National Prosecuting Authority Act, 2014 [Chapter 7:20] No. 5/ 2014 20. In section 25 (“Requests for assistance in relation to investigations in foreign countries”) by the deletion of “Attorney –General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General” wherever it appears. 21. In section 27 (“Transit”) by the deletion of “Attorney –General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General” wherever it appears. 22. In section 30 (“Requests for enforcement of orders”) by the deletion of “Attorney – General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”. 23. In section 31 (“Requests for issue of orders in foreign countries”) by the deletion of “Attorney –General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”. 23. In section 32 (“Registration of orders”) by the deletion of “Attorney –General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General” wherever it appears. 24. In section 33 (“Requests for search and seizure warrants in respect of tainted property”) by the deletion of “Attorney –General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General” wherever it appears. 25. In section 34 (“Requests for interim interdicts”) by the deletion of “Attorney –General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General” wherever it appears. 26. In section 35 (“Requests for information gathering orders”) by the deletion of “AttorneyGeneral” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General” wherever it appears. 27. In section 36 (“Service of documents”) by the deletion of “Attorney-General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General” wherever it appears. 28. In section 37 (“Evidence”) by the deletion of “Attorney-General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”. PART XIII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE ACT [Chapter 9:07] 1. In section 2 (“Interpretation”), in the definition of “public prosecutor”, by the deletion of “Attorney–General” and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General”. 2. By the deletion of the subheading to Part II and the substitution of “Prosecutor-General” 3. By the repeal of section 6 and the substitution of— “6 Delegation of functions by Prosecutor-General (1) Subject to the general or specific instructions of the Prosecutor-General, the officer to whom responsibility for public prosecutions is assigned under the National Prosecuting Authority Act [Chapter 7:20], shall exercise all the rights and powers and perform all of the functions conferred upon the Prosecutor-General by section 259 of the Constitution, this Act or any other enactment, insofar as they relate to criminal proceedings. (2) The Prosecutor-General may, when he or she deems it expedient, appoint any legal practitioner entitled to practise in Zimbabwe to exercise (subject to the general or specific instructions of the Prosecutor-General) all or any of the rights and powers or perform all or any of the functions conferred upon the Prosecutor-General by section 259 of the Constitution, this Act or any other enactment, whether or not they relate to criminal proceedings. - 31 -

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