Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) There shall be a Director of Public Prosecutions who shall be
- Jurisdiction
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Provision
- 59B
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source59B.-(1) There shall be a Director of Public Prosecutions who shall be
Public appointed by the President from amongst persons with qualifications specified in
Prosecutions
Act No.1 subarticle (2) of Article 59 and has continuously held those qualifications for a
of 2005 period of not less than ten years.
Art.12 (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions shall have powers to institute,
prosecute and supervise all criminal prosecutions in the country.
(3) The powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions under subarticle
(2), may be exercised by him in person or on his directions, by officers under him
or any other officers who discharge these duties under his instructions.
(4) In exercising his powers, the Director of Public Prosecutions shall be
free, shall not be interfered with by any person or with any authority and shall
have regard to the following -
(a) the need to dispensing justice;
(b) prevention of misuse of procedures for dispensing justice; and
(c) public interest.
(5) The Director of Public Prosecutions shall exercise his powers as may
be prescribed by any law enacted or to be enacted by the Parliament.
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