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National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998)

Chapter 3 : Appointment, Remuneration and Conditions of Service of Members of the Prosecuting Authority

16. Appointment of prosecutors

 

(1) Prosecutors shall be appointed on the recommendation of the National Director or a member of the prosecuting authority designated for that purpose by the National Director, and subject to the laws governing the public service.

 

(2) Prosecutors may be appointed to—
(b) Offices established by section 6(1);
(d) lower courts in the Republic.

 

(3) The Minister may from time to time, in consultation with the National Director and after consultation with the Directors, prescribe the appropriate legal qualifications for the appointment of a person as prosecutor in a lower court.

 

(4) In so far as any law governing the public service pertaining to Deputy Directors and prosecutors may be inconsistent with this Act, the provisions of this Act shall apply.