Effect of compliance with requirement to contact fines officer
35(1)This paragraph applies if P contacts the fines officer as required by an increase notice under paragraph 28 or 34.
(2)The fines officer may decide—
(a)to vary the payment terms (or the reserve terms) in P’s favour, or
(b)not to vary them.
(3)A decision of the fines officer under sub-paragraph (2) must be in writing, dated and delivered to P.
(4)P may, within 10 working days from the date of the decision under sub-paragraph (2), appeal to the magistrates' court against the decision.
(5)Subject to paragraph 39 (powers of court after increase), the effect of a decision under sub-paragraph (2)(a) is to vary the payment terms (or the reserve terms).
(6)If, after the payment terms (or the reserve terms) are varied under sub-paragraph (2)(a), all amounts due under the order, other than the part of the fine representing the increase, are paid without P being in further default on the order, P’s liability to pay that part is extinguished.