TUVALU

1998 APPROPRIATION ACT 1997
(Act No 7 of 1997)

I assent

Sir Tulaga Manuella GCMG MBE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL

Dated the 30th day of December 1997

AN ACT to authorise an appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund for recurrent expenditures for the service of the year ending 31st December, 1998.

ENACTED by the Parliament of Tuvalu-

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the 1998 Appropriation Act 1997.

Authorisation of expenditures

2. The Minister may by warrant under his hand, authorise the issue from the Consolidated Fund for the service of Tuvalu for the financial year ending 313` December, 1998 of a sum not exceeding twenty three millions, eighty six thousands and one hundred and seventy five dollars ($23,086,175), which sum shall be appropriated in accordance with the Schedule for the purposes specified.

SCHEDULE
(section 2)

(B)	APPROPRIATION OF AUTHORISED RECURRENT EXPENDITURES

	Head of Expenditure	Expenditure Authorised ($)	
A	Office of the Governor-General	36,055	
B	Office of the Prime Minister	2,841,4067	
C	Office of the Attorney-General	99,132	
D	Parliament	68,752	
E	Office of the Auditor-General 	87,737	
F	Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning	2,509,142	
G	Ministry of Works, Energy and Communications	2,177,812	
H	Ministry of Health, Women and Community Affairs	1,243,713	
I	Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment	2,285,901	
J	Ministry of Home Affairs and Rural Development	902,202	
K	Police and Prison Services	527,885	
L	Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Commerce	246,375	
M	Ministry of Education and Culture	4,060,002	
Total		$17,086,175	

(B) APPROPRIATION OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS

Transaction	Amount ($)	
4014 Contribution to the Tuvalu Trust Fund	6,000.000	

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1998 APPROPRIATION BILL 1997

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 not exceeding twenty three millions, eighty six thousands and one hundred and seventy five dollars ($23,086,175) will meet the expenditures by the government for the financial year ending 31st December, 1998 as detailed in the National Budget for 1998 as presented to the Parliament by the Hon Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.

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