The Andhra Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1957

(1) This Act may be called as the Andhra Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1957. (2) It shall come into force at once.

(1) There shall be established for the State of Andhra Pradesh a Contingency Fund in the nature of an imprest called “the Contingency Fund of the State of Andhra Pradesh", and consisting of a sum of fifty crores of rupees withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of the State. (2) Such Contingency Fund shall be at the disposal of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh; and he shall have authority to make advances therefrom for the purpose of meeting any unforeseen expenditure, pending authorization of such expenditure by the State Legislature by law under article 205 or article 206 of the Constitution. (3) As often as any such expenditure is authorised by law as aforesaid, the State Government shall recoup to the Contingency Fund an amount equal to the advance taken from such Fund to meet the expenditure.

The State Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make rules for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

The Madras Contingency Fund Act, 1950 (Madras Act XIV of 1950) and the Hyderabad Contingency Fund Act, 1952 (Hyderabad Act XLIII of 1952), are hereby repealed.

The Andhra Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1891 (Act I of 1891) apply for the interpretation of this Act as it applies for the interpretation of an Andhra Act.