The Kerala Contingency Fund Act, 1957

THE KERALA CONTINGENCY FUND ACT, 1957 ACT 6 OF 1957

Contingency Fund Act, 1957.

(2)It shall come into force at once.

Contingency Fund in the nature of an imprest entitled “The Contingency Fund of the State of Kerala” and consisting of a sum of

2[one hundred crores of rupees] withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Kerala.

1. (2) Such Contingency Fund shall be held on behalf of the Governor of Kerala by

the Secretary to the Government of Kerala in the Department of Finance and the

Governor 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.

1. (3) As often as any such expenditure is authorized by law as aforesaid, the

Power to make rules.─ For the purpose of carrying out the object of this Act, the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules regulating al matters connected with or ancillary to the custody of, the payment of moneys into and the withdrawal of moneys from, the Contingency Fund of the State of Kerala.

repealed. ...... 1Received the assent of the Governor on 9 th January, 1963. Published in the Gazette Extraordinary dated 9 th January, 1963. 2Subsituted by Act 7 of 2005 (w.e.f.26.10.2004).