Removal of the Director of Public Prosecutions

(1) The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions shall become vacant after the person holding that office has served five years or on his or her resignation or retirement whichever is sooner: Provided that the person holding that office may be appointed for such further terms, not exceeding five years, as the President considers appropriate. (2) A person holding the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions may be removed from the office by the President before the expiration of his or her term of office, if the President is satisfied that the person holding that office— (a) is incompetent in the exercise of his or her duties; (b) is compromised in the exercise of his or her duties to the extent that his or her ability to exercise his or her functions impartially is in serious question; (c) is otherwise incapacitated; or (d) has attained the age prescribed for retirement . [13 of 2001]