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”. - 43 -

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