HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 Section 13 of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, S.B.C. 2010, C. 18, is amended by adding the following subsection:

(1.1) Subject to this section and any applicable regulations, the following are political contributions:

(a) the amount of any money, or the value of any non-monetary property or services, provided without compensation to a candidate or elector organization;

(b) if property or services are provided at less than market value to a candidate or elector organization, the difference between the market value of the property or services at the time provided and the amount charged;

(c) if

(i) a candidate or elector organization offers property or services for the purpose of obtaining funds for campaign use, and

(ii) the property or services are acquired from the candidate or elector organization at greater than market value,

the difference between the market value of the property or services at the time acquired and the amount charged;

(d) the amount of any money provided by a candidate for use in the candidate's own campaign;

(e) the amount of any money provided to an elector organization by an individual who is seeking endorsement by that elector organization, other than money provided by way of transfer under section 23 (4) (b) [candidate transfers before endorsement];

(f) membership fees for an established elector organization;

(g) the unpaid amount of a debt, other than a debt arising from a loan, in relation to an election expense, if

(i) the candidate or elector organization is liable for payment in relation to the election expense,

(ii) any part of that debt remains unpaid for 6 months after the debt has become due, and

(iii) no legal proceedings to recover the debt have been commenced by the creditor;

(h) any other provision of property or services prescribed by regulation.

2 Section 26 is amended

(a) in subsection (0.1) by adding "or political contribution" after "campaign contribution",

(b) in subsection (1) (a) and (b) by striking out "campaign contribution" and substituting "campaign or political contribution",

(c) in subsection (1) (c) by striking out "campaigning contributions" in both places and substituting "campaign or political contributions" ,

(d) in subsection (1) (d) by striking out "campaign contributions" in both places and substituting "political or campaign contributions",

(e) in subsection (1) (e) by striking out "campaign contribution" wherever it appears and substituting "political or campaign contributions",

(f) in subsection (1) (f) by striking out "campaign",

(g) in subsection (1.1) by striking out "campaign contributions" and substituting "political or campaign contributions", and

(h) in subsection (2.01) (a) and (b) by striking out "campaign contribution" and substituting "political or campaign contribution".

3 Section 27.01 amended by striking out "campaign use" wherever it appears and substituting "political or campaign use".

4 Section 28 (1), (1) (a) and (b) and (2) are amended by striking out "campaign".

5 Section 29 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "campaign" and substituting "political or campaign", and

(b) in subsection (1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) by striking out "campaign".

6 Section 30.01 is amended by striking out "campaign contribution" wherever it appears and substituting "political or campaign contribution".

7 Section 30.04 (1) is amended by striking out "campaign" and substituting "political or campaign".