SOLOMON ISLANDS

THE 2001 APPROPRIATION ACT 2001
(NO. 4 OF 2001)

Passed by the National Parliament this twenty-sixth day of April 2001.

Assented to in Her Majesty’s name and on Her Majesty’s behalf this twenty-third day of May 2001.

Date of commencement: date of publication in the Gazette. 

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No. 4 of 2001

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE SIX HUNDRED AND NINETEEN MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT DOLLARS TO THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 2001.

ENACTED by the National Parliament of Solomon Islands.

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the 2001 Appropriate Act 2001.

Authorisation of issue from the consolidated fund $619,915,478 to the service of 2001

2. The issue from the Consolidated Fund is hereby authorised of a sum of six hundred and nineteen million, nine hundred and fifteen thousand, four hundred and seventy eight dollars to be applied to the service of the year ending 31st December 2001.

Appropriation

3. The sum specified in the preceding section shall he 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 31st December 2001, borrow by way of overdraft and advances within or outside Solomon Islands, any sum not exceeding in the whole one hundred thirty million dollars on such terms and conditions as the Minister of Finance may deem expedient.

5. Development and Rehabilitation Loans

(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 subsection (1) except in accordance with an agreement- under that subsection entered into on or before 31st December 2001.

(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 2001 shall not at any one time exceed ten 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 2001 shall be shall not exceed the following amounts:

(a) in respect of Heads of Recurrent Expenditure, two million dollars:

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

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First Schedule
(Section 3)

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE	EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED	
HEAD		
240	Ministry of Agriculture and Primary Industries	7,764,802	
241	Auditor General	316,034	
242	Ministry of Commerce, Employment and Trade	4,976,788	
243	Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Aviation	3,966,175	
244	Ministry of Education	90,050,804	
245	Ministry of Finance	10,919,032	
246	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources	1,083,976	
247	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	8251,287	
248	Ministry of Forestry, Environment and Conservation	1,868,627	
249	Governor General	804,961	
250	Ministry of Health and Medical Services	66,909,380	
251	Ministry of Health and Medical Services	8,630,546	
252	Ministry of Lands and Housing	14,657,111	
253	Ministry of Mines and Energy	1,937,155	
255	National Parliament	9,315,388	
256	Ministry of National Planning and Human Resources Dev	931,100	
257	Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace	2,717,001 	
258	Office of Prime Minister	23,832, 839	
259	Pensions and Gratuities	201,000 	
260	Ministry of Police, Justice, Defence and National Security	46.724.784	
261	Ministry of Provincial Government and Rural Development	37,920,784	
262	Ministry of Transport, Works and Communication	25,827,474	
263	Ministry of Youth, Sports and Women Development	3,754,158	
264	Ministry of Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment	1,236,249	
374,597,580	

FIRST SCHEDULE
(Section 3)

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE	EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED	
HEAD		
441	Ministry of Agriculture and Primary Industries	3,350.000	
442	Ministry of Commerce, Employment and Trade	1,080,000	
443	Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Aviation	7,800,000	
444	Ministry of Education	45,800,00()	
445	Ministry of Finance	24,494,00()	
446	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources	2,050,000	
448	Ministry of Forestry, Environment and Conservation	160,000	
450	Ministry of Health and Medical Services	17,500.000	
453	Ministry of Mines and Energy	1,800,000	
456	Ministry of National Planning and Human Resources Dev.	15,156,898	
457	Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace	60,473,000	
458	Office of the Prime Minister	60,000	
460	Ministry of Police, Justice, Defence and National Security	5,800,000	
461	Ministry of Provincial Government and Rural Development	21,000,000	
462	Ministry of Transport, Works and Communication	35,994,000	
463	Ministry of Youth, Sports and Women Development	550,000	
464	Ministry of Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment	2,250,000	
		245,317,895	
TOTAL RECURRENT AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE	619,915,478	

SECOND SCHEDULE 
(Section 5)

Column l	Column 2	Column 3	
Maximum	Use of Funds	Source of Funds	
Borrowing	To Include:
		
350,000,000	Development projects 
in natural resources,
economic infrastructure and human resources
	Multilateral, bilateral and other financial institutions	

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