AN ACT to amend the Local Councils Act, Cap. 363.

I assent.

M ARIE L OUISE

(L.S.)

C OLEIRO P RECA

President

15th December, 2015

ACT No.

No.

A XLI

XL of of 2015

BILL 2015

ACT

entitled

AN ACT to amend the Local

Councils Act, Cap. 363.

AN BE

ACT

IT to ENACTED

appropriate by

a sum

not exceeding

two billion,

with the five

hundred

the President,

by and

advice

and

and

ninety-nine

million,

seven

hundred

and

five

thousand,

three

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

hundred

and

by thirty-eight

euro

of for

the the

service

of the financial year

assembled,

and

the authority

same

as follows:-

2016.

2016.

(1) The short title of this Act is the Local Councils Short title and

(Amendment) Act, 2015 and this Act shall be read and construed as commencement.

one with BE the

IT Local

Councils

by the Act,

hereinafter

by and referred

with the to

as "the

ENACTED

President,

advice

and Cap. 363.

principal

consent Act".

of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

(2) The provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date

as the Minister responsible for Local Government shall by order in the

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (2016) Act, 2015.

Gazette establish and different dates may be established in respect of

different articles or sub-articles and of different purposes of this Act.

I. Recurrent Expenditure

Title

Amount

€

Office of the President …………………………………………………………….

1. 3,779,064

House of Representatives …………………………………………...……………………………….

2. 5,514,000

Office of the Prime Minister ………………………………….……………………………….

A sum not exceeding two billion, five hundred and ninety-

Appropriation.

2. million,

Article seven

8 of the

principal

and Act

five shall

be amended

as follows

nine

hundred

thousand,

three hundred

and Amendment of

article 8 of the

thirty-eight euro shall be and the same is hereby charged principal Act

(a) Consolidated

in sub-article

Fund (1)

thereof,

for the words

during "every

four

upon the

to meet

expenditure

the financial

years"

there

shall

be

substituted

the

words

"every

five

years";

year 2016 under the Votes specified in the Schedule to this Act.

(b) the first proviso to sub-article (1) thereof, shall be

substituted by the following

"Provided that

(a) the first elections of councillors to be

held after the 11th April, 2015 shall be held in the

year 2019 and shall, as much as possible, be held

6 A 1464

27,201,000

Public Service Commission ……………………………………..………………………………………

6. 589,755 Information …………………………………………………………….………………………………

Kummissjoni dwar is-Servizz Pubbliku ..................................................................

589,755

7. Informazzjoni .................................................................................................................. 1,350,000

1,350,000

Government Printing Press ………………………...……………………………………………………

1,434,000

Electoral Office …………………………………………………..……………………………………

1,779,000

Government Property Division ……………………………………...…………………………………

10. 4,648,000

4,648,000

Ministeru għall-Affarijiet Ewropej u Twettiq tal-Manifest

Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the

Electoral Manifesto..............................................................................................................

32,867,000

Ministry for Foreign Affairs …………………………………………………...………………………

30,326,000

Ministry for Education and Employment……………………………………………………….

13. 242,364,000 Education …………………………………………………………………………..……………………

14. 216,059,000

Edukazzjoni ....................................................................................................

216,059,000

Ministeru għall-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli, l-Ambjent u Tibdil

Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and

Climate Change........................................................................................................

66,303,000

Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure....................................................

……………………………

95,149,000

Ministry for Gozo ……………………………………………………….…………………………….

17. 29,690,351

29,690,351

Ministeru għad-Djalogu Soċjali, Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur u

Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and

Civil Liberties......................................................................................................

12,043,000

Industrial and Employment Relations ………………………………………….………………………

19. 1,419,000

Impjiegi u Relazzjonijiet Industrijali .....................................................................................................

1,419,000

Ministeru għall-Ekonomija, Investiment u Intrapriżi Żgħar.....................

20. 34,434,000 Kummerċ...................................................................................................

Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business.....................................................

34,434,000

Commerce.............................................................................................................

2,015,000

Ministry for Finance …………………………………………………………….

22. 119,874,000 Treasury …………………………………………………………………….…………………………

23. 11,314,000 Pensions ………………………………………………………………………………...………………

1,658,000

Inland Revenue ……………………………………………………………………………….…………

26. 8,309,000 V.A.T. ………………………………………………………………………………….………………

27. 5,181,000 Customs ……………………………………………………………………...…………………………

28. 11,287,000 Contracts ……………………………………………………………………...…………………………

Taxxi Interni .....................................................................................................................

8,309,000

V.A.T. .................................................................................……………. 5,181,000

27.

28. Dwana .............................................................................................................................. 11,287,000

1,999,000

Economic Policy ………………………………………………………..………………………………

30. 1,462,000

Ministeru għall-Enerġija u s-Saħħa........................................................ 73,754,000

31. Saħħa...................................................................................................466,889,000

Ministry for Energy and Health........................................................................................

73,754,000

Health .............................................…………………………………………………………….

32. 466,889,000

Ministeru għall-Familja u Solidarjetà Soċjali...................................... 59,917,000

Ministry for Family and Social Solidarity........................................................................

59,917,000

Social Policy.............................................................................................................

269,825,000

Social Welfare Standards ………………………………………………………………………………

1,232,000

Elderly and Community Care ……………………………………..……………………………………

88,025,000

A 1465 7

Title

Amount

€

Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government.............................................................................

37,129,044

Judicial...................................................................................................10,967,124

Local Government ………………………………………………...……………………….……………

40. 40,286,000

Gvern Lokali ...........................................................................................................

40,286,000

Ministeru għat-Turiżmu....................................................................... 50,791,000

Ministry for Tourism...................................................................................................

50,791,000

Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security………………………………………………………

16,777,000

Armed Forces of Malta ………………………………………...………………………………….

43. 45,946,000 Police …………………………………………………………………………………………….……

Forzi Armati ta' Malta ...................................................................................................

45,946,000

44. Pulizija ................................................................................................................ 59,084,000

59,084,000

Correctional Services …………………………………………….……………………………….……

10,935,000

Probation and Parole ………………………..……………………………………….

1,078,000

Civil Protection ………………………………………………………..………………………………

5,682,000

Total Recurrent Expenditure ...................................... 2,208,365,338

8 A 1466

II. Infiq Programm Kapitali

Vot

Titolu

Ammont

€

II. Capital Programme Expenditure

Uffiċċju tal-President .............................................................................................

Vote I

217,000

Title

Amount

II Uffiċċju tal-Prim Ministru .............................................................................................

10,945,000

€

III Ministeru għall-Affarijiet Ewropej u Twettiq tal-Manifest

I Office

of the President...............................................................................................

217,000

Elettorali..................................................................................................

70,551,000

II Office

of the

Prime Minister

………………………………………………………….

10,945,000

Ministeru

għall-Affarijiet

Barranin

………................................................

IV

1,582,000

III

V Ministry

Ministeru for

European Affairs u and

Implementation of the

għall-Edukazzjoni

x-Xogħol...............................................................................................

33,051,000

Electoral

Manifesto

………………………………………………………….

70,551,000

VI Ministeru għall-Iżvilupp Sostenibbli, l-Ambjent u Tibdil

IV Ministry

for Foreign Affairs …………………………………………………...………………………

1,582,000

fil-Klima.......................................................................................................

40,722,000

V Ministry

Ministeru for

Education and

Employment……………………………………………………….

33,051,000

għat-Trasport

u Infrastruttura

VII

75,335,000

VI Ministry

Ministeru for

Sustainable

Għawdex Development,

the Environment and

għal

VIII

6,364,000

Climate għad-Djalogu

Change........................................................................................................

40,722,000

IX Ministeru

Soċjali, Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur u

VII Ministry

for Transport

and Infrastructure....................................................

……………………………

75,335,000

Libertajiet

Ċivili................................................................................1,671,000

Ministry

for

Gozo

……………………………………………………….…………………………….

VIII

6,364,000

X Ministeru għall-Ekonomija, Investiment u Intrapriżi Żgħar.....................

32,579,000

IX

Ministry

for

Social

Dialogue,

Consumer

Affairs

and

XI Ministeru għall-Finanzi ...........................................................................………….

44,392,000

XII Ministeru għall-Enerġija u s-Saħħa........................................................ 2 1,671,000

Civil

Liberties......................................................................................................

8,164,000

X Ministeru

Ministry għall-Familja

for the Economy,

Investment

and Small Business.....................................................

32,579,000

u Solidarjetà

Soċjali...........................................

XIII

5,358,000

XI Ministry

Ministeru for

Finance …………………………………………………………….

44,392,000

għall-Ġustizzja,

Kultura u Gvern Lokali...........................................

XIV

10,162,000

XII

Ministry

for

Energy

and

Health........................................................................................

28,164,000

XV Ministeru għat-Turiżmu....................................................................... 6,707,000

XIII

Ministry għall-Intern

for the Family

and Social

Solidarity........................................................................

5,358,000

XVI Ministeru

u s-Sigurtà

Nazzjonali.........................................

23,540,000

XIV Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government …………………………………………………

10,162,000

XV Ministry for Tourism...................................................................................................

6,707,000

XVI Ministry for Home Affairs

and National Security………………………………………………………

23,540,000

391,340,000

Infiq Programm Kapitali Totali ....................

Skeda Totali ................................................ 2,599,705,338

391,340,000

Total Capital Programme Expenditure .................

Total Schedule ...............................................… 2,599,705,338

Passed by the _________

House of Representatives at Sitting No. 338 of the

9th December, 2015.

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 338 of the

Għanijiet

u Raġunijiet

9th December,

2015. Dan l-Abbozz jipprovdi għall-approprjazzjoni ta' somma ta' mhux iżjed minn

Objects

and Reasons

A NĠLU

F ARRUGIA

€2,599,705,338 għas-servizz tas-sena

2016 għall-infiq

taħt il-Voti

finanzjarja

li jidhru

Speaker

fl-Iskeda li tinsab ma' dan l-Abbozz.

This Bill provides for the application of a sum not exceeding A €2,599,705,338

for the

NĠLU F ARRUGIA

service of the financial year 2016 to meet expenditure under the different

Votes in the

Speaker

Schedule to this Bill.

R AYMOND S CICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

R AYMOND S CICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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