Act 1 2020 - APPROPRIATION ACT

[27th December 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 1 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2020 (Act 1 of 2020) I assent Danny Faure President 26th December, 2019 AN ACT to provide for the service of the Republic of Seychelles for the year ending December 31st, 2020. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. 1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, Short title 2020. 2 Supplement to Official Gazette [27th December 2019] 2. The Minister of Finance, Trade, Investment and Authorisation of expenditure Economic Planning, may by warrant under the hand of the Minister authorise the issue from the Consolidated Fund for the services Expenditure of the Republic for the year 2020, of a sum not exceeding nine billion two hundred and thirty million, seven hundred and sixty-five thousand and three hundred and ninety-nine rupees (R9,230,765,399) which sum shall be appropriated in accordance with the Schedule for the purposes specified therein. SCHEDULE Allocation of Authorised Expenditure R'000 Office of the President 74,884 Office of the Designated Minister 10,391 Department of Legal Affairs 140,318 Department of Defence 330,909 Department of Public Administration 22,347 Department of Information Technology and -------- Communication Department of Blue Economy 81,208 Department of Information 4,575 Disaster and Risk Management 9,862 The Judiciary 102,033 The Legislature 43,012 Office of the Auditor General 21,262 Office of the Ombudsman 3,768 Office of the Public Service Appeals Board 1,230 Constitutional Appointments Authority 2,064 Electoral Commission 8,881 Ministry of Finance, Trade, Investment and 150,017 Economic Planning [27th December 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 3 Department of Foreign Affairs 115,662 Department of Police 526,773 Department of Prison 84,990 Regional Maritime Security Bodies 9,061 Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture 15,276 Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development 944,281 Ministry of Habitat, Infrastructure and Land Transport 185,103 Department of Local Government 153,853 Ministry of Health 48,012 Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine 60,646 Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status 89,936 Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change 99,040 Department of Youth and Sports 9,228 Department of Culture 93,468 Ministry of Family Affairs 73,843 Department of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development 4,490 Office of the Mayor of Victoria 4,469 Institute of Early Childhood Development 16,983 Seychelles Licensing Authority 18,062 Fair Trading Commission 14,938 National Bureau of Statistics 22,471 Seychelles Revenue Commission 145,913 Procurement Oversight Unit 13,761 National Tender Board 4,091 Tax and Customs Agent Board Revenue Tribunal 1,627 Seychelles Investment Board 9,735 Public Enterprise Monitoring Commission 8,281 Government Audit Committee 1,107 4 Supplement to Official Gazette [27th December 2019] Financial Intelligence Unit 27,405 Seychelles Bureau of Standards 24,441 Seychelles Qualifications Authority 7,874 Tertiary Education Commission 3,720 Seychelles Planning Authority 19,772 Seychelles Energy Commission 6,859 Public Officers' Ethics Commission 3,015 Seychelles Human Rights Commission 6,654 \Seychelles Media Commission 2,986 Health Care Agency 1,002,381 Public Health Authority 59,078 Industrial Estate Authority 12,188 Seychelles Nurses and Midwives Council 1,743 Anti-Corruption Commission 19,045 Road Transport Commission 13,409 Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration 12,299 Seychelles Meteorological Authority 16,588 Seychelles Intelligence Service 13,358 Information Commission 3,764 The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission 12,109 Seychelles Tourism Board 145,182 National Institute of Technology, Science and Innovation 9,342 Seychelles Fire and Rescue Service Agency 71,805 Seychelles Land Transport Agency 211,162 Seychelles Agricultural Agency 65,555 Enterprise Seychelles Agency 12,502 Agency for Social Protection 40,804 Agency for National Human Resources Development 205,189 [27th December 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 5 Landscape and Waste Management Agency 242,594 Seychelles National Youth Council 28,198 National Aids Council 5,295 National Council for Children 14,810 National Council for the Elderly 11,509 National Council for the Disabled 5,656 National Sports Council 77,736 Social Workers Council 1,011 National Arts Council 8,865 National Botanical Gardens Foundation 14,159 Creative Industry and National Events Agency 28,799 Creole Institute of Seychelles 10,988 Seychelles Heritage Foundation 11,562 Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation 261,767 National Biosecurity Agency 30,764 Agency for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation 73,233 Other Wages and Salaries 248,176 Other Goods and Services 130,542 Social Programs of Central Government 175,344 Subvention to Public Enterprises 159,078 Benefits and Approved Programs of Agency for Social Protection 1,457,787 Others 34,936 Net Lending 176,410 Development Grants to Public Enterprises 144,453 Contingency 45,000 Tax Exemption 20,000 —————— GRAND TOTAL 9,230,765.399 =========== 6 Supplement to Official Gazette [27th December 2019] I certify that this is a correct copy of the Bill which was passed by the National Assembly on 6th December, 2019. Mrs. Tania Isaac Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly