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18

Public prosecutors

Act: Anti-Terrorism Act 1997

Section Provisions

ANTITERRORISM, ACT, 1997 ANTI-TERRORISM ACT, 1997 18. Public Prosecutors.‑‑(1) The Government shall appoint in the relation to each Special Court, a Public Prosecutor and may also appoint one or more Additional Public Prosecutors: Provided that the Government may also appoint, for any case or class of cases, a Special Public Prosecutor. (2) Every person appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special public Prosecutor shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of section 492 of the Code, and the provisions of the Code shall have effect accordingly.