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Rights and privileges of a legal officer.

Matters in which legal officers

may act.

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3.

(1) Any legal officer shall in respect of the matters

mentioned in section 4 have the same rights as if he had been

duly admitted as a barrister and sclicitor.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section

(1) a legal officer shall in respect of the matters mentioned in

section ↳ have a right of audience before any Court or tribunal.

(3) Notification in the Gazette to the effect that a

person has been appointed to or holds any of the offices designated

in the Schedule or has relinquished or no longer holds any of the

said offices, shall be sufficient proof of the facts therein stated,

4.

(1) The matters referred to in sub-section (1) of

section 3 are -

(a) any matter which by virtue of any enactment in

force in the Colony or under any law applicable to the Colony is

entrusted to, or is within the discretion or control of or requires

to be discharged by, the Attorney General;

(b) any matter in which the Crown or the Government

or any department thereof is interested;

(c) any proceedings relating to extradition;

(a)

any matter which relates to the official acts or

omissions of

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(i) the Naval Military or Air authorities; or

(ii) the Trade Commissioner for the United

Kingdon or any territory forming part of the Commonwealth; or

(iii) any public body or public servant;

and which appears to the Governor either to be a matter of public

interest or to be a matter in respect of which the services of one or

more legal officers should be employed.

(2) A certificate under the hand of the Attorney General

to the effect that in his opinion the matter specified in his

certificate is a matter to which section 4 applies shall be final

and conclusive for all purposes whatsoever : Provided that nothing

herein contained shall make it necessary to give or produce such

certificate,

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