Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the Supplementary Estimates accompanying the Message that provision is required to defray certain expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009;

THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Voted expenses appropriation

1  From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $622 000 000, as set forth in Schedule 1 to this Act, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, the sum to be additional to that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2008-2009.

Voted financing transactions appropriation

2  From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $180 000 000 towards

(a) capital expenditures referred to in Schedule D (S) of the Supplementary Estimates, and

(b) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in Schedule E (S) of the Supplementary Estimates,

as set forth in Schedule 2 to this Act, towards defraying the charges and expenditures of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, the sum to be additional to that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act, 2008-2009.

Commencement

3  This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Schedule 1

2008-2009 Supplementary Schedule of Expenses

(Supplementary Estimates)

Additional sum granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, and the purposes for which it is granted.

Schedule 2

2008-2009 Supplementary Schedule of Financing Transactions

(Supplementary Estimates)

Additional sum granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, and the purposes for which it is granted.