THE ANDHRA PRADESH CONTINGENCY FUND ACT, 1957

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    "title": "THE ANDHRA PRADESH CONTINGENCY FUND ACT, 1957",
    "short_title": "The Andhra Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1957",
    "act_number": "IX",
    "act_year": 1957,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
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    "enactment_date": "1957-09-05",
    "description": "The Andhra Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1957",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
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            "content": "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONTINGENCY FUND FOR THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH.\r\nWHEREAS clause (2) of the article 267 of the Constitution provides that the Legislature of a State may, by law, establish a Contingency Fund in the nature of an imprest;\r\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient to establish such a Contingency Fund for the State of Andhra Pradesh:\r\nBe it enacted in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title and commencement",
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            "content": "1. Short title and commencement",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
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            "content": "(1) This Act may be called as the Andhra Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1957.",
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            "title": "Section 1(2)",
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            "content": "(2) It shall come into force at once.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Establishment of Contingency Fund",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "2. Establishment of Contingency Fund",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(1)",
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            "content": "(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 1[a sum of fifty crores of rupees] withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of the State.",
            "footnote": "Act No. 18 of 1984, S.2",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(2)",
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            "content": "(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.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(3)",
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            "content": "(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.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Power to make rules",
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            "content": "3. Power to make rules 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.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "Section 4. Repeal",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "4. Repeal 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.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "Section 5. Interpretation",
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            "content": "5. Interpretation 1[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.",
            "footnote": "Andhra Pradesh Act IX of 1961",
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        "Act ID": "195709",
        "Act Number": "IX",
        "Enactment Date": "1957-09-05",
        "Act Year": "1957",
        "Short Title": "The Andhra Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1957",
        "Department": "Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:06"
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