At the end of section 21 of the Fines Reform Act 2014 insert —
"(2) If an enforcement agency that receives notice under section 20 commences a proceeding for the alleged offence by filing a charge-sheet under subsection (1)(c), the period during which a proceeding for that alleged offence may be commenced is extended by 6 months after the date of notification is received by the enforcement agency.
(3) Subsection (2) has effect despite section 7(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 or any other provision of any Act or other instrument providing for the period during which any proceeding must be commenced for an offence alleged to have been committed.".