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First
Session, 48th General Assembly 65
Elizabeth II, 2016 |
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AN ACT FOR GRANTING TO HER MAJESTY |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................. |
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Second |
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Committee.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE
CATHY BENNETT Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board |
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
A AN ACT FOR GRANTING TO HER MAJESTY CERTAIN
SUMS OF MONEY FOR DEFRAYING CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2017 Analysis 1. Short title 2. Further supply 2016-2017 3. Effect of authorization 4. Transfer of funds 5. Use of contingency reserve Schedule WHEREAS
it appears that the sums mentioned are required to defray certain expenses of
the Public Service of Newfoundland and Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Supply Act, 2016. Further supply 2016-2017 2. From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund there may be issued by the Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board sums not exceeding $5,142,545,200 in addition to the sum of $2,791,692,300 authorized by the Interim Supply Act, 2016 the aggregate of the sums authorized to be issued under this Act and the Interim Supply Act, 2016 being $7,934,237,500. Effect of authorization 3. The sums authorized to be issued by this Act as set out in the Schedule shall be paid and applied by the several heads of expenditure in respect of the financial year extending from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 towards defraying the charges and expenses of the Public Service of Newfoundland and Labrador as set out in the Schedule. Transfer of funds 4. (1) Notwithstanding the Financial Administration Act, the
Treasury Board may transfer sums voted within the Department of Finance, 1.3.01
- Government Personnel Costs, to another Head of Expenditure during the fiscal
year ending March 31, 2017, to facilitate expenditures for compensation,
benefits and other associated adjustments. (2) Notwithstanding
the Financial Administration Act, the
Treasury Board may transfer sums voted within Consolidated Fund Services,
2.1.02 - Ex-Gratia and other Payments - Non-Statutory, to another Head of
Expenditure during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, to facilitate
expenditures for special retirement and other payments. (3) Notwithstanding
the Financial Administration Act, the
Treasury Board may transfer sums voted within one Head of Expenditure to
another Head of Expenditure during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, to
facilitate expenditures for Financial Assistance, 2.1.04 and 2.1.05, voted
within the Department of Finance. (4) Notwithstanding
the Financial Administration Act, the
Treasury Board may transfer sums voted within one Head of Expenditure to another
Head of Expenditure during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, to facilitate
implementation of decisions associated with Government Renewal Initiatives. (5) Notwithstanding
the Financial Administration Act, the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council may, where an expenditure has not been foreseen
and not provided for by the Legislature, transfer sums voted in the Contingency
Reserve to another Head of Expenditure during the financial year ending March
31, 2017. Use of contingency reserve 5. (1) Expenditures shall not be charged
directly against the Contingency Reserve. (2) Where
the Lieutenant-Governor in Council authorizes a transfer under subsection 4(5),
all relevant documents, including the amount involved and the reasons for the
transfer shall, within 3 days of the authorization, (a) be
tabled in the House of Assembly; or (b) where
the House of Assembly is not then sitting, be tabled as if they were a report
of an officer of the House of Assembly under section 19.1 of the House of Assembly
Act. Schedule
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