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APPROPRIATION ACT 2015

Principal Act

Act. No. 2015-12 Commencement 1.7.2015

Assent 1.7.2015

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Appropriation 2015

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AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE SUMS OF MONEY TO THE SERVICE OF

THE YEAR ENDING ON THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2016 AND

FURTHER SUMS OF MONEY TO THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR

ENDED 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2014.

Title and commencement.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2015 and comes into

operation on the day of publication.

Consolidated Fund Appropriation of Expenditure 2015/2016.

2.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general warrant

issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance (Control and

Audit) Act, pay out of the Consolidated Fund of Gibraltar for the year

ending 31 st March 2016, a sum not exceeding £453,266,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Act.

Consolidated Fund Appropriation of Contributions 2015/2016.

3.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general warrant

issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance (Control and

Audit) Act, pay out of the Consolidated Fund of Gibraltar for the year

ending 31 st March 2016, a sum not exceeding £30,001,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Act.

Consolidated Fund Appropriation – Exceptional Expenditure

2015/2016.

4.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general warrant

issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance (Control and

Audit) Act, pay out of the Consolidated Fund of Gibraltar for the year

ending 31 st March 2016, a sum not exceeding £1,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 3 of the Schedule to this Act.

Improvement and Development Fund Appropriation of Expenditure

2015/2016.

5.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general warrant

issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance (Control and

Audit) Act, pay out of the Improvement and Development Fund of Gibraltar

for the year ending 31 st March 2016, a sum not exceeding £94,619,000.

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(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 4 of the Schedule to this Act.

Application of sums voted for Supplementary Provision.

6. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Public Finance (Control and

Audit) Act, the Minister responsible for finance may direct by means of a

warrant that the whole or any part of the sums appropriated under Head 44

Supplementary Provision shall be applied to any of the other Heads

specified in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Schedule.

Recurrent Expenditure of Public Undertakings.

7.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general warrant

issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance (Control and

Audit) Act, pay out of the Consolidated Fund of Gibraltar for the year

ending 31st March 2016, a sum not exceeding £228,374,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 5 of the Schedule to this Act.

Capital Expenditure of Public Undertakings.

8.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general warrant

issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance (Control and

Audit) Act, pay out of the Improvement and Development Fund of Gibraltar

for the year ending 31st March 2016, a sum not exceeding £4,065,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 6 of the Schedule to this Act.

Consolidated Fund Supplementary Appropriation of Recurrent

Expenditure 2013/2014.

9.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general warrant

issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance (Control and

Audit) Act, pay out of the Consolidated Fund of Gibraltar for the year

ending 31 st March 2014, a further sum not exceeding £158,589,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 7 of the Schedule to this Act.

Improvement and Development Fund Supplementary Appropriation of

Expenditure 2013/2014.

10.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general

warrant issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance

(Control and Audit) Act, pay out of the Improvement and Development

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Fund of Gibraltar for the year ending 31 st March 2014, a further sum not

exceeding £71,812,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 8 of the Schedule to this Act.

Supplementary Appropriation of Recurrent Expenditure of Public

Undertakings 2013/2014.

11.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general

warrant issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance

(Control and Audit) Act, pay out of the Consolidated Fund of Gibraltar for

the year ending 31st March 2014, a further sum not exceeding £20,105,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 9 of the Schedule to this Act.

Supplementary Appropriation of Capital Expenditure of Public

Undertakings 2013/2014.

12.(1) The Accountant General may, under the authority of a general

warrant issued in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance

(Control and Audit) Act, pay out of the Improvement and Development

Fund of Gibraltar for the year ending 31st March 2014, a further sum not

exceeding £557,000.

(2) The said sum shall be appropriated only to such purposes and shall not

exceed such amounts as are set out in Part 10 of the Schedule to this Act.

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SCHEDULE

PART 1

CONSOLIDATED FUND EXPENDITURE 2015/2016

Hea

d

Amount

£

1 Treasury 22,045,000

2 No.6 Convent Place 18,353,000

3 Customs 8,629,000

4 Broadcasting 4,420,000

5 Income Tax 2,736,000

6 Parliament 1,586,000

7 Human Resources 2,291,000

8 Immigration and Civil Status 6,150,000

9 Financial Secretary’s Office 722,000

10 Procurement Office 297,000

11 Civil Aviation 3,218,000

12 Town Planning and Building Control 1,127,000

13 Health 97,084,000

14 Environment 13,632,000

15 Utilities 60,634,000

16 Collection and Disposal of Refuse 5,639,000

17 Gibraltar Health Authority – Elderly

Residential Services Section

15,425,000

18 Equality and Social Services 14,588,000

19 Tourism 5,516,000

20 Housing – Administration 9,558,000

21 Technical Services 4,303,000

22 Driver and Vehicle Licensing 1,262,000

23 Port 5,279,000

24 Economic Development 17,442,000

25 Statistics Office 404,000

26 Business, Employment and Social Security 26,823,000

27 Postal Services 3,163,000

28 Education 44,767,000

29 Policing 15,127,000

30 Prison 2,323,000

31 Gibraltar Law Courts 1,980,000

32 Attorney General’s Chambers 1,142,000

33 Justice 1,709,000

34 Fire and Rescue Service 4,891,000

35 Civil Contingency 185,000

36 Sport and Leisure 4,601,000

37 Culture and Heritage 6,069,000

38 Youth 562,000

39 Financial Services 3,772,000

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40 Gambling Division 644,000

41 Maritime Services 1,330,000

42 Gibraltar Audit Office 963,000

43 Gibraltar Regulatory Authority 1,875,000

44 Supplementary Provision 9,000,000

453,266,000

PART 2

CONSOLIDATED FUND CONTRIBUTIONS 2015/2016

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d

Amount

£

45 Contributions to Government-Owned

Companies

25,000,000

46 Transfer from Government Surplus 1,000

47 Contribution to Improvement &

Development Fund

5,000,000

30,001,000

PART 3

CONSOLIDATED FUND – EXCEPTIONAL EXPENDITURE

2015/2016

Hea

d

Amount

£

48 Exceptional Expenditure 1,000

1,000

PART 4

IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND EXPENDITURE

2015/2016

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d

Amount

£

101 Works and Equipment 18,728,000

102 Projects 75,891,000

94,619,000

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PART 5

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS

2015/2016

Public Undertaking Amount

£

Gibraltar Development Corporation 18,335,000

Borders and Coastguard Agency 4,955,000

Gibraltar Health Authority 100,893,000

Gibraltar Electricity Authority 57,291,000

Gibraltar Health Authority – Elderly

Residential Services Section

15,425,000

Care Agency 13,685,000

Housing Works Agency 7,966,000

Gibraltar Port Authority 5,279,000

Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority 4,545,000

228,374,000

PART 6

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS 2015/2016

Public Undertaking Amount

£

Borders and Coastguard Agency 1,000

Gibraltar Health Authority 2,888,000

Gibraltar Electricity Authority 380,000

Gibraltar Health Authority – Elderly

Residential Services Section

1,000

Care Agency 152,000

Housing Works Agency 20,000

Gibraltar Port Authority 163,000

Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority 460,000

4,065,000

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PART 7

SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION OF

CONSOLIDATED FUND RECURRENT EXPENDITURE 2013/2014

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d

Amount

£

43 Supplementary Provision 25,900,000

44 Contribution to Government-Owned

Companies

5,191,000

45 Transfer of Government Surplus 44,999,000

46 Contribution to the Improvement &

Development Fund

82,499,000

158,589,000

PART 8

SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION OF

IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND EXPENDITURE

2013/2014

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d

Amount

£

101 Departmental 4,620,000

102 Projects 67,192,000

71,812,000

PART 9

SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION OF

RECURRENT EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS

2013/2014

Public Undertaking Amount

£

Gibraltar Regulatory Authority 51,000

Borders and Coastguard Agency 206,000

Gibraltar Health Authority 4,264,000

Care Agency 4,081,000

Gibraltar Port Authority 45,000

Gibraltar Electricity Authority 11,347,000

Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority 111,000

20,105,000

PART 10

SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION OF

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS 2013/2014

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Public Undertaking Amount

£

Gibraltar Regulatory Authority 251,000

Borders and Coastguard Agency 83,000

Gibraltar Electricity Authority 34,000

Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority 184,000

Gibraltar Culture and Heritage Agency 5,000

557,000

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The purpose of this Bill is to appropriate sums of money necessary to meet

Government expenditure for the year ending 31 st day of March 2016.

Consolidated Fund Expenditure

The sum of £483,268,000 is required to fund expenditure from the

Consolidated Fund as shown in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Schedule.

Improvement and Development Fund Expenditure

The sum of £94,619,000 is required to fund expenditure from the

Improvement and Development Fund as shown in Part 4 of the Schedule.

Recurrent Expenditure of Public Undertakings

The sum of £228,374,000 is required to fund recurrent expenditure of the

Public Undertakings. This expenditure is largely funded out of monies paid

to the Public Undertakings from funds voted from the Consolidated Fund, as

shown in Part 1 of the Schedule.

Capital Expenditure of Public Undertakings

The sum of £4,065,000 is required to fund capital expenditure of the Public

Undertakings. This expenditure is funded out of monies paid to the Public

Undertakings from funds voted from the Improvement and Development

Fund, as shown in Part 4 of the Schedule.

This Bill also provides for the appropriation of further sums of money to the

service of the year ended on the 31 st day of March 2014.

Consolidated Fund Expenditure

The sum of £158,589,000 is required to fund recurrent expenditure as

follows:

 An appropriation of £25,900,000 is required to meet additional departmental Consolidated Fund expenditure

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 A further £5,191,000 is required in connection with the contribution to wholly owned Government Companies.

 A further £44,999,000 is required in connection with the transfer from the Government surpluses to the Social Assistance Fund.

 The sum of £82,499,000 being the additional contribution to the Improvement and Development Fund

Improvement and Development Fund Expenditure

An additional £71,812,000 is required to fund capital expenditure as

follows:

 An appropriation of £39,999,000 for additional Equity Funding required to meet capital expenditure funded through Government-

owned companies.

 A further £21,242,000 is required to meet increased expenditure in the following projects:

Head 101

Housing: Works and Repairs £4,620,000

Head 102

Tunnels and Roads to North Front £5,604,000

Old Naval Hospital Conversion and

Refurbishment Works

£6,690,000

Sandy Bay Beach Protection £2,170,000

Cladding and Other Improvements to Housing

Estates

£907,000

Ex-NAAFI and Fleet Pavilion Demolition £272,000

Swimming Pool Complex £979,000

£21,242,000

 A further sum of £10,571,000 is required to meet expenditure in respect of the following new projects:

Head 102

Guard Room £491,000

Conversion of John Mackintosh Wing £4,205,000

Feasibility Studies - New Projects £106,000

Reef Creation Programme £317,000

Refuse Shelters £283,000

Frontier Monitoring Project £61,000

Gorham’s Cave Complex Renovation – World

Heritage Status Bid

£59,000

Bathing Pavilion £2,060,000

e-ID Card Project £667,000

Commonwealth Park £2,322,000

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£10,571,000

Recurrent expenditure of Public Undertakings

The sum of £20,105,000 is required to fund additional recurrent expenditure

of the Public Undertakings. This expenditure is funded out of monies paid

to the Public Undertakings from funds voted from the Consolidated Fund

through the Appropriation Act 2013 and or Section 9 of this Act.

Capital expenditure of Public Undertakings

The sum of £557,000 is required to fund additional capital expenditure of

the Public Undertakings. This expenditure is funded out of monies paid to

the Public Undertakings from funds voted from the Improvement and

Development Fund through the Appropriation Act 2013 and Section 10 of

this Act.