Attorney-General

98. Attorney-General (1) There shall be an Attorney-General whose office shall be an office in the public service. (2) it shall be the duty of the Attorney-General - (a) to provide legal advice to Government; (b) to exercise ultimate authority over the Director of Public Prosecutions; (c) to take necessary legal measures for the protection and upholding of this Constitution and the other laws of Lesotho; (d) to exercise or perform any of the rights, prerogatives, privileges or functions of the State before courts or tribunals; and Page 57 State before courts or tribunals; and (e) to perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be conferred on him by this Constitution or any other law. (3) The Attorney-General may exercise his functions personally or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with his general or special instructions. (4) In the exercise of the functions vested in him by subsection (2)(a) and (b) and section of any other person or authority.