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2008 Appropriation Act 2008 (No.1 of 2008).


SOLOMON ISLANDS


THE 2008 APPROPRIATION ACT 2008
(NO. 1 OF 2008)


Passed by the National Parliament this seventh day of April 2008.


This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill passed by Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill.


..................................
Florence Naesol (Mrs)
Deputy Clerk to National Parliament


Assented to in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf this fourteenth day of April 2008.


...........................................
Sir Nathaniel Rahumaea Waena
Governor-General


Date of commencement: date of publication in the Gazette.


AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY DOLLARS, TO THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 2008.


ENACTED by the National Parliament of Solomon Islands.


Short title


1. This Act may be cited as the 2008 Appropriation Act 2008.


Authorisation of issue from the Consolidated Fund $ 1,444,323,290 to the services of 2008


2. The issue from the Consolidated Fund is hereby authorised of a sum of one thousand four hundred and forty-four million, three hundred and twenty three thousand, two hundred and ninety dollars, to be applied to the service of the year ending 31st December 2008.


Appropriation


3. The sum specified in the preceding section shall be appropriated for the supply of the heads specified, and in the amounts respectively specified in relation thereto, in the First Schedule.


Overdrafts and Advances


4. The Government may, at any time or times not later than the 31st December 2008, borrow by way of overdraft and advances within or outside Solomon Islands, any sum not exceeding in the whole one hundred million dollars on such terms and conditions as the Minister of Finance may deem expedient.


Development and Rehabilitation Loans


5. (1) The Government may, in addition to its borrowings under the provisions of section 4, borrow or enter into agreements to borrow on such terms and conditions as it may determine amounts up to such sums of money for such purposes and from such sources as are respectively specified in the first, second and third columns of the Second Schedule.


(2) No amounts may be borrowed under section (1) except in accordance with an agreement under that subsection entered into on or before 31st December 2008


(3) The Government shall not, without first obtaining the further authority of Parliament to borrow for the purposes ascribed thereto, borrow any sum or sums in excess of the figure shown in the first column of the Second Schedule.


(4) The Minister shall report to Parliament at the meeting next following such borrowing or agreement of any borrowing or the making of any agreement to borrow under subsection (1).


Advance Warrant


6. The total sums authorised by advance warrants issued by the Minister in exercise of his powers under section 13 of the Public Finance and Audit Act (Cap 120) for the financial year 2008 shall not at any one time exceed fifty million dollars.


Contingencies Warrant


7. The total sums authorised by contingencies warrants issued by the Minister in exercise of his powers under section 15 of the Public Finance and Audit Act (Cap 120) for the financial year 2008 shall not exceed the following amounts:


(a) in respect of Heads of Recurrent Expenditure, twenty five million dollars;


(b) in respect of Heads of Development Expenditure, twenty five million dollars.


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FIRST SCHEDULE
(Section 3)


RECURRENT
EXPENDITURE

HEAD

EXPENDITURE
AUTHORISED
270
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
15,561,584
271
Office of the Auditor General
5,412,411
272
Ministry of Education and Human Resources
268,231,671
273
Ministry of Finance and Treasury
68,223,271
274
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, External Trade and Immigration
17,398,563
275
Office of the Governor General
3,305,789
276
Ministry of Health and Medical Services
132,952,175
277
Ministry of Infrastructure Development
50,615,276
278
National Debt Servicing
15,000,000
279
National Parliament
22,121,314
280
Ministry of Forestry and Research
8,535,408
281
Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
40,573,234
282
Pensions and Gratuities
274,821
283
Ministry of Police, National Security & Correctional Services
92,753,921
284
Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening
48,375,188
285
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey
19,300,385
286
Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination
2,609,002
287
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
6,321,991
288
Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Employment
18,539,690
289
Ministry of Communication and Aviation
9,328,243
290
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
8,610,055
291
Ministry of Public Service
16,462,509
292
Ministry of Law and Justice
13,366,240
293
Ministry of Home Affairs
16,646,412
294
Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation & Peace
6,343,081
295
Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification
7,424,129
296
National Judiciary
9,306,601
297
Ministry of Women, Youth and Children's Affairs
5,072,297
298
Ministry of Rural Development and Indigenous Affairs
1,594,310
299
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology
8,279,021

TOTAL RECURRENT ESTIMATES

938,538,592

BUDGET SUPPORT EXPENDITURE


HEAD

EXPENDITURE
AUTHORISED
372
Ministry of Education and Human Resources
45,290,106
376
Ministry of Health and Medical Services
80,000,000

TOTAL BUDGET SUPPORT ESTIMATES

125,290,106

DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE


HEAD

EXPENDITURE
AUTHORISED
470
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
28,403,527
472
Ministry of Education and Human Resources
51,335,000
473
Ministry of Finance and Treasury
4,500,000
474
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, External Trade and Immigration
9,214,184
476
Ministry of Health and Medical Services
20,844,068
477
Ministry of Infrastructure Development
29,570,000
479
National Parliament
5,000,000
480
Ministry of Forestry and Research
12,000,000
481
Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
5,318,000
483
Ministry of Police and National Security
20,077,016
484
Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening
6,400,000
485
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey
4,454,940
486
Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination
21,134,748
487
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
11,950,000
488
Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Employment
10,250,000
489
Ministry of Communication and Aviation
24,300,000
490
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
8,645,000
491
Ministry of Public Service
1,048,286
492
Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs
1,500,000
493
Ministry of Home Affairs
600,000
494
Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace
5,906,630
495
Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification
9,885,000
496
National Judiciary
2,188,193
497
Ministry of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs
2,820,000
498
Ministry of Rural Development and Indigenous Business Affairs
80,000,000
499
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology
3,150,000

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES

380,494,592

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

1,444,323,290

Note:


This Appropriation Bill does not include $225,438,025 appropriated through Statutory Expenditure, including the $194,531,515 to be expended on Total National Debt. These Statutory Appropriations are included in the Recurrent Estimates Document and are appropriated by existing legislation

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SECOND SCHEDULE
(Section 5)


Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Maximum Borrowing

Use of Funds

Source of Funds

100,000,000

To Include

Multilateral, bilateral and other financial institutions.


(a) Rehabilitation and recovery program costs including regularising outstanding financial obligations carried forward into 2008.



(b) Development projects in natural resources, economic infrastructure and human resources.



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