This Act may be cited as the Imprest Supply Act (No. 3) 1990.

This Act relates to the year ending with the 30th day of June 1991 (hereinafter referred to as the 1990–91 year).

There may be issued and applied, by way of imprest, towards the service of the 1990–91 year, amounts of public money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $15,000,000,000.

Sums issued and applied, by way of imprest, under subsection (1) of this section are in addition to all sums otherwise granted (including those issued and applied, by way of imprest, under section 2 of the Imprest Supply Act (No. 2) 1990).

Costs may be incurred, in advance of appropriation, in relation to any Vote, towards the service of the 1990–91 year, up to a total not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $2,700,000,000.

Public money may be issued and applied for the purpose of meeting the costs incurred under subsection (1) of this section.

The authority to incur costs given by subsection (1) of this section is in addition to the authority to incur costs given by section 3(1) of the Imprest Supply Act (No. 2) 1990.

Public money issued and applied pursuant to subsection (2) of this section is in addition to all sums otherwise granted (including those issued and applied under section 2 of this Act or under section 2 or section 3(2) of the Imprest Supply Act (No. 2) 1990).

All sums issued and applied under section 2 of this Act shall be charged in the manner hereafter to be specified in an Appropriation Act for the 1990–91 year, and, until the Appropriation Act in which that manner is specified is passed, may be expended in the 1990–91 year as if they had been appropriated by Act of Parliament.

All costs incurred under the authority of section 3(1) of this Act shall be charged in the manner hereafter to be specified in an Appropriation Act for the 1990–91 year, and, until the Appropriation Act in which that manner is specified is passed, may be incurred in the 1990–91 year in relation to any Vote and may be met as if they had been incurred pursuant to an appropriation by Act of Parliament.