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52 dated 18th August, 2020 SIGNED this 14th day of August, 2020.

DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, President.

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6 2020 Sierra Leone The Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2020 Short title.

Being an Act to make revisions and supplementary provision for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2020.

[ ] Date of com- mencement.


WHEREAS by the Appropriation Act, 2019 a sum not exceeding eight trillion, five hundred and ninety six billion, eight hundred and eleven million, three hundred and seventy five thousand five hundred Leones was provided for the services of Sierra Leone for the year two thousand and twenty; 2 No.

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6 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2020 3 AND WHEREAS it has become necessary to provide for expenditure from the Consolidated Fund, a further sum of one trillion six hundred and sixty seven billion six hundred and forty one million eight hundred and ninety two thousand Leones in excess of the provision in the Appropriation Act, 2020; 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 paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (1) of section 42 of the Public Financial Management Act 2016 provides that a supplementary estimate under sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of sub section (3) of section 111 of the 1991 Constitution shall be submitted to Parliament subject to subsection (3) of section 112 of the 1991 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:- 1.

This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on Commencement the 24th day of July, 2020.

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2.

The sum of one trillion six hundred and sixty seven billion six hundred and forty one million eight hundred and ninety two thousand Leones shall be and is hereby granted to the President, for and during the period July to December 2020 to be applied for the several services set forth in the First Schedule.

Le1,667,641,892,000 revised estimate July to December, 2020.

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3.

(1) The sum of one trillion six hundred and sixty seven billion six hundred and forty one million eight hundred and ninety two thousand 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 2020 and the payment shall be taken to begin immediately after the commencement of this Act.
Le1,667,641,892,000 charged on revenue (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.

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4.

The Accountant General is hereby authorized and required from time to time upon warrant or order of the Minister responsible for Finance to pay out of the Consolidated Fund Excess of expenditure the sum of one trillion six hundred and sixty seven billion six hundred and forty one million eight hundred and ninety two thousand Leones for the services specified in the First Schedule; Excess of expenditure.

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5.

The amount from time to time paid for and in respect of expenditure authorized in section 2 shall not exceed the sum of one trillion six hundred and sixty seven billion six hundred and forty one million eight hundred and ninety two thousand Leones from the twenty fourth day of July, 2020 and any balances remaining unissued at the end of December, 2020 shall lapse and shall not be available from making any payment in the following year.
SCHEDULE FY 2020 Original Budget (Jan-Dec) FY 2020 Revised Bedget (Jan-Dec) FY2020 Suppl’tary (Jul-Dec) FY 2020 Original Budget (Jan-Dec) FY 2020 Revised Bedget (Jan-Dec) FY2020 Suppl’tary (Jul-Dec) 304 01 Ministry of Health 0 108,777,130,000 108,777,130,000 and Sanitation (Health Systems Strengthening) 308 00 National Commission for Social Action (Social Safety Nets - Cash Transfers and Food Assistance) 3,000,000,000 15,000,000,000 12,000,000,000 318 00 Ministry of Environment 12,000,000,000 45,000,000,000 33,000,000,000 (Tree Planting) 401 00 Ministry of Agriculture 0 20,000,000,000 20,000,000,000 and Forestry (COVID - 19 Response) 401 00 Ministry of Agriculture 67,651,033,300 70,680,000,000 3,028,966,700 and Forestry (Food Production) 405 00 Ministry of Tourism 0 20,000,000,000 20,000,000,000 (Social Safety Nets - Support to Tourism/Hotels) Vote Division Vote Description Total Sum Voted Total Sum Voted Total Sum Voted 406 00 Ministry of Energy 20,000,000,000 146,021,754,400 126,021,754,400 0 20,000,000,000 20,000,000,000 (Districts Electrification Project) 406 02 Ministry of Energy 0 30,000,000,00 30,000,000,000 129 00 Ministry of Finance (Social Safety Nets -Bailout to State Owned Enterprises) 20 1 00 Ministry of Defence 7,000,000,000 20,000,000,000 13,000,000,000 (Forward Patrol Bases and Equipments for Engineering Unit) 301 00 Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (Free Quality Education Programme) 82,721,502,500 167,888,555,900 85,167,053,400 (Refurbishment of Government Owned Power Plants) 408 408
 00 Ministry of Works and Public Assets (Township Roads) 00 Ministry of Works and Public Assets (Labour Intensive Public Works/Spots Improvement) 0 168,854,553,400 168,854,553,400 80,000,000,000 110,000,000,000 30,000,000,000 6 No.
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Supplementary Appropriation Act 2020 7 The amounts for Charged Emoluments, Gratuities and Other Retirement Benefits, and Contributions to Social Security are included in the provision for Salaries and Wages.

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Note 2.

The Amount provided for Salaries and Wages is the provision for the Financial Year 2020 for all Ministries , Departments and Agencies, including Government’s contribution to Social 409 410 414 00 Ministry of Trade and Industry (Small and Medium Enterprises Support - Micro Finance) 00 National Protected Area Authority 00 Ministry of Water Resources (Water Supply Projects - SALWACO) 21,000,000,000 50,000,000,000 29,000,000,000 Security as Employer to the Social Security Scheme.

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Note 3.

Contingency Fund (Allocated) which is 0.5% of Estimated Total Recurrent Revenue 1,516,769,600 6,516,769,600 5,000,000,000 21,000,000,000 146,021,754,400 125,021,754,400 thousand and twenty.
Passed in Parliament this 24th day of July , in the year of our Lord two 414 00 Ministry of Water 0 17,100,000,000 17,100,000,000 Resources (GUMA - Freetown Improvement Water Supply Project) 509 00 Clearance of 266,000,000,000 548,208,000,000 282,208,000,000 Verified Audited Arrears 601 00 Public Debt Charges 1,794,129,431,000 1,838,718,439,100 44,589,008,100 610 00 Transfers to 0 275,492,742,200 275,492,742,200 National Corona Virus Response Emergency Centre (NACOVERC) 610 00 Contingency 3,760,000,000 58,800,000,000 55,040,000,000 Fund (S36 PFM Act 2016) Various Salaries and Wages (Notes 1 and 2) 3,174,476,000,000 3,338,816,929,400 164,340,929,400 MOHAMED LEBBIE, Deputy 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, Deputy Clerk of Parliament.. TOTAL 5,554,254,736,400 7,221,896,628,400 1,667,641,892,000 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE.

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52 OF 18TH AUGUST, 2020.