Article 140: Advocate-General for a Province

(1) The Governor of each Province shall appoint a person, being a person qualified to be appointed a Judge of the High Court, to be the Advocate-General for the Province. (2) It shall be the duty of the Advocate-General to give advice to the Provincial Government upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may be referred or assigned to him by the Provincial Government. (3) The Advocate-General shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor [and shall not engage in private practice so long as he holds the office of the Advocate-General]. (4) The Advocate-General may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign his office. * * * * * * *

Effective date: 1973-08-14

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