National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — back to Table of Contents
Section 15. Public Prosecutors
(1) For every Special Court, the Central Government shall appoint a Public Prosecutor and such number of Additional Public Prosecutors as it thinks fit:
Provided that the Central Government may also appoint for any case or class or group of cases, a Special Public Prosecutor.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor or Special Public Prosecutor under this section unless he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than seven years or has held any post, for a period of not less than seven years, under the Union or a State, requiring special knowledge of law.
(3) Every person appointed as a Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor or Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (u) of section 2 of the Code and the provisions of the Code shall have effect accordingly.
