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                                              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>
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                                              Section 1—Public Officers to be 
                                              Public Prosecutors.</span></p>
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                                              (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>
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                                              (a) the Internal Revenue Act 2000 
                                              (Act 592);</span></p>
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                                              (b) the Customs, Excise and 
                                              Preventive (Management) Law 1993 (P.N.D.C.L. 
                                              330); and</span></p>
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                                              (c) the Value Added Tax Act 1998 
                                              (Act 546) respectively.</span></p>
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                                              (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>
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                                              Section 2—Right of Appearance in 
                                              Court or Tribunal.</span></p>
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                                              <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>
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                                              Section 3—E.I. 10 revoked.</span></p>
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                                              The Appointment of Public 
                                              Prosecutors Instrument, 1994 (E.I. 
                                              10) is hereby revoked.</span></p>
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                                              PAPA OWUSU-ANKOMAH, MP.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Attorney-General and Minister for 
                                              Justice</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 19th 
                                              March, 2004.</span></p>