SOLOMON ISLANDS

THE 2009 APPROPRIATION ACT 2008

(NO. 8 of 2008)

PASSED by the National Parliament this tenth day of December 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.

…………………….
Taeasi Sanga (Mrs)
Clerk to National Parliament

ASSENTED to in Her Majesty's name and on her Majesty's behalf this eighteenth day of December 2008.

…………………………………
Sir Nathaniel Rahumaea Waena
Governor-General

Date of Commencement: date of publication in the Gazette

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE ONE BILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-EIGHT MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN DOLLARS, TO THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 2009.

ENACTED by the National Parliament of Solomon Islands.

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the 2009 Appropriation Act 2008.

Authorisation of $1,758,713,157

2. The issue from the Consolidated Fund is hereby authorised of a sum of one billion seven hundred and fifty-eight million seven hundred and thirteen thousand one hundred and fifty-seven dollars, to be applied to the service of the year ending 31st December 2009.

Appropriation

3. The sum specified in section 2 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 2009, 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 Loan

5. (1) The Government may, in addition to its borrowings under 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 2009.

(3) The Government shall not borrow any sum or sums in excess of the figure shown in the first column of the Second Schedule, except with the resolution of Parliament pursuant to section 32 of the Public Finance and Audit Act.

(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 2009 shall not at any one time exceed fifty million dollars.

Contingencies Warrant

7.The total sums authorised by contingencies warrants issued by the Minister under section 15 of the Public Finance and Audit Act (Cap 120) for the financial year 2009 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)

PART 1 - RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

HEAD		EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED
	
270	Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development	25,725,292	
271	Office of the Auditor General	5,364,541	
272	Ministry of Education and Human Resources	390,424,107	
273	Ministry of Finance and Treasury	81,577,676	
274	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade	24,386,377	
275	Office of the Governor General	4,859,380	
276	Ministry of Health and Medical Services	208,957,504	
277	Ministry of Infrastructure Development	51,947,597	
279	National Parliament	22,851,495	
280	Ministry of Forestry	17,161,395	
281	Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 	56,542,631	
282	Pensions and Gratuities	4,452,556	
283	Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services	
120,101,947	
284	Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening	
58,930,974	
285	Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey	17,819,254	
286	Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination	5,601,600	
287	Ministry of Culture and Tourism	9,009,867	
288	Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Employment	23,220,345	
289	Ministry of Communication and Aviation	12,359,264	
290	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources	12,335,809	
291	Ministry of Public Service	20,490,997	
292	Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs	20,125,388	
293	Ministry of Home Affairs	22,060,345	
294	Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace	7,933,517	
295	Ministry of Mines and Energy	12,409,639	
296	National Judiciary	13,810,296	
297	Ministry of Women, Youth and Children's Affairs	8,466,007	
298	Ministry of Rural Development	12,953,075	
299	Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology	13,684,282	
			
	TOTAL RECURRENT ESTIMATES	1,285,563,157	
	
	BUDGET SUPPORT EXPENDITURE 

HEAD	EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED	
372	Ministry of Education and Human Resources 	41,000,000	
376	Ministry of Health and Medical Services 	60,000,000	
			
	TOTAL BUDGET SUPPORT ESTIMATES	101,000,000	
	
PART 2 - DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE	
	
HEAD		EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED	
			
470	Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development	40,000,000 	
472	Ministry of Education and Human Resources	45,950,000	
473	Ministry of Finance and Treasury	14,200,000	
474	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade	6,950,000	
476	Ministry of Health and Medical Services	16,500,000	
477	Ministry of Infrastructure Development	31,750,000	
479	National Parliament	1,500,000	
480	Ministry of Forestry	15,000,000	
481	Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	4,200,000	
483	Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services	13,000,000	
484	Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening	7,000,000	
485	Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey	4,000,000	
486	Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination	21,100,000	
487	Ministry of Culture and Tourism	4,700,000	
488	Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Employment	9,000,000	
489	Ministry of Communication and Aviation	14,000,000	
490	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources	12,000,000	
491	Ministry of Public Service	3,000,000	
492	Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs	1,500,000	
493	Ministry of Home Affairs	1,200,000	
494	Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace	10,000,000	
495	Ministry of Mines and Energy	5,650,000	
496	National Judiciary 	2,100,000	
497	Ministry of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs	5,200,000	
498	Ministry of Rural Development 	80,000,000	
499	Ministry of Environment, Conversation and Meteorology	2,650,000	

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES	
372,150,000	
	
TOTAL DEVELOPMENT	
1,758,713,157	

Note:

This Appropriation Bill doe not include $194,299,207 appropriated through Statutory Expenditure, including the $164,160,582 to be expended on Total National Debt. These Statutory Appropriations are included in the Recurrent Estimates Document and are appropriated by existing legislation.

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 regularizing outstanding financial obligations carried forward into 2009.

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