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No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008

Act No. 3 of 2008

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Preamble

No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008 Short title. No. 3 2008 Sierra Leone The Appropriation Act, 2008. Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2008. [1st January, 2008] WHEREAS it is necessary to make provision for the issue from the Consolidated Fund of sums of money necessary to meet the expenditure to carry on the services of the Government: NOW , THEREFORE , it is enacted by the President and Members of Parliament in this present Parliament assembled as follows:– Date of commencement. Various Development Activities - Bumbuna Hydro Electric Project ... ... ... 11,066,000,000 Various Development Activities - Rural Electrification 1,305,000,000 Various Development Activities - Roads ... ... 19,718,000,000 Various Development Activities - Others ... ... 31,575,000,000 TOTAL ... ... ... Le1,018,621,700,000 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 total provision for the Financial Year 2008 for all Ministries and Departments, including Government’s contribution as Employer to the Social Security Scheme. Note 3. Contingency Fund (Allocation) is 1% (one percent) of Estimated Total Recurrent Revenue. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE G OVERNMENT P RINTING D EPARTMENT , S IERRA LEONE . GAZETTE NO . 25 OF 22ND M AY , 2008. S IGNED this 17th day of April, 2008 DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA, President. LS ACT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXXXIX, No. 25 dated 22nd May, 2008 Passed in Parliament this 18th day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand and eight. A. A. KEMOKAI, Clerk of Parliament. T HIS P RINTED 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. A. A. KEMOKAI, Clerk of Parliament. No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008

Section 1

This Act shall be deemed to have come intooperation on the 1st day of January, 2008.

Section 2

The sum of one trillion and eighteen billion sixhundred and twenty one million seven hundred thousand leones shall be and is hereby granted to His Excellency the President for and during the year two thousand and eight to be applied and expended in the manner herein described and for the several services set forth in the Schedule.

Section 3

The sum of one trillion and eighteen billion sixhundred and twenty one million seven hundred thousand leones referred to in section 2, shall be and is hereby declared to be charged upon and made payable from and out of the Consolidated Fund for the year two thousand and eight and the payment thereof shall be taken to begin on and immediately after the first day of January, two thousand and eight.

Section 4

The Accountant-General is hereby authorised andrequired to pay out of the Consolidated Fund for the several services specified in the Schedule, such sums as may be specified in the Warrant or Order of the Minister responsible for finance, issued from time to time up to the total sum of one trillion and eighteen billion six hundred and twenty one million seven hundred thousand leones which shall come in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, two thousand and eight.

Section 5

The amount from time to time paid for and in respectof the expenditure authorized in section 4 shall not exceed in the gross the sum of one trillion and eighteen billion six hundred and twenty one million seven hundred thousand leones from the first day of January, two thousand and eight inclusive, and any balances remaining unissued at the end of December, two thousand and eight shall lapse and not be available for making any payment in the following year. Commencement. Accountant- General’s authority for payment. Excess of expenditure. Le1,018,621,700, granted for 2008. Le1,018,621,700 000 charged on revenue. 107 02 Southern Province, Bo ... ... ... 171,000,000 107 03 Eastern Province, Kenema ... ... 171,000,000 107 04 Northern Province, Makeni ... ... 171,000,000 107 05 National Registration Secretariat ... ... 128,300,000 110 00 Office of the Secretary to the President ... 2,480,100,000 110 01 National Assets Commission ... ... 113,100,000 110 02 National Policy Advisory Committee ... 102,800,000 110 06 Presidential Spokesman ... ... 107,300,000 110 07 Anti-Corruption Commission ... ... 721,200,000 110 08 Office of the Ombudsman ... ... 175,300,000 110 09 Independent Media Commission ... ... 92,800,000 110 11 Registration of Political Parties ... ... 215,900,000 110 12 Law Reform Commission ... ... 230,900,000 110 13 Sierra Leone Insurance Commission ... 96,100,000 110 14 Local Government Service Commission ... 138,700,000 112 00 Office of the Vice President ... 827,300,000 116 00 Parliament ... ... 2,100,300,000 117 00 Cabinet Secretariat ... ... ... 291,000,000 118 00 Supreme Court ... ... ... 181,500,000 119 00 Court of Appeal ... ... ... 213,100,000 120 00 High Court ... ... ... 715,400,000 121 00 Audit Services ... ... ... 772,400,000 122 00 Establishment Secretary’s Office ... 336,100,000 123 00 Public Service Commission ... ... 288,200,000 124 00 Office of the Solicitor-General ... ... 669,500,000 124 01 Administrator and Registrar-General ... 223,400,000 128 00 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation ... ... ... 2,228,200,000 128 01 High Commission, London ... ... 531,000,000 128 02 UN Delegation ... ... ... 393,300,000 128 03 High Commission, Lagos ... ... 319,500,000 128 04 Embassy, Monrovia ... ... ... 290,200,000 128 05 Embassy, Conakry ... ... ... 332,500,000 128 06 Embassy, Washington ... ... ... 558,800,000 128 07 Embassy, Moscow ... ... ... 355,500,000 128 08 Embassy, Addis Ababa ... ... ... 391,800,000 128 09 Embassy, Beijing ... ... ... 372,700,000 128 10 High Commission, Banjul ... ... 347,200,000 128 11 Embassy, Brussels ... ... ... 327,900,000 128 12 Embassy, Saudi Arabia ... ... ... 286,500,000 101 00 Charged Emoluments ... ... ... See Note 1 106 00 Ministry of Presidential and Public Affairs ... 510,400,000 107 00 Ministry of Internal Affairs, Local Government and Rural Development ... 498,400,000 No. 3 Appropriation Act 2008No. 3 Appropriation Act 20084 5 128 13 Embassy, Bonn ... ... ... 370,600,000 128 14 Embassy, Iran ... ... ... 276,700,000 128 15 High Commission, Accra ... ... ... 398,600,000 128 16 Embassy, Libya ... ... ... 288,200,000 129 00 Ministry of Finance and Economic Development ... ... ... 5,704,300,000 130 00 National Revenue Authority ... ... 19,166,000,000 131 00 Revenue Appellate Board ... ... ... 44,900,000 132 00 Accountant-General’s Department 1,003,000,000 133 00 Ministry of Information and Communication 458,400,000 134 00 Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone ... 7,450,000,000 137 00 National Commission For Democracy ... 220,000,000 138 00 Statistics - Sierra Leone ... ... ... 2,280,000,000 139 00 National Commission for Privatisation ... 908,400,000 140 00 Mass Media Services ... ... 481,300,000 141 00 Government Printing Department ... ... 906,600,000 142 00 National Public Procurement Authority ... 427,500,000 143 00 Justice and Legal Service Commission ... 130,400,000 144 00 National Commission for Human Rights ... 132,500,000 201 00 Ministry of Defence ... ... 41,672,800,000 206 00 Police ... ... ... ... 24,937,200,000 207 00 Prisons Department ... ... ... 8,602,100,000 208 00 National Fire Authority ... ... ... 1,451,900,000 210 0 National Security Adviser ... ... 851,200,000 211 00 Immigration Department ... ... 752,900,000 212 00 National Drugs Secretariat ... ... 405,200,000 301 00 Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports ... 20,762,200,000 301 04 Grants to Tertiary Institutions ... ... 27,225,000,000 302 00 Department of Youth and Sports ... ... 1,379,300,000 303 00 Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Culture Division) ... ... ... 464,400,000 304 00 Ministry of Health and Sanitation ... ... 27,026,100,000 305 00 Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs ... ... ... 816,500,000 306 00 Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment ... ... 1,242,700,000 307 00 Gender and Children’s Affairs Division ... 747,700,000 308 00 National Commission for Social Action ... 122,400,000 340 00 Socially Oriented Outlays ... ... 842,000,000 341 00 Pensions, Gratuities and other Retirement Benefits ... ... ... See Note 1 342 00 Contributions to Social Security ... ... See Note 1 401 00 Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Forestry ... ... ... ... 14,106,300,000 402 00 Ministry of Marine Resources ... ... 622,300,000 403 00 Ministry of Mineral Resources ... ... 1,299,400,000 404 00 Ministry of Transport and Aviation ... 853,700,000 404 01 Civil Aviation Department ... ... 310,500,000 404 02 Meteorological Department ... ... 289,100,000 405 00 Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Tourism Division) ... ... ... 542,400,000 406 00 Ministry of Energy and Power ... ... 77,593,400,000 407 00 Ministry of Labour and Industrial Relations ... 843,300,000 408 00 Ministry of Works, Housing and Infrastructure 2,878,300,000 409 00 Ministry of Trade and Industry ... ... 937,500,000 409 01 Department of Co-operatives ... ... 172,900,000 410 00 National Commission on Environment ... 256,900,000 411 00 Road Fund ... ... ... ... 53,830,300,000 412 00 National Telecommunication Commission ... 240,000,000 415 00 Sierra Leone Maritime Administration ... 500,000,000 501 00 Miscellaneous Services ... ... ... 2,516,700,000 509 00 Domestic Suppliers’ Arrears ... ... 500,000,000 509 00 Parastatal Arrears ... ... ... 1,800,000,000 509 00 Salaries and Wages Arrears ... ... 2,600,000,000 601 00 Public Debt Charge ... ... 159,153,000,000 610 00 Contingency Fund ... ... ... see Note 3 701 00 Local Government Administration Grants ... 1,319,400,000 701 01 Sensitisation on Fire Prevention Services ... 203,900,000 701 01 Devolved Function - Education Services ... 29,805,600,000 701 01 Devolved Function - Youth and Sports Services 288,800,000 701 01 Devolved Function - Solid Waste Management Services ... ... ... 1,583,000,000 701 01 Devolved Function - Agriculture and Food Security Services ... ... ... 2,668,100,000 701 01 Devolved Function - Rural Water Services ... 785,400,000 701 01 Devolved Function - Gender and Children’s Affairs Services ... ... ... 377,700,000 701 01 Devolved Function - Health Care Services ... 10,914,500,000 701 01 Devolved Function - Fisheries and Marine Resources ... ... ... ... 86,700,000 Various Salaries and Wages (Notes 1 and 2) 356,210,000,000 Various Development Activities - Government Buildings ... ... ... ... 2,336,000,000

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