Commencement: 1.1.1997

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

APPROPRIATION (1997) ACT

NO. 15 OF 1996

Arrangement of Sections

1. Appropriation.
2. Development Bank and National Bank Allocation Subject to Review.
3. Commencement.

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Assent: 30.12.96
Commencement: 1.1.97

APPROPRIATION (1997) ACT

N0. 15 OF 1996

An Act to provide for the appropriation of funds for the services of the Government for the year ending on 31st December, 1997.

BE IT ENACTED by the President and Parliament as follows: -

APPROPRIATION

1. There shall be issued from the Revenue Fund of Vanuatu and applied for the services of the Government for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1997 a sum not exceeding VT 6,605,000,000 which shall be appropriated as set out in the Schedule.

DEVELOPMENT BANK AND NATIONAL BANK ALLOCATION SUBJECT TO REVIEW

2. The sums of money allocated to the Development Bank of Vanuatu and the National Bank of Vanuatu as shown in the Schedule shall not be paid over to both Banks until a full review of the administration and efficiency of such Banks is completed and the Minister is satisfied that it is in the best interest of the public that such sums of moneys are paid to those Banks.

COMMENCEMENT

3. This Act shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 1997.

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SCHEDULE

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1997

BUDGET
HEAD	TITLE	VATU	
			
CONSTITUTIONAL		
			
201	PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC	16,021,773	
202	PARLIAMENT.	178,363,050	
203	OMBUDSMAN	28,527,000	
204	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHIEFS	13,135,829	
205	AUDITOR GENERAL	23,782,912	
		259,830,564	

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE, PLANNING, STATISTICS AND LANGUAGE SERVICES		
			
210	CABINET	133,746,092	
211	ATTORNEY GENERAL	23,225,224	
215	NATIONAL PLANNING OFFICE	22,239,272	
216	STATISTICS OFFICE	18,370,905	
218	LANGUAGE SERVICES	14,390,888	
219	PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT	411,500,728	
		623,473,109	

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, CULTURE, RELIGION & WOMENS AFFAIRS		
			
207	CABINET	26,800,000	
208	CULTURE, RELIGION, WOMENS AFFAIRS & ARCHIVES	17,716,405	
212	PUBLIC PROSECUTOR	15,903,061	
213	PUBLIC SOLICITOR	8,172,000	
214	JUDICIARY	51,788,509	
		120,379,975	

	MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS		
			
223	CABINET	22,302,092	
224	LOCAL GOVERNMENT	218,163,492	
225	VANUATU MOBILE FORCE	146,107,903	
226	POLICE, PRISONS	256,904,440	
227	LABOUR DEPARTMENT 	27,298,567	
228	ELECTORAL OFFICE	14,363,409	
229	CIVIL STATUS	7,010,000	
264	ENVIRONMENT UNIT	4,902,608	
		697,052,511	

	MINISTRY OF FINANCE		
			
234	CABINET	14,254,092	
235	FINANCE DEPARTMENT	58,688,900	
236	CUSTOMS AND EXCISE	66,113,276	
		139,056,268	

MINISTRY OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INDUSTRY & CO-OPERATIVES		
			
243	CABINET	32,754,092	
238	CO-OPERATIVES & RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	36,422,400	
239	DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE	19,167,080	
240	DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS	8,773,779	
		96,117,351	

	MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL TRADE		
			
241	CABINET	8,642,500	
244	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS	146,707,341	
245	IMMIGRATION	22,100,335	
		177,450,176	

	MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES		
			
246	CABINET	14,554,092	
247	AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT	123,939,319	
248	FISHERIES DEPARTMENT	27,528,267	
249	LIVESTOCK DEPARTMENT	39,219,000	
272	FORESTRY DEPARTMENT	31,237,820	
		236,478,498	

	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH & SPORT		
			
251	CABINET	18,464,479	
252	YOUTH AND SPORTS	22,334,102	
253	EDUCATION - CENTRAL ADMIN	3,343,095	
254	PRIMARY EDUCATION	707,244,934	
255	SECONDARY EDUCATION	448,103,902	
283	TERTIARY EDUCATION	138,940,632	
284	CDC & EXAMINATIONS	45,613,626	
256	FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION	21,586,758	
257	EDUCATION - PLANNING, STATISTICS, ETC.	5,461,662	
258	TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION	3,332,568	
		1,414,385,758	

	MINISTRY OF HEALTH		
			
260	CABINET	15,054,092	
261	HEALTH - CURATIVE SERVICES	550,675,738	
262	HEALTH - PREVENTATIVE AND RURAL WATER SUPPLY	227,288,711	
		793,018,541	

	MINISTRY OF LANDS, ENERGY, GEOLOGY AND MINES		
			
265	CABINET	14,454,092	
263	ENERGY UNIT	5,875,807	
266	LANDS DEPARTMENT	25,062,242	
267	LAND RECORDS OFFICE	10,218,500	
268	LAND SURVEY DEPARTMENT	35,097,451	
269	GEOLOGY AND MINES	11,458,750	
271	URBAN LANDS	20,003,317	
		122,170,159	

	MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, PUBLIC WORKS, & PORTS AND MARINE		
			
273	CABINET	19,654,092	
276	PORTS AND MARINE DEPARTMENT	67,967,000	
278	PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT	511,325,500	
		598,946,592	

	MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION, TOURISM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, METEOROLOGY & POSTAL SERVICES		
			
222	CABINET	14,554,092	
274	CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT	180,350,108	
275	METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE	34,119,200	
259	POSTAL SERVICES	62,814,098	
		291,837,498	

	COMMON SERVICES		
			
285	MISCELLANEOUS & COMMON SERVICES	62,700,000	
286	PUBLIC DEBT	498,403,000	
287	CONTINGENCIES & CENTRAL PROVISIONS	473,700,000	
			
		1,034,803,000	
			
	TOTAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE	6,605,000,000	

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