UTTAR PRADESH CONTINGENCY FUND ACT, 1950
[U. P. Act No. XIX of 1950]
Amended by
U. P. Act no. 4 of I967
U. P. Act no. 2I of I970
U. P. Act no. 3 of I972
U. P. Act no. 4 of I973
U. P. Act. no. 3 of 1974
U. P. Act no. 38 of 1976
[Passed in Hindi by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative As April 21, 1950 and by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on April 26, 1950.
Received the assent of the Governor on May I, 1950 under Article 200 of this Constitution of India and was published in Gazette. Extra. dated, May 2, 1950.]
AN
ACT
to provide for the establishment of a Contingency Fund for the State of Uttar Pradesh
Whereas Article 267 (2) of the Constitution of India provides inter alia that the Legislature of a State may by law establish a Contingency Fund for the State;
It is hereby enacted as follows :
Short title and | ## Section 1. | (1) This Act maybe called the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1950. (2) It shall come in to force at once. |
Interpretatio n | ## Section 2. | In this Act, "the Fund" means the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund established under section 3. |
Establishment | ## Section 3. | On the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall establish in and for the State of Uttar Pradesh a fund called the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund. |
“Withdrawal of sums out of Consolidated fund of the State and credit there of to the Contingency Fund” | ## Section 4. | (1) The State Government shall, on the commencement of this Act, withdraw a sum of four crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place it to the credit of this Fund. |
[(2) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1967 withdraw a further sum of two crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place it to the credit of this Fund.]2 | ||
1. For S. O. R. see Gaz. Extra, d. April 19, 1950.
2. Section 4 renumbered as sub-sec(I). thereof and after sub-section (I) a. so renumbered sub-section (2)added by S. 2 (r) of U. P. Act no. IV of 1967.
3. Substituted by section 2 (i,) of the U. P. Act No. 38,1976,
[The Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1950] [Section 4-5]
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[ (3) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act 1970 withdraw a further sum of four crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place it to the credit of this Fund.] 1 [ (4) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1972; withdraw a further sum of ten crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place it to the credit of this Fund.] 2 [ (5) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1973, withdraw a further sum of ten crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place it to the credit of this Fund.] 3 [ (6) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1974, withdraw a further sum of ten crores. of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place it to the credit of the Fund.] 4 [ (7) The State Government shall withdraw, on August 18, 1976, a sum of ten crores of rupees, and on October4, 1976, withdraw a further sum of ten crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place the same to the credit of the Fund.]5
[(8) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1980, withdraw a further sum of forty crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place the same to the credit of the Fund.]6
[(9) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1982, withdraw a further sum of fifty crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place the same to the credit of the Fund.]7 [(10) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1985, withdraw a further sum of fifty crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place the same to the credit of the Fund.]8
1 .inst. by up Act 21 of 1970
2. inst. by up Act no. 3 of 1972
3 inst by U.P. Act no. 4 of 1973
4 inst by U.P. Act no. 3 of 1974
5. inst by U.P. Act no. 38 of 1976
6 . inst by U.P. Act no. 18of 1980
7. inst by U.P. Act no. 23of 1982
8 . inst by U.P. Act no. 16 of 1985
[(11) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1899, withdraw a further sum of two hundred crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place the same to the credit of the Fund.]1 [(12) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1990, withdraw a further sum of two hundred crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place the same to the credit of the Fund.]2 [(13) The State Government shall, on the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Act, 1995, withdraw a further sum of two hundred crores of rupees out of the Consolidated Fund of the State and place the same to the credit of the Fund.]3
Purposes for which the Fund may be | ## Section 5. | The Fund shall be placed at the disposal of the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, who shall not expend it except for the purpose of making advances |
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utilized | to | ## Section 6. | from time to time for meeting unforeseen expenditure of the State, P]pending authorization of such expenditure by the Legislature of the State under appropriations made by law and, immediately after the coming into operation of such law, and amount equal to the amount of amounts advanced by the Governor for the purposes aforesaid shall be deemed to have been placed to the credit of the Fund and the am9unt so transferred shall for all purposes be deemed to be a part of the Fund. |
Power | The State Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of the Act. |