TONGA

1996-97 APPROPRIATION ACT, 1996

No. 3 of 1996.
I assent,
TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
28th June, 1996.
AN ACT
TO APPROPRIATE MONEYS TO THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT
[27th June, 1996.]
BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:
1. This Act may be cited as The 1996-97 Appropriation Act, 1996 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of July 1996.
2. There shall be issued from general revenue and other funds of the Kingdom and applied to the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and ninety seven any sum or sums not exceeding the sum of sixty one million five hundred and fifity eight thousand three hundred and sixty seven pa'anga for defraying the charge of the Government of Tonga for such period in the manner expressed in the Schedule to this Act.
3. The Treasurer shall issue and pay such sums for the purposes set out in the Schedule not exceeding in the whole the sums respectively in that behalf as the Prime Minister shall warrant under his hand direct.
4. The moneys granted by this Act are intended for the services in respect of which moneys will become payable within the financial year ending of 30 June, 1997 any balance unissued at the end of the month of June 1997 shall lapse and not be available for making payments in any subsequent month.
Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 27th day of June, 1996.
SCHEDULE
Vote	Ministry	Amount	
01x	H.M. The King	$1,033,877.00	
02x	Legislative Assembly	1,499,770.00	
03x	Prime Minister's Office	3,054,628.00	
04x	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	1,743,682.00	
05x	Governor, Ha'apai	69,698.00	
06x	Governor, Vava'u	96,566.00	
07x	Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources	1,335,823.00	
09x	Printing Department	769,430.00	
10x	Ministry of Justice	749,579.00	
11x	Ministry of Police	2,831,672.00	
12x	Crown Law, Department	294,482.00	
13x	Defence	3,200,068.00	
14x	Ministry of Finance	3,404,501.00	
18x	Audit Department	369,309.00	
19x	Ministry of Education	11,553,281.00	
20x	Ministry of Health	7,594,540.00	
21x	Civil Pensions and Gratuities	2,143,395.00	
22x	Prisons Department	496,091.00	
23x	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry	2,641,632.00	
24x	Ministry of Fisheries	760,101.00	
25x	Central Planning Department	377,446.00	
26x	Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries	1,020,660.00	
27x	Tonga. Visitors Bureau	735,500.00	
28x	Ministry of Works	2,827,259.00	
29x	Ministry of Civil Aviation	1,609,802.00	
30x	Ministry of Marine and Ports	1,016,443.00	
32x	Public Debt	5,742,600.00	
33x	Financial Appropriations	2,586,533.00	
	Total	$61,558,367.00