Where a prosecution is conducted by a person other than the Public Prosecutor, the Deputy Attorney‑General mentioned in section 11(2), the Solicitor‑General, a Deputy Public Prosecutor or an Assistant Public Prosecutor, the Public Prosecutor may, if he or she thinks fit, take over the conduct of the prosecution at any stage of the proceedings and continue or discontinue the prosecution.
Section history
Section 13 — Public Prosecutor’s power to take over conduct of prosecution, etc.
As in force on 31 December 2021.
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