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No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 201812 Short title. No. 13 2018 Sierra Leone Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2018 Being an Act to make supplementary provisions for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2018 [ ] WHEREAS by the Appropriation Act, 2017 a sum not exceeding six trillion, three hundred and thirty six billion, seven hundred and seven million, five hundred and twenty two thousand Leones was provided for the services of Sierra Leone for the year two thousand and eighteen; Date of commencement. ACT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Extraordinary Vol. CXLIX, No. 64 dated 19th July, 2018 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO. 64 OF 19TH JULY, 2018. 10 1 0 0 Charged Emoluments See Note 1 11 0 2 0 Presidential Infrastructure Initiative 1,000,0 00,000 11 0 2 1 Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation 5,000,0 00,000 12 7 0 0 Ministry of Planning and Economic Development 15,952,376,500 30 0 0 0 Ministry of Technical and Higher Education 26,929,320,800 30 0 0 4 Grants to Tertiary Institutions (Including Tuition Fees Subsidies) 134 ,695,183,400 30 0 0 4 Tertiary Education Commission 1,867,9 29,400 34 1 0 0 Pensions, Gratuities and Other Retirement Benefits See Note 1 34 2 0 0 Contributions to Social Security See Note 2 42 3 0 0 Sierra Leone Petroleum Regulation Agency 4,285,6 87,100 42 4 0 0 Sierra Leone Petroleum Directorate 7,868,1 98,800 TOTAL Le 197,598,696,000 Note 1. The amounts for Charged Emoluments, Gratuities and Other Retirement Benefits, and Contributions to Social Security are included in the provision for Salaries and Wages. Note 2. The Amount provided for Salaries and Wages is the six months provision for the Financial Year 2018 for all Ministries , Departments and Agencies, including Government's contribution to Social Security as Employer to the Social Security Scheme. Note 3. Contingency Fund (Allocated) which is 2% of Estimated Total Recurrent Revenue SECOND SCHEDULE 1st July, 2018. Passed in Parliament this 12th day of July , in the year of our Lord two thousand and Eighteen. MOHAMED LEBBIE, Ag. Clerk of Parliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. MOHAMED LEBBIE, Ag. Clerk of Parliament. No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 20182 WHEREAS it has become necessary to provide for the expenditure from the Consolidated Fund, a further sum of eighty four billion three hundred and eighty eight million two hundred and ninety one thousand four hundred Leones in excess of the provision in the Appropriation Act, 2017; AND WHEREAS subsection (3) of section 112 of the 1991 Constitution states that where in respect of any financial year, it is found that the amount of moneys appropriated by the Appropriation Act for any purpose is insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose for which no amount of moneys has been appropriated by the Act, a supplementary estimate showing the sum of money required shall be laid before Parliament; AND WHEREAS section 42 (1) (a) to (e) of Public Financial Management Act 2016 provides that a supplementary estimate under paragraph (b) (ii) of sub section (3) of section 111 of the Constitution shall be submitted to Parliament subject to subsection (3) of section 112 of the Constitution and shall be appropriated by a Supplementary Appropriation Act under subsection (4) of section 112 of the Constitution; AND WHEREAS sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 24 of the Financial Management Regulations 2007 provides that: Where further disbursements are required in respect of a service which- (a) could not have been foreseen; (b) cannot be postponed without detriment to the public service; or (c) cannot appropriately be charged to an existing appropriation or which can cause an excess on such estimates, a Vote Controller shall seek approval or authority from the Minister before an expenditure is incurred; AND WHEREAS sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 24 of the Financial Management Regulations 2007 provides that where expenditure for such service cannot be met by virement from a programme with savings, provision for supplementary can be sought; AND WHEREAS sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 25 of the Financial Management Regulations 2007, provides that where a supplementary provision is required as an addition to the original estimates, an application for supplementary funds shall be made by the vote controller concerned to the Financial Secretary in order to seek the approval of the Minister. . NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:-

Section 1

This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation onthe 1st day of July, 2018.

Section 2

The sum of three trillion seven hundred and twenty onebillion five hundred and fifty nine million, nine hundred and fifteen thousand five hundred Leones shall be and is hereby granted to the President, for and during the period July to December 2018 to be applied for the several services set forth in the First and Second Schedules.

Section 3

(1) The sum of three trillion seven hundred and twentyone billion five hundred and fifty nine million, nine hundred and fifteen thousand five hundred Leones shall be and is hereby declared to be charged upon and made payable from and out of the Consolidated Fund for the period July to December 2018 and the payment shall be taken to begin immediately after the commencement of this Act. (2) Payment of the sums authorized by the Minister responsible for Finance to be issued from the Consolidated Fund shall be taken to have begun on the date of the warrant authorizing such payment. Commencemen t Le3,721,559,915,- 50 0 charged on revenue. Le3,721,559,915,- 50 0 Revised estimate July to December, 2018. No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 20184 5 Vote Division Vote Description FY20 18 Le 10 1 0 0 Charged Emoluments See Note 1 10 5 0 0 Ministry of Political and Public Affairs 1,774,1 32,300 10 6 0 0 Office of the Chief Minister 6,354,7 22,300 10 7 0 0 Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development 5,557,3 41,100 10 7 0 2 Southern Province, Bo 2,463,4 37,600 10 7 0 3 Eastern Province, Kenema 2,195,5 67,700 10 7 0 4 Northern Province, Makeni 2,644,1 95,200 10 7 0 5 North West Province, Port Loko 1,989,7 00,000 10 8 0 0 Sierra Leone Small Arms Commission 822 ,744,300 11 0 0 0 Office of the Secretary to the President 11,246,318,100 11 0 0 1 National Assets and Government Property Commission 526 ,213,000 11 0 0 7 Anti-Corruption Commission 4,529,1 35,400 11 0 0 8 Office of the Ombudsman 844 ,451,900 11 0 0 9 Independent Media Commission 322 ,011,500 11 0 1 1 Political Parties Registration Commission 1,339,4 78,000 11 0 1 2 Law Reform Commission 544 ,644,600 11 0 1 3 Sierra Leone Insurance Commission 504 ,555,000 11 0 1 4 Local Government Service Commission 128 ,573,600 11 0 1 7 Public Sector Reform Unit 584 ,658,700 11 0 1 8 Corporate Affairs Commission 482 ,811,500 11 0 1 9 Public Private Partnership Unit 342 ,158,200 11 2 0 0 Office of the Vice President 7,037,9 69,700 11 6 0 0 Parliament 14,296,963,600 11 7 0 0 Cabinet Secretariat 1,823,0 35,900

Section 4

The Accountant General is hereby authorized and authorityfor payment required from time to time upon warrant or order of the Minister responsible for Finance to pay out of the Consolidated Fund- (a) the sum of three trillion five hundred and twenty three billion nine hundred and sixty one million two hundred and nineteen thousand five hundred Leones for the services specified in the First Schedule; (b) the sum of one hundred and ninety seven billion five hundred and ninety eight million six hundred and ninety six thousand Leones for the services specified in the Second Schedule during the year ending 31st December, 2018.

Section 5

The amount from time to time paid for and in respect ofexpenditure authorized in section 2 shall not exceed in gross the sum of three trillion seven hundred and twenty one billion five hundred and fifty nine million, nine hundred and fifteen thousand five hundred Leones from the first day of July, 2018 and any balances remaining unissued at the end of December, 2018 shall lapse and shall not be available from making any payment in the following year. Accountant- General's authority for payment. Excess ofexpenditure No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018 Le Vote Division Vote Description FY20 18 Le 11 8 0 0 The Judiciary 11,486,871,100 12 1 0 0 Audit Service Sierra Leone 3,647,3 05,100 12 2 0 0 Human Resource Management Office 2,065,4 79,600 12 3 0 0 Public Service Commission 1,177,0 83,200 12 4 0 0 Office of the Solicitor-General 4,326,4 69,500 12 4 0 1 Administrator and Registrar-General 570 ,629,100 12 4 0 5 Justice Sector Coordination Office 673 ,047,100 12 4 0 7 Legal Aid Board 5,676,7 22,200 12 5 0 0 Local Courts 766 ,769,400 12 6 0 0 Independent Police Complaints Board 814 ,978,700 12 8 0 0 Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Co-operation 14,631,116,400 12 8 0 1 High Commission, London 1,124,5 40,000 12 8 0 2 UN Delegation 907 ,830,000 12 8 0 3 High Commission, Abuja 869 ,755,000 12 8 0 4 Embassy, Monrovia 752 ,555,000 12 8 0 5 Embassy, Conakry 721 ,635,000 12 8 0 6 Embassy, Washington 828 ,615,000 12 8 0 7 Embassy, Moscow 630 ,475,000 12 8 0 8 Embassy, Addis Ababa 751 ,575,000 12 8 0 9 Embassy, Beijing 721 ,635,000 12 8 1 0 High Commission, Banjul 610 ,885,000 12 8 1 1 Embassy, Brussels 644 ,620,000 12 8 1 2 Embassy, Saudi Arabia 673 ,045,000 12 8 1 3 Embassy, Berlin 402 ,499,000 12 8 1 4 Embassy, Iran 642 ,670,000 12 8 1 5 High Commission, Accra 980 ,845,000 12 8 1 6 Embassy, Libya 580 ,600,000 12 8 1 7 Embassy, Dakar 704 ,575,000 12 8 1 8 Embassy, Dubai 697 ,370,000 12 8 1 9 High Commission India 550 ,000,000 12 8 2 0 Sierra Leone Mission,Geneva 578 ,365,000 12 8 2 1 Embassy, Kuwait 755 ,070,000 12 8 2 1 Embassy, Seoul 326 ,095,000 12 9 0 0 Ministry of Finance 53,204,990,000 13 0 0 0 National Revenue Authority 45,230,925,000 13 1 0 0 Revenue Appellate Board 625 ,650,000 13 2 0 0 Accountant-General's Department 36,562,522,900 13 3 0 0 Ministry of Information and Communication 2,442,3 46,000 13 3 0 3 Attitudinal and Behavioural Change Programme 1,089,7 69,700 13 3 0 4 Government Spokesman 495 ,446,800 13 4 0 0 National Electoral Commission 38,846,494,800 13 7 0 0 National Commission For Democracy 948 ,250,000 13 8 0 0 Statistics - Sierra Leone 6,869,7 05,900 13 9 0 0 National Commission for Privatisation 1,355,5 50,000 14 0 0 0 Mass Media Services 1,765,6 01,500 14 1 0 0 Government Printing Department 2,751,0 94,800 14 2 0 0 National Public Procurement Authority 3,263,9 05,200 14 3 0 0 Justice and Legal Service Commission 182 ,850,000 14 4 0 0 National Commission for Human Rights 1,260,4 00,000 14 5 0 0 Rights to Access Information Commission 1,138,5 62,800 20 1 0 0 Ministry of Defence 45,530,394,600 20 3 0 0 National Civil Registration Authority 2,104,2 51,300 6 7 No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018 20 5 0 1 Ministry of Internal Affairs 1,206,3 12,200 20 6 0 0 Sierra Leone Police 47,768,600,600 20 7 0 0 Sierra Leone Correctional Services 47,037,514,200 20 8 0 0 National Fire Authority 17,826,036,400 20 9 0 0 Central Intelligence & Security Unit 3,487,5 59,200 21 0 0 0 Office of National Security 4,716,8 76,200 21 1 0 0 Immigration Department 5,127,5 93,500 21 2 0 0 National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency 577 ,940,000 30 1 0 0 Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education 119 ,504,982,600 30 2 0 0 Ministry of Sports 5,692,2 01,400 30 3 0 0 Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs 5,620,7 16,600 30 4 0 0 Ministry of Health and Sanitation 76,876,246,500 30 5 0 0 Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs 12,161,122,500 30 5 0 3 National Commission for Persons with Disability 2,891,8 27,200 30 5 0 5 National Children's Commission 2,344,3 56,600 30 6 0 0 Ministry of Lands, Country Planning & the Environment 6,085,2 65,700 30 7 0 0 National Medical Supplies Agency 8,685,8 87,300 30 8 0 0 National Commission for Social Action 1,561,4 46,100 30 9 0 0 Dental and Medical Board 399 ,552,700 31 0 0 0 Ministry of Youth Affairs 3,798,2 74,300 31 0 0 1 National Youth Commission 5,163,8 12,500 31 1 0 0 Health Service Commission 1,223,2 18,400 31 2 0 0 Teaching Service Commission 853 ,746,900 31 3 0 0 National Youth Service 2,655,0 00,000 31 4 0 0 National HIV and AIDS Commission 2,940,0 00,000 31 5 0 0 Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration 456 ,000,000 31 6 0 0 Civil Service Training College 700 ,000,000 34 1 0 0 Pensions, Gratuities and Other Retirement Benefits See Note 1 34 2 0 0 Contributions to Social Security See Note 2 34 5 0 0 Pharmacy Board Services 4,995,4 27,600 40 1 0 0 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security 53,517,057,400 40 2 0 0 Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources 9,323,1 98,100 40 3 0 0 Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources 2,542,4 21,700 40 3 0 5 National Minerals Agency 3,196,8 95,300 40 4 0 0 Ministry of Transport and Aviation 3,760,1 42,400 40 5 0 0 Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs - National Tourist Board 7,545,3 70,500 40 5 0 1 Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs - Monuments and Relics Commission 1,922,4 31,400 40 5 0 2 Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs - National and Railway Museums 800 ,000,000 40 6 0 0 Ministry of Energy 156 ,431,007,300 40 7 0 0 Ministry of Labour and Social Security 7,476,5 08,900 40 8 0 0 Ministry of Works, Housing and Infrastructure 12,713,370,700 40 9 0 0 Ministry of Trade and Industry 4,005,6 58,700 40 9 0 0 Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency 4,556,1 28,300 40 9 0 0 Sierra Leone Standards Bureau 2,981,5 46,700 40 9 0 1 Department of Co-operatives 1,637,1 78,500 41 0 0 0 National Protected Area Authority 1,077,8 00,000 41 1 0 0 Road Maintenance Fund 108 ,723,899,000 8 9 No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018No. 13 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2018 41 2 0 0 National Telecommunications Commission 53,250,662,500 41 3 0 0 Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission 1,367,1 47,500 41 4 0 0 Ministry of Water Resources 14,482,739,400 41 5 0 0 Sierra Leone Maritime Administration 16,734,668,600 41 6 0 0 Civil Aviation Authority 2,034,2 42,500 41 7 0 0 Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority 1,819,4 75,600 41 8 0 0 Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute 5,525,1 23,900 41 9 0 0 Local Content Agency 717 ,723,100 42 0 0 0 Sierra Leone Environment Protection Agency 17,621,138,200 42 1 0 0 Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDA) 2,175,0 00,000 42 2 0 0 Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency 1,218,7 50,000 50 1 0 0 Miscellaneous Services 65,062,200 50 9 0 0 Domestic Suppliers' Arrears 1,100,0 00,000 50 9 0 0 Parastatal Arrears 1,600,0 00,000 50 9 0 0 Salaries and Wages Arrears 954 ,000,000 60 1 0 0 Public Debt Charges 603 ,478,942,500 61 0 0 0 Contingency Fund (S36 PFM Act 2016) 32,570,896,600 61 1 0 0 Special Warrants of the President (S38 PFM Act, 2016) 16,285,448,300 61 2 0 0 Unallocated Head of Expenditures (S39 PFM Act, 2016) 5,048,4 89,000 70 1 0 0 Local Government Administration Grants 5,106,9 42,300 70 1 0 1 Sensitisation on Fire Prevention Services 939 ,884,500 70 1 0 1 Devolved Function - Education Services 80,918,940,300 10 11 70 1 0 1 Devolved Function - Youth and Sports Services 2,083,2 66,000 70 1 0 1 Devolved Function - Solid Waste Management Services 43,530,412,400 70 1 0 1 Devolved Function - Agriculture and Food Security Services 14,896,909,300 70 1 0 1 Devolved Function - Rural Water Services 3,113,6 48,500 70 1 0 1 Devolved Function - Social Welfare Gender and Children's Affairs Services 4,137,1 77,300 70 1 0 1 Devolved Function - Health Care Services 30,396,853,600 70 1 0 1 Devolved Function - Fisheries and Marine Resources 582 ,000,000 Various Salaries and Wages (Notes 1 and 2) 1,0 10,572 ,767,700 Various Development Activities - Water Supply Projects 43,550,554,900 Various Development Activities - National Civil Registration Project 45,000,000,000 Various Development Activities - Electrification of City and District Headquarter Towns 76,826,574,300 Various Development Activities - Rehabilitation of City and District Headquarter Towns Streets 59,074,984,000 Various Development Activities - Public Health Sierra Leone 3,098,9 91,100 Various Development Activities - Others 172 ,198,415,400 TOTAL Le 3,523,961,219,500

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