Public Prosecutor definition

Public Prosecutor means any person appointed under section 24, and includes any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor ;
Public Prosecutor means any person appointed under section 492, and includes any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor and any person conducting a prosecution on behalf of [the State] in the High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction
Public Prosecutor. ” means the Prosecutor-General or a person who has the Prosecutor-General’s authority to institute and conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the State;

Examples of Public Prosecutor in a sentence

  • If necessary, it shall be communicated to the Office of the Public Prosecutor.

  • Criminal action seeking the imposition of the above penalties may only be brought by the Office of the Public Prosecutor on a complaint by the injured party.

  • Failing election of domicile, all and any summons or notices shall be validly served to the office of the Public Prosecutor (District Attorney) attached to the District Court (“Tribunal de Grande Instance”) of the place of the Corporate Head Office.

  • Britain will not participate in the establishment of any European Public Prosecutor.

  • Regarding the Prosecutor's authority as a Public Prosecutor, the opportunity principle gives the Attorney General a prerogative to continue or stop the proceedings of a case.


More Definitions of Public Prosecutor

Public Prosecutor means the Director of Public Prosecutions, a state counsel, a person appointed under section 85 or a person acting under the direction of the Director of Public Prosecutions;
Public Prosecutor means a Law Officer or a State Attorney appointed under section 5 of the National Prosecutions Service Act and includes the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions or any other person acting in criminal proceedings under the directions of the Director of Public
Public Prosecutor means any person appointed as such under section 71, and includes the Attorney-General and any other legal officer, police officer or other person acting under the direction of the Attorney-General;
Public Prosecutor means a person appointed as such under section 52 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 1975;
Public Prosecutor means the Director of Public Prosecutions and includes any person delegated generally or specially by the Director of Public Prosecutions under the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, 1938 or any other law;
Public Prosecutor means a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor appointed under section 15;
Public Prosecutor means any person appointed under the provisions of section eighty-six and includes the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, the Director of Public Prosecutions, a State Advocate and any practitioner as defined in the Legal Practitioners Act appearing on behalf of the People in any criminal proceedings;