of
penalty etc) or section 28 (2) (Action on service of reminder notice—
payment of penalty etc).
(2) The administering authority for the infringement notice offence
must—
(3) The administering authority must tell the person—
(a) the date of the authority’s decision; and
(b) if the authority allows the application—when the additional time
begins and ends; and
(c) if the authority refuses the application—the reason for the
decision.
(4) If the administering authority refuses an application, the person must
do the thing not later than the time prescribed by regulation.
(5) A regulation may make provision in relation to the following:
(a) the making of an application to extend the time to do something
mentioned in section 26 (2) or section 28 (2);
(b) any conditions in relation to an application;
(c) any matters to be taken into account by the administering
authority when deciding an application;
(d) any conditions applying to a grant of an extension of time;
(e) the maximum amount by which the time for doing something
mentioned in section 26 (2) or section 28 (2) may be extended.