Constitution St-Kitts-Nevis - ICRC
Constitution St-Kitts-Nevis - ICRC
Constitution St-Kitts-Nevis - ICRC
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1983 Saint <strong>Kitts</strong> and <strong>Nevis</strong> <strong>Constitution</strong><br />
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Secretary to Cabinet.<br />
62.- (1) There shall be a Secretary to the Cabinet whose office shall be a public office.<br />
(2) The Secretary to the Cabinet, who shall have charge of the Cabinet Office, shall be responsible,<br />
in accordance with such instructions as may be given to him by the Prime Minister, for arranging the<br />
business for, and keeping the minutes of, the Cabinet and for conveying the decisions of the Cabinet<br />
to the appropriate person or authority and shall have such other functions as the Prime Minister may<br />
direct.<br />
<strong>Constitution</strong> of offices etc.<br />
63.- Subject to the provisions of this <strong>Constitution</strong> and of any other law, the Governor-General may<br />
constitute offices for Saint Christopher and <strong>Nevis</strong>, make appointments to any such office and<br />
terminate any such appointment.<br />
Attorney-General.<br />
64.- (1) There shall be an Attorney-General who shall be the principal legal adviser to the<br />
Government.<br />
(2) The office of Attorney-General shall be either a public office or the office of a Minister.<br />
(3) No person shall be qualified to hold or act in the office of Attorney-General unless he is qualified<br />
for elections as Representative or appointment as a Senator and is also qualified to practice as a<br />
barrister in Saint Christopher and <strong>Nevis</strong>.<br />
Control of public prosecutions.<br />
65.- (1) There shall be a Director of Public Prosecutions whose office shall be a public office.<br />
(2) The Director of Public Prosecutions shall have power in any case in which he considers it<br />
desirable so to doa)<br />
to institute and undertake criminal proceedings against any person before any court of law (other<br />
than in a court-martial) in respect of any offence under a law alleged to have been committed by that<br />
person;<br />
b) to take over and continue any such criminal proceedings that have been instituted or undertaken<br />
by any other person or authority; and<br />
c) to discontinue at any stage before judgment is delivered any such criminal proceedings instituted<br />
or undertaken by himself or any other person or authority.<br />
(3) The power of the Director of Public Prosecutions under subsection (2) may be exercised by him<br />
in person or through other persons acting under and in accordance with his general or special<br />
instructions.<br />
(4) The power conferred on the Director of Public Prosecutions by paragraphs (b) and (c) of<br />
subsection (2) shall be vested in him to the exclusion of any other person or authority:<br />
Provided that where any other person or authority has instituted criminal proceedings, nothing in this<br />
subsection shall prevent the withdrawal of those proceedings by or at the instance of that person or<br />
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27.09.2005
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