National Prosecuting Authority Act, 2014 [Chapter 7:20]
No. 5/ 2014
““Prosecutor General”, in relation to any function, includes any person to whom the
Prosecutor-General has delegated or assigned that function in terms of any law;”.
2.
In section 10 (“Detention under reception order of patient in single care”) (7) by the
deletion of “Attorney -General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”.
3.
In section 16 (“Attorney-General ex officio curator ad litem of patients”)—
(a) by the deletion of the heading thereto and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General ex
officio curator ad litem of patients”;
(b) in subsections (1), (2) and (3) and the proviso thereto, by the deletion of “Attorney
General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor- General”.
4.
In section 17 (“Orders and reports to be submitted to Attorney-General and Registrar of
High Court”)—
(a) by the deletion of the heading thereto and the substitution of “Orders and reports to be
submitted to Prosecutor-General and Registrar of High Court”;
(b) in subsections (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6), by the deletion of “Attorney General” and the
substitution of “Prosecutor- General”.
5.
In section 18 (“Powers of judge on consideration of reception order and documents”)(2) by
the deletion of “Attorney-General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”.
6.
In section 19 (“Secretary may order patient’s removal to institution or other place”) (1) and
(3) by the deletion of “Attorney-General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”.
7.
In section 27 (“Procedure where person found mentally disordered or intellectually
handicapped while under detention”) (1) by the deletion of “Attorney-General” wherever it
appears and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”.
8.
In section 29 (“Procedure where person charged is found mentally disordered or
intellectually handicapped at time of committing offence”)(4) and (5) by the deletion of
“Attorney-General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”.
9.
In section 31 (“Attorney-General to be informed before discharge of certain patients”) —
(a)
by the deletion of the heading thereto and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General to
be informed before discharge of certain patients”;
(b)
in subsection (1) by the deletion of “Attorney General” wherever it appears and the
substitution of “Prosecutor- General”;
(c)
in subsection (2) by the deletion of “Attorney General” and the substitution of
“Prosecutor- General”.
10. In section 32 (“Power of Attorney-General to withdraw charges”) —
(a) by the deletion of the heading thereto and the substitution of “Power of ProsecutorGeneral to withdraw charges”;
(b) in subsections (1) and (2) by the deletion of “Attorney General” wherever it appears
and the substitution of “Prosecutor- General”.
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