(1) A person may apply to the administering authority for an extension of time to do something mentioned in the Act
, section 26 (2) or section 28 (2)—
(a) if—
(i) the person has been served with an infringement notice for the offence; and
(ii) the person has not done anything mentioned in the Act
, section 26 (2) in relation to the infringement notice; and
(iii) the time for doing something under that section, including any extension of time previously given under the Act
, section 29, (the allowed time ) has not ended; or
(b) if—
(i) the person has been served with a reminder notice in relation to an infringement notice for the offence; and
(ii) the person has not done anything mentioned in the Act
, section 28 (2) in relation to the reminder notice; and
(iii) the time for doing something under that section including any extension of time given under a previous application of the Act
, section 29, (the allowed time ) has not ended.
(2) An application must be—
(a) in writing; and
(b) include any information required by the administering authority; and
(c) given to the authority before the end of the allowed time.
Note 1 If a form is approved under the Act
, s 225 for this provision, the form must be used.
Note 2 See the Act
, s 29 (2) and (3) for what the administering authority must do on receiving an application.
(3) If the administering authority refuses an application, the person must do something mentioned in the Act
, section 26 (2) or section 28 (2) not later than—
(a) 7 days after the person is told about the decision; and
(b) 28 days after the notice to which the application relates was served.