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9 The Crown’s authority to incur certain land transport expenses and capital expenditure

• (1) In accordance with any regulations made under section 109(b)(i), the Crown may, without further appropriation than this subsection, incur expenses or capital expenditure in a financial year up to an amount agreed by the responsible Minister and the Minister of Finance that is not more than the excise duty and excise-equivalent duty estimated to have been paid by users of pleasure craft (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994) in that financial year, for the following activities and services:

  • (a) search and rescue activities, whether in relation to pleasure craft or otherwise; and

  • (b) recreational boating safety and safety awareness; and

  • (c) maritime safety services that benefit the users of pleasure craft; and

  • (d) administration by the Secretary in relation to the activities and services described in paragraphs (a) to (c).

  (2) The Crown may utilise land transport revenue to fund Police activities or combinations of Police activities up to the amount approved by the responsible Minister under section 18L.

  (3) The Crown may, without further appropriation than this subsection, incur expenses or capital expenditure up to an amount equal to the land transport revenue for that financial year less the amounts for the year that are referred to in subsections (1) and (2) for—

  • (a) activities and combinations of activities approved under section 20; and

  • (b) expenses resulting from, and repayment of, any borrowing in accordance with section 10(1)(b).

  (4) The Crown may, without further appropriation than this subsection, incur expenses or capital expenditure in any financial year up to any positive amount calculated under subsection (5) for—

  • (a) activities and combinations of activities approved under section 20; and

  • (b) expenses resulting from, and repayment of, any borrowing in accordance with section 10(1)(b).

  (5) The amount referred to in subsection (4) is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

  a – b = c

  where—

  a

  is land transport revenue from any previous financial years; and

  b

  is the expenses and capital expenditure incurred under subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) for those previous financial years; and

  c

  is the calculated amount.

  Section 9: substituted, on 1 August 2008, by section 12 of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).