<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">IN exercise of the powers 
conferred on the Attorney-General by section 56 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 
1960 (Act 30) as amended, this Instrument is made this 9th day of March, 
2004.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Section 1—Public Officers to 
be Public Prosecutors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(1) Lawyers employed in the 
Internal Revenue Service, the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service and the 
Value Added Tax Service are by this Instrument appointed as prosecutors in 
respect of any action that arises under,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(a) the Internal Revenue Act 
2000 (Act 592);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(b) the Customs, Excise and 
Preventive (Management) Law 1993 (P.N.D.C.L. 330); and</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(c) the Value Added Tax Act 
1998 (Act 546) respectively.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(2) The lawyers also have 
the right to prosecute any action that arises under any other enactment that 
relates to their respective Service.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Section 2—Right of 
Appearance in Court or Tribunal.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A public prosecutor 
appointed under paragraph 1 may appear and plead before any Court or Tribunal of 
competent jurisdiction.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Section 3—E.I. 10 
revoked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Appointment of Public 
Prosecutors Instrument, 1994 (E.I. 10) is hereby revoked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">PAPA OWUSU-ANKOMAH, 
MP.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Attorney-General and 
Minister for Justice</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date of Gazette 
Notification: 19th March, 2004.</span></p>