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Article 123 — Contingencies Fund

Article
123
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Contingencies Fund
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
af2b4613-4e18-47d9-af79-eb4b32fd2c4f

95 words

Verbatim text

(1) A House of Assembly may by law make provisions for the establishment of a Contingencies Fund for the State and for authorising the Governor, if satisfied that there has arisen an urgent and unforeseen need for expenditure for which no other provision exists, to make advances from the Fund to meet that need. (2) Where any advance is made in accordance with the provisions of this section, a supplementary estimate shall be presented and a Supplementary Appropriation Bill shall be introduced as soon as possible for the purpose of replacing the amount so advanced.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 123 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Contingencies Fund”.
  • The passage runs to about 95 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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