The Attorney General

(1) There shall be the office of Attorney General, who shall be the principal legal adviser to the Government. (2) Any powers vested in the office of the Attorney General may be exercised by the person appointed to that office or, subject to his or her general or special instructions, by— (a) persons in the public service acting as his or her subordinates; or (b) such other legally qualified persons acting on the instructions of the Attorney General. (3) Appointment to the office of Attorney General shall be made by the President. (4) The office of Attorney General shall where it is held by a person employed in the public service, become vacant after the person holding that office has served for five years, or on his or her resignation or retirement or up to the end of the President’s term of office whichever is sooner. (5) The office of Attorney General may either be the office of a Minister or may be a public office. (6) The Attorney General shall be subject to removal by the President on the grounds of incompetence, incapacity or being compromised in the exercise of his duties to the extent that his ability to give impartial legal advice is seriously in question. [13 of 2001]