Law Officers Act, 1974 🇬🇭

Ghana 3 Citing Cases

Republic of Ghana

The two hundred and seventy-ninth

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana

entitled

Law Officers Act, 1974

Published by Government Gazette on 3 September 1974
Assented to on 27 August 1974
Commenced on 3 September 1974

AN ACT to provide for the performance of the functions of the Attorney-General and for related matters.

1. Performance of the functions of the Attorney-General

(1)Subject to article 88 of the Constitution,

(a)an officer of the Attorney-General’s Department, not below the rank of a State Attorney, or an officer holding a post equivalent to that rank, or

(b)a person appointed under section 56 of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30), or

(c)any other public officer if so authorised by the Attorney-General, may perform any of the functions vested by an enactment in the Attorney-General, subject to the directions of the Attorney-General.

(2)Evidence shall not be required to be produced that a direction has been given by the Attorney-General…

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