National Prosecuting Authority Act, 2014 [Chapter 7:20] No. 5/ 2014 ACT AN ACT to establish the National Prosecuting Authority Board and to provide for its functions; to provide for the appointment the National Director of Public Prosecutions; to provide for the administration of the National Prosecuting Authority and the conditions of service of its members; to provide for the transfer of persons from the Civil Service to the National Prosecuting Authority; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. WHEREAS sections 258, 259, 260, 261, 262 and 263 of the Constitution provide as follows: “258 Establishment and functions of National Prosecuting Authority There is a National Prosecuting Authority which is responsible for instituting and undertaking criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State and discharging any functions that are necessary or incidental to such prosecutions. 259 Prosecutor-General and other officers (1) There is a Prosecutor-General who is the head of the National Prosecuting Authority. (2) The office of the Prosecutor-General is a public office but does not form part of the Civil Service. (3) The Prosecutor-General is appointed by the President on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission following the procedure for the appointment of a judge. (4) The Prosecutor-General must be a person qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court. (5) The term of office of the Prosecutor-General is a period of six years and is renewable for one further such term. (6) Before taking office, the Prosecutor-General must take, before the President or a person authorised by the President, the oath of office in the form set out in the Third Schedule. (7) The provisions relating to the removal of a judge from office apply to the removal of the Prosecutor-General from office. (8) The conditions of service of the Prosecutor-General, including his or her remuneration, must be provided for in an Act of Parliament, but the remuneration must not be reduced during the Prosecutor-General’s tenure of office. (9) The remuneration of the Prosecutor-General is a charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund. -3-