The Sikkim Contingency Fund Act 1975, ACT 1975

This Act may be called the Sikkim Contingency Fund Act, 1975.

There shall be established a Contingency Fund in the nature of an imprest entitled the Contingency Fund of the State of Sikkim, into which shall be paid from and out of the Consolidated Fund of Sikkim a sum of fifty-lakhs of rupees. Provided that the State Government may, from time to time, after appropriation for the purpose is made by law, increase the amount at the credit of the Contingency Fund of Sikkim by transfer from the Consolidated Fund of Sikkim such further amounts as it may deem fit, not exceeding the amount of the said appropriation.

The Contingency Fund of the State of Sikkim shall be held on behalf of the Governor by the Secretary to the Government of Sikkim in the Finance Department, and no advances shall be made out of such Fund except for the purposes of meeting unforeseen expenditure pending authorisation of such expenditure by the Legislature of Sikkim under appropriations made by law.

For the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act, the State Government may make rules regulating all matters connected with or ancillary to the custody of, the payment of moneys into and withdrawal of moneys from, the Contingency Fund of the State of Sikkim.