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1997 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 36th Parliament

THIRD READING

The following electronic version is for informational

purposes only.

The printed version remains the official version.

Certified correct as passed Third Reading on the 8th day of May, 1997

Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk

HONOURABLE UJJAL DOSANJH

ATTORNEY GENERAL AND

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR

MULTICULTURALISM,

HUMAN RIGHTS AND

IMMIGRATION

BILL 8 – 1997

BRITISH COLUMBIA NEUROTRAUMA

FUND CONTRIBUTION ACT

Contents

Section

Definitions

Contribution to British Columbia Neurotrauma Fund

3-4

Consequential Amendments

Preamble

WHEREAS the Government of British Columbia acknowledges the number and severity of

brain and spinal cord injuries in British Columbia each year and the government recognizes that

driving offences, such as speeding, impaired driving, driving without due care and attention,

failure to wear seatbelts and riding a motorcycle or bicycle without a helmet, add to the risk of

neurotraumatic injury in British Columbia;

AND

WHEREAS the Government of British Columbia commends the valuable services and

projects directed toward researching and preventing neurotraumatic injury and toward rehabilitating victims of neurotraumatic injury;

AND

WHEREAS the Government of British Columbia applauds the commitment of the Rick

Hansen Man in Motion Foundation to raise awareness of and funds for services and projects to

help victims of neurotraumatic injury;

THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly

of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1 In this Act:

"British Columbia Neurotrauma Fund" means the British Columbia

Neurotrauma Fund established by the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation

for the purposes of funding services and projects respecting neurotraumatic

injury and victims of neurotraumatic injury;

"fiscal year" means the period from April 1 in one year to March 31 in the next year;

"Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation" means the Rick Hansen Man in

Motion Foundation incorporated under the Society Act ;

"special account" means the Victim Surcharge Special Account continued under

section 9 of the Victims of Crime Act .

Contribution to British Columbia

Neurotrauma Fund

(1) On or before March 31, 1998, the Attorney General must pay to the British

Columbia Neurotrauma Fund, out of the special account, a grant in an amount

that is the lesser of the following:

(a) $1.6 million;

(b) 20% of the money paid to the government under

section 8.1 of the Victims

of Crime Act .

(2) On or before the end of each fiscal year after March 31, 1998, the Attorney

General must pay to the British Columbia Neurotrauma Fund, out of the special

account, a grant in an amount that is the lesser of the following:

(a) $2 million;

(b) 20% of the money paid to the government in that fiscal year under

section 8.1 of the Victims of Crime Act .

(3) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the Rick Hansen Man in

Motion Foundation must submit to the Attorney General a report respecting the

activities of the British Columbia Neurotrauma Fund for the preceding fiscal

year, and that report must contain the following information:

(

a) the opening balance of the British Columbia Neurotrauma Fund at the

beginning of that fiscal year;

(

b) a

summary of the financial activities of the British Columbia Neurotrauma

Fund for that fiscal year;

(

c) a description of the services and projects receiving money from the British

Columbia Neurotrauma Fund in that fiscal year;

(

d) the closing balance of the British Columbia Neurotrauma Fund at the end

of that fiscal year.

Consequential Amendments

Victims of Crime Act

Section 9 (4) (

c) of the Victims of Crime Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 478, is repealed and the

following substituted:

(

c) provide funding, directly or indirectly, to a service or project, all or any part

of which may benefit victims or lead to the development of services that

may benefit victims.

Section 16 (2) (

c) is repealed.

Commencement

5 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

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