TUVALU

1996 APPROPRIATION ACT 1995
(Act No. 3 of 1995)

I assent

Tulaga Manuella, MBE
Governor-General

December, 1995

AN ACT to authorise an appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund for recurrent expenditure for the service of the year ending 31 December, 1996.

ENACTED by the Parliament of Tuvalu-

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the 1996 Appropriation Act 1995.

Authorisation of expenditure

2. The Minister may, by warrant under his hand, authorise expenditure the issue from the Consolidated Fund, for the service of Tuvalu for the financial year ending 31 December, 1996 of a sum not exceeding eleven million one hundred and seventy-one thousand five hundred and eighty-three dollars ($11,171,583) which sum shall be appropriated in accordance with the Schedule for the purposes specified.

SCHEDULE
(Section 2)

(A) APPRORIATION OF AUTHORISED EXPENDITURE

	Head of Expenditure	Expenditure Authorised ($)	
201	Office of the Governor-General	$25,344	
202	Office of the Prime Minister 	$1,441,762	
203	Office of the Attorney-General	$21,106	
204	Parliament	$54,403	
205	Office of the Auditor-General	$59,292	
206	Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, Commerce and Industries	$776,159	
207	Ministry of Labour, Works and Communications	$1,951,952	
208	Ministry of Health, Sport and Human Resources	$2,566,670	
209	Ministry of Natural Resources	$889,890	
210	Ministry of Home Affairs	$522,835	
211	Police and Prison Services	$462,170	

(B) APPROPRIATION OF CONTRIBUTION
TO THE TUVALU TRUST FUND

Government’s contribution	$1,650,000	

(C) APPROPRIATION OF CONTRIBUTION
TO THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF TUVALU

Acquisition of further shares in the Development Bank of Tuvalu	
$250,000	

(D) APPROPRIATION OF CONTRIBUTION
TO SPECIAL FUNDS

Government Insurance Fund	$300,000	
Community Rehabilitation Fund	$200,000	

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1996 APPROPRIATION ACT 1995

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
(This memorandum is not part of the Act)

This Act authorises the appropriation of moneys from the Consolidated Fund of Tuvalu in accordance with section 165 of the Constitution of Tuvalu. This appropriation, amounting to eleven million one hundred and seventy - one thousand five hundred and eighty - three dollars ($11,171,583) will meet the expenditures by the Government in the financial year ending 31 December, 1996 as detailed in the National Budget for 1996 presented to the Parliament by the Honourable Minister of Finance, Economic Planning, Commerce and Industries.

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