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Article 177 — Contingency Fund

Article
177
Index row title
Contingency Fund
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
130156ba-f154-4882-9623-34ca0b190763

97 words

Verbatim text

(1) There shall be paid into the Contingency Fund m oneys voted for the purpose by Parliament; and advances may be made from that Fund which are authorised by the committee responsible for financial measures in Par liament whenever that committee is satisfied that there has arisen an urgent or unfore seen need for expenditure for which no other provision exists to meet the need. (2) Where an advance is made from the Contingency F und a supplementary estimate shall be presented as soon as possible to Parliament for the purpose of replacing the amount so advanced.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 177 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Contingency Fund”.
  • The passage runs to about 97 words.

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