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2005 Legislative Session: 6th Session, 37th Parliament
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HONOURABLE COLIN HANSEN
MINISTER OF FINANCE
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
1 Section 1 of the Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2004-2005, S.B.C. 2004, c. 50, is amended by striking out "section 5 (1) and 6 (1)" and substituting "sections 5 (1) and 6 (1)".
2 The following sections are added:
3 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Forests for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year,
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 2) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act, and
(c) the amount of any expenses incurred by that minister for that fiscal year under the authority of section 171 [appropriation for fire fighting] of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act.
4 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year, and
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 3) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act.
5 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Energy and Mines for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year,
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 4) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act, and
(c) the amount of any expenses incurred by that minister for that fiscal year under the authority of section 13 [appropriation for grants under the Act] of the Northern Development Initiative Trust Act.
6 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Transportation for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year,
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 5) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act, and
(c) the amount of any expenses incurred by that minister for that fiscal year under the authority of section 13 [appropriation for grants under the Act] of the Northern Development Initiative Trust Act.
7 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year,
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 7) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act,
(c) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 10) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act, and
(d) the amount of any expenses incurred by that minister for that fiscal year under the authority of section 13 [appropriation for grants under the Act] of the Northern Development Initiative Trust Act.
8 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Advanced Education for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year, and
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 8) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act.
9 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Small Business and Economic Development for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year,
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 9) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act,
(c) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 10) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act,
(d) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 11) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act, and
(e) the amount of any expenses incurred by that minister for that fiscal year under the authority of section 13 [appropriation for grants under the Act] of the Northern Development Initiative Trust Act.
10 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Human Resources for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year, and
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 11) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act.
11 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year,
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 11) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act, and
(c) the amount of any expenses incurred by that minister for that fiscal year under section 16 [appropriation for emergency plan or emergency measures] of the Emergency Program Act.
12 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Sustainable Resource Management for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year, and
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 11) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act.
13 For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act in relation to the Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, the estimated amount under section 6 (1) of that Act is the sum of
(a) the amounts appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the main estimates for that fiscal year, and
(b) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2004-2005 (Supplementary Estimates No. 11) for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible in the supplementary estimates referred to in the preamble to that Act.
3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.
Explanatory Notes
SECTION 1: [Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2004-2005, section 1] corrects a typographical error.
SECTION 2: [Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2004-2005, sections 3 to 13] provides increased bases for purposes of ministerial accountability under the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, to reflect additional expenditures incurred under
(a) appropriations made by Supply Acts for Supplementary Estimates presented at the current sitting of the Legislative Assembly, and
(b) appropriations provided by other specified Acts.
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