SOLOMON ISLANDS

THE 2008 SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT 2008
(NO. 3 OF 2008)

Passed by the National Parliament this twenty-fifth day of August 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 second day of September 2008.

……………………………..
Nathaniel Rahumaea Waena 
Governor-General

Date of commencement: [2nd September 2008]

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AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE TWO HUNDRED AND ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO 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 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2008 and is deemed to have come into effect on the date it is assented to by the Governor General.

Authorisation of issue from the Consolidated Fund $201,105,192 to the service of 2008

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

Appropriation

3. The sum specified in section 2 shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the commencement of this Act pursuant to section 1 for supply of the heads specified and in the amounts respectively specified in relation thereto in Schedule 1.

Contingencies warrants

4. The total sum 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) from the commencement of this Act pursuant to section 1 until the end of the financial year 2008 in respect of Heads of Recurrent Expenditure, shall not exceed thirty five million dollars. In respect of Heads of Expenditure, the Minister's authority shall exceed twenty five million dollars.
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SCHEDULE 1
(Section 3)

EXPENDITURE BY CONTINGENCIES WARRANTS

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

HEAD	EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED
	
275	Office of the Governor General	500.00	
279	National Parliament	2,894.393	
280	Ministry of Forestry	860,000	
281	Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	3,497,708	
286	Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination	650,000	
287	Ministry of Culture and Tourism	1,700,000	
288	Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration	2,000,000	
290	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources	357,188	
293	Ministry of Home Affairs	5,568,967	
295	Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification	776,150	
297	Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs	840,000	
298	Ministry of Rural Development	1,357,733	
299	Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology	1,500,00	

TOTAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE	
22,502,139	

DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE

HEAD	EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED
	
473	Ministry of Finance and Treasury	8,950,000	
477	Ministry of Infrastructure Development	5,280,000	
498	Ministry of Rural Development	5,000,000	

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE	
19,230,000	

TOTAL RECURRENT AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE BY CONTINGENCY WARRANTS	

41,732,139	

RECURRENT SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURES

HEAD	EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED
	
270	Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development	3,670,648	
271	Office of the Auditor General	64,484	
272	Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development	34,080,715	
273	Ministry of Finance Treasury	2,869,878	
274	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade	4,235,948	
275	Office of the Governor General	274,167	
276	Ministry of Health and Medical Services	31,736,387	
277	Ministry of Infrastructure Development	1,976,094	
279	National Parliament	1,843,301	
280	Ministry of Forestry	1,591,330	
281	Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	3,901,032	
283	Ministry of Police and National Security	10,777,297	
284	Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening	4,651,352	
285	Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey	816,918	
286	Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination	62,000	
287	Ministry of Culture and Tourism	1,367,530	
288	Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration	3,545,833	
289	Ministry of Communication and Aviation	743,490	
290	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources	1,032,782	
291	Ministry of Public Service	8,781,882	
292	Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs	3,286,623	
293	Ministry of Home Affairs	1,550,807	
294	Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace	50,482	
295	Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification	1,743,617	
296	National Judiciary	1,014,905	
297	Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs	315,980	
298	Ministry of Rural Development	4,851,363	
299	Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology 	1,192,981	

TOTAL SUPPLEMENTARY RECURRENT EXPENDITURES	

132,029,826	

DEVELOPMENT SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURES

HEAD	EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED
	
470	Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development	25,000,000	
488	Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration	1,000,000	
495	Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification	1,343,227	

TOTAL SUPPLEMENTARY DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES	

27,343,227	

TOTAL RECURRENT AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE AUTHORISED	

159,373,053	

TOTAL WARRANTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURES AUTHORISED	

201,105,192	

RECURRENT ESTIMATES

Original 
Estimates	Supplementary 
Estimates	Revised 
Estimates s	

HEAD:275	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL	

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $500,000

Subhead/item
0000:2090	Overseas Visits - State	443,498
443,498	500,000
500,000	943,498
943,498	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for additional funding for Governor General’s state visit trip to London.

HEAD:279	 NATIONAL PARLIAMENT	

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $2,894,394

Subhead/item

0094:1031	Housing allowance	62,601	1,017,399	1,080,000	
0094:1034	Other allowances	428,595	759,405	1,188,000	
0001:4041	Organisational administration	
133,936	
1,117,590	
1,251,526	
		625,132	2,894,394	3,519, 256	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for increase in MPs allowances as provided for in the PER effective 1st April 2008 and cater for hosting of the Presiding Officers and Clerks conference in July 2008 and also to cater for National Parliament Open Day.

HEAD: 280 MINISTRY OF FORESTRY

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $860,000

Subhead/item

0002:2001	Repair of official buildings	248,848	550,000	798,848	
0002:2010	Office expenses	30,650	40,000	70,650	
0002:2091 	Overseas Travel (MPs)	22,335	40,000	62,335	
0270:2070	Staff Travel and transport	89,828	60,000	149,828	
0270:3220	Materials/Equipments	16,883	70,000	86,883	
0270:6073	Timber Management	364,902	100,000	464,902	
		773,446	860,000	1,633,446	

RECURRENT ESTIMATES

Original 
Estimates	Supplementary 
Estimates	Revised 
Estimates s	

Explanatory Note
This amount provided for additional funds for the above line codes to maintain operation to the end of the year.

HEAD: 281	OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET	

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $3,497,708

Subhead/item
0061:2091	Overseas Travel - MPs	1,863,496	1,892,740	3,756,236	
0061:2092	Overseas Travel -Public Servants	
545,190	
662,546	
1,207,736	
0061:2024	Entertainment 	354,500	435,972	790,472	
0071:2191	Capital Exp-office equipment	
52,464	
506,450	
558,914	
		2,815,650	3,497,708	6,313,358	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for funding for Minister and Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Women, Youth and Children to attend Commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting in Sri Lanka, Minister of Mines to attend ESCAP meeting in Bangkok, airfares for SDA youth group, Computers equipments and official entertainment.

HEAD: 286 MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AID COORDINATION
Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $650,000

Subhead/item
0480:2091	Overseas Travel - MPs	0	465,000	465,000	
0480:2092	Overseas Travel - Public Servants	
0	
185,000	
185,000	
		0	650,000	650,000	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for funding for the Honourable Minister and Permanent Secretary overseas travel.

HEAD: 228: MINISTRY OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION
Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $2,000,000

Subhead/item
0181:6150	Annual National Trade Fair	
2,350,000	
2,000,000	
4,350,000	
		2,350,000	2,000,000	4,350,000	

RECURRENT ESTIMATES

Original 
Estimates	Supplementary 
Estimates	Revised 
Estimates 	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for additional funding for the 2008 National Trade and Agriculture Show during the 30th Independence Anniversary Celebration at Panatina.

HEAD: 290: MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $357,188

Subhead/item

0003:2091	Overseas travel - MPs	52,416	195,595	248,011	
0003:2092	Overseas travel - PS	52,416	161,593	214,009	
		104,832	357,188	462,020	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for funding for Minister, Permanent Secretary and officials to attend the International Whaling Commission (IWC) 60th Annual Meeting in Santiago, Chile.

HEAD: 293: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $5,568,967

Subhead/item
0301:4061	Grants	270,200	463,467	733,667	
0300:4090	Regional Disaster Relief	
432,600	
1,655,500	
2,088,100	
0002:4119	Anniversary Preparations	
4,260,000	
3,450,000	
7,710,000	
		4,962,800	5,568,967	10,531,767	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for Grants to SICA, disaster relief supplies to affected areas from Burnscreek to Monga River and the cost of hosting the 30th Independence Anniversary celebrations

HEAD: 295: MINISTRY OF MINE, ENERGY AND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $776,150

Subhead/item

0004:3100	House rentals	22,320	776,150	798,470	
		22,320	776,150	798,470	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for additional funding for house rentals which was under budgeted in the 2008 estimates. 

HEAD: 297: MINISTRY OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND CHILDREN AFFAIRS

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $840,000

Subhead/item

0305:4061	Grants	164,646	840,000	1,004,646	
		164,646	840,000	1,004,646	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for government financial support to the Solomon Islands Catholic youth to attend world youth conference in Sydney, Australia in July 2008.

HEAD: 298: MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $1,357,733

Subhead/item

0001:2001	Maintenance of official buildings	
0	
50,000	
50,000	
0001:2010	Office expenses 	50,000	53,347	103,347	
0001:2191	Capital Exp-Office Equipment	
50,000	
96,288	
146,288	
0001:2193	Capital-Office Furniture	
0	
67,272	
67,272	
0001:2300	IT-New Hardware	50,000	121,800	171,800	
0001:3010	Motor vehicle	0	285,133	285,133	
0001:3100	House Rental	0	100,000	100,000	
0001:3104	Office Rental	0	105,000	105,000	
0001:4030	Conference and Seminars	
100,000	
223,893	
323,893	
0184:2081	Travel and Monitoring	0	255,000	255,000	
		250,000	1,357,733	1,607,733	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for additional funding meet outstanding bills incurred in year 2007 and also to fund other operational expenses for the remainder of year 2008.

HEAD: 299 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND METEOROLOGY

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $1,500,000

Subhead/item
0001:2091	Overseas travel – MPs	60,000	500,000	560,000	
0001:2092	Overseas travel – PS	79,337	500,000	579,337	
0273:6414	Monitoring and Evaluation	
42,000	
500,000	
542,000	
		181,337	1,500,000	1,681,337	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for overseas travel and Environment Advisory Committee working budget for 2008.

DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES

Original 
Estimates	Supplementary 
Estimates	Revised 
Estimates s	

HEAD 473: MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND TREASURY

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $8,950,000

Subhead/item

0470:4090	Regional Disaster Relief	15,000,000	8,950,000	23,950,000	
		15,000,000	8,950,000	23,950,000	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for payment of monies under the Project Finance Implementation Agreement for Western and Choiseul Province.

HEAD: 477 MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $5,280,000

Subhead/item

0247:2120	Hire of Shipping	0	1,780,000	1,780,000	
3172:5799	Isabel  Shipping Grant	0	3,500,000	3,500,000	
		0	5,280,000	5,280,000	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for repair and refit costs for Western Province ship, MV TOMOKO and purchase of a new ship for Isabel Province.

HEAD: 498 MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Estimates of the amount further required in the year ending 31st December 2008 for the service of this head: $5,000,000

Subhead/item

7155:5799	Rural Constituency Development Fun	
20,000,000	
5,000,000	
25,000,000	
		20,000,000	5,000,000	25,000,000	

Explanatory Note
This amount provides for SIG contribution to Rural Constituency Development Fund.

SUPPLEMENTARY RECURRENT EXPENDITURES EXPLANATORY NOTES

The following are supplementary expenditures over and above the level of expenditures issued through contingency warrants.

270 - Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
Head 270 requires supplementation of $3,670,648 to cater for utilities, legal minimum wage increase, cola payrise, overspent in payroll and to supplement fuel, staff travel and other line items for this head.

3,670,648	
271 - Office of the Auditor General
Head of 271 requires supplementation of $64,484 to cater for legal minimum wage increase and COLA increase.	

64,484	

272 - Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development
Head 272 requires supplementation of $34,080,715 to meet USP Contributions and student allowances, cover overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

34,080,715	

273 - Ministry of Finance and Treasury 
Head 273 requires supplementation of $2,869,878 to cover utilities, printing, office expenses, fuel and repair of buildings, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

2,869,878	

274 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade
Head 274 requires supplementation of $4,235,948 to meet contributions to overseas bodies, diplomatic travel, hosting of meetings/summits, cover overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wages increase and COLA.	

4,235,948`	

275 - Office of the Governor General
Head 275 requires supplementation of $274,167 to cover overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

274,167	

276 - Ministry of Health and Medical Services
Head 276 requires supplementation of $31,736,387 to cover overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage and COLA.	

31,736,387	

277 - Ministry of Infrastructure Development
Head 277requires supplementation of $1,976,094 to cover overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

1,976,094	

279 - National Parliament
Head 279 requires supplementation of $1,843,301 to cover overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

1,843,301	

280 - Ministry of Forestry
Head 280 requires supplementation of $1,591,330 to cover cost of fuel, office expenses, staff travel, timber management, overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

1,591,330	

281 - Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Head 281 requires supplementation of $3,901,032 to cover cost of fuel, printing, office expenses, house rentals, staff travel, entertainment, overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

3,901,032	

283 - Ministry of Police and National Security
Head 283 requires supplementation of $10,777,297 to cover cost of fuel, printing, office expenses, house rental, staff travel, border payments and emoluments, firearms compensation, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

10,777,297	

284 - Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening
Head 284 requires supplementation of $4,651,352 to cover cost of fuel, office expenses, overspend in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

4,651,352	

285 - Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey
Head 285 requires supplementation of $816,918 to cover cost of radio communications, survey expenses, travel and transport and materials/equipment, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

816,918	

286 - Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination
Head 286 requires supplementation of $62,000 to cover cost of utilities and COLA.	

62,000	

287 - Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Head 287 requires supplementation of $1,367,530 to cover cost of fuel, printing, office expenses, house rentals, staff travel, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

1,367,530	

288 - Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration
Head 288 requires supplementation of $3,545,833 to cover repair of official buildings, and provincial trade show in Lata, purchase of new passports, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

3,545,833	

289 - Ministry of Communication and Aviation
Head 289 requires supplementation of $743,490 to cover utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

743,490	

290 - Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Head 290 requires supplementation of $1,032,782 to cover cost of fuel, printing, office expenses, house rentals and staff travel, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

1,032,782	

291 - Ministry of Public Service
Head 291 requires supplementation of $8,781,882 to meet office rental, overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

8,781,882	

292 - Ministry of Law and Justice
Head 292 requires supplementation of $3,286,623 to cover high cost of utilities, fuel, printing, office expenses, staff travel, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

3,286,623	

293 - Ministry of Home Affairs
Head 293 requires supplementation of $1,550,807 to meet cost of running by-elections in Lau/Baelelea and East Honiara Constituencies, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.`	

1,550,807	

294 - Ministry of National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace
Head 294 requires supplementation of $50,482 for utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

50,482	

295 - Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification
Head 295 requires supplementation of $1,743,617 to meet mines running cost, energy running cost, Geology running costs, utilities, minimum wage increase and COLA.	

1,743,617	

296 - National Judiciary
Head 296 requires supplementation of $1,014,905 to meet cost of hotel accommodation, office expenses, overspent in payroll, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

1,014,905	

297 - Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs
Head 297 requires supplementation of $315,980 to meet cost of house rent, office expenses, utilities, printing, staff travel, overspent in payroll, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

315,980	

298 - Ministry of Rural Development
Head 298 requires supplementation of $4,851,363 to meet cost of house rent, office rent, office expenses, staff travel, overspent in payroll, utilities, legal minimum wage increase and COLA. 	

4,851,363	

299 - Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology 
Head 299 requires supplementation of $1,192,981 to meet cost of house rental, printing research and conservation, fuel, staff travel and monitoring and evaluation, legal minimum wage increase and COLA.	

1,192,981	

SUPPLEMENTARY DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES EXPLANATORY NOTES

HEAD 470 - Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
This amount provides funding for the National Rice Project	

25,000,000	
HEAD 488 - Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration
This amount provides for repairs of official buildings	

1,000,000	

HEAD 495 - Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification
This amount provides for funding of Rural Boarding School Project under the Rural Electrification Phase 1 project for schools and hospitals in the provincial centres.	

1,343,227