Section 3 Temporary increase of Civil Contingencies Fund.

C1(1)

With a view to providing funds for making advances in respect of urgent services in anticipation of the provision made or to be made by Parliament for those services becoming available, or for making advances in anticipation of the realisation of receipts in connection with any services for which provision is so made or to be made, or for making temporary advances to any Government Department for the provision of any necessary working cash balances in connection with any such services, the Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund such sums as may from time to time be required for the purpose of increasing temporarily the capital of the F1Contingencies Fund:

Provided that—

(a)

any sums so issued shall be repaid to the Exchequer at such times and in such manner as the Treasury may direct . . . F2

(2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words substituted by virtue of Contingencies Fund Act 1970 (c. 56), s. 1(2)
F2: Words repealed by Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act 1955 (c. 6), Sch. 2 Pt. I and Contingencies Fund Act 1974 (c. 18), Sch.
F3: Ss. 3(2), 4 repealed by National Loans Act 1968 (c. 13), Sch. 6 Pt. I

Modifications

C1: S. 3(1) amended by Contingencies Fund Act 1974 (c. 18), s. 1