Cap. 174 Art. 30Contingencies Fund.

(1) There shall be established a fund (to be known as "the

Contingencies Fund") of one million, one hundred and sixty-five thousand euro (1,165,000) which amount shall be provided, within a period of five years, by appropriation made from time to time out of the Consolidated Fund to the said fund.

(2) The Minister may, if he is satisfied that there has arisen an urgent and unforeseen need for expenditure for which no other provision exists or for which funds cannot be provided under article 24, make advances from the Contingencies Fund to meet that need, until a Supplementary Appropriation Bill providing for such expenditure can be passed into law.

(3) The Contingencies Fund shall be operated in accordance with the rules set out in the Schedule. The provisions of this Schedule may be amended by further rules to be made by the Minister, which shall be published in the Government Gazette and shall be laid on the Table of the House of Representatives at the next meeting thereafter.