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 * (2) No moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund except in the manner provided by Federal law.


 * (3) Clause (1) of this Article shall not apply to any such sums as are mentioned in clause (3) of Article 84 of this Constitution.


 * (4) The Legislative Assembly may, by resolution approving estimates containing a vote on account, authorise expenditure for part of any year before the passing of the Supply law for that year, but the aggregate sums so voted shall be included, under the appropriate heads, in the Supply Bill for that year.


 * (5) If a Supply Bill has not become law by the first day of the financial year to which it relates, the Minister responsible for finance may, with the prior approval of the Cabinet, authorise such expenditure (not otherwise authorised by law) from the Consolidated Fund or other Government funds as he may consider essential for the continuance of the public services shown in the estimates until the Supply Bill becomes law:

Provided that the expenditure so authorised for any service shall not exceed one-quarter of the amount voted for that service in the Supply law for the preceding year.

87. (1) The Legislature may by law create a Contingencies Fund and authorise the Minister responsible for finance to make advances from that Fund if he is satisfied that there is an urgent and unforeseen need for expenditure for which no provision or no sufficient provision has been made by a Supply law.


 * (2) Where any advance is made by virtue of the authority conferred under the preceding clause, a supplementary estimate of the sum required to replace the amount so advanced shall as soon as practicable be laid before and voted on by the Legislative Assembly and the sum so voted shall be included in a Supplementary Supply Bill or a Final Supply Bill.

88. (1) The following are hereby charged on the Consolidated Fund—


 * (a) all debt charges for which the State is liable;


 * (b) any moneys required to satisfy any judgment, decision or judgments award against the State by any court or tribunal.


 * (2) For the purposes of this Article debt charges include interest, sinking fund charges, repayment or amortisation of debt and all expenditure in connection with the raising of loans on the security of the Consolidated Fund and the service and redemption of debt created thereby.

89. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Government constantly to care for the interests of the racial and religious minorities in the position of State.