The Federal Prosecution Service, Act, 2023
Criminal Laws · Federal · 2023 · LXV of 2023
Legal status
In force
Effective date
2023-10-26
Sections
23
WHEREAS it is expedient to establish Federal prosecution service and provide for powers and functions of prosecutors and matters incidental and ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:
- Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2: Definitions
- Section 3: Establishment and functions of the Service
- Section 4: Superintendence and administration of the Service
- Section 5: Appointment of Federal Prosecutor General
- Section 6: Qualifications for the appointment of the Federal Prosecutor General
- Section 7: Appointment of other prosecutors
- Section 8: Powers of prosecutors
- Section 9: Conduct of Prosecution
- Section 10: Distribution of work
- Section 11: Responsibility of police or a Federal agency towards prosecutors
- Section 12: Duties of prosecutors
- Section 13: Special Prosecutors
- Section 14: [Omitted](repealed)
- Section 15: Reports
- Section 16: Code of conduct
- Section 17: Guidelines
- Section 18: Prosecutors to be public servants
- Section 19: Indemnity
- Section 20: Overriding effect
- Section 21: Transfer of work
- Section 22: Power to make rules
- Section 23: Savings
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