Section 132: Contingencies Fund.

(1) Parliament may provide for the establishment of the Contingencies Fund and for authorising the Minister responsible for Finance, if he is 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 subsection (1) 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. (3) Whenever in the estimates prepared pursuant to the provisions of subsections (1) and (3) of Section 128 of this Constitution provision is made for an item or vote other than for the Contingencies Fund, not relating to any specific item of expenditure, any moneys voted by Parliament in respect of that item or vote shall be under the control and supervision of a committee which shall consist of the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Minister for the time being responsible for Finance and one other Minister appointed by the President.