Prosecutor-General and other officers

259 Prosecutor-General and other officers (1) There is a Prosecutor-General who is the head of the National Prosecuting Authority. (2) The office of the Prosecutor-General is a public office but does not form part of the Civil Service. (3) The Prosecutor-General is appointed by the President on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission following the procedure for the appointment of a judge. (4) The Prosecutor-General must be a person qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court. (5) The term of office of the Prosecutor-General is a period of six years and is renewable for one further such term. (6) Before taking office, the Prosecutor-General must take, before the President or a person authorised by the President, the oath of office in the form set out in the (7) The provisions relating to the removal of a judge from office apply to the removal of the Prosecutor-General from office. (8) The conditions of service of the Prosecutor-General, including his or her remuneration, must be provided for in an Act of Parliament, but the remuneration must not be reduced during the Prosecutor-General’s tenure of office. (9) The remuneration of the Prosecutor-General is a charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund. No. I CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (NO 20} 2013 (10) An Act of Parliament must provide for the appointment of a board to employ persons to assist the Prosecutor-General in the exercise of his or her functions. and must also provide — (a) for the qualifications of those persons: (b) for the conditions of service, conduct and discipline of those persons; (c) that in exercising their functions, those persons must be independent and impartial and subject only to the law and to the direction and control of the Prosecutor-General; (d) for the structure and organisation of the National Prosecuting Authority; and (ce) generally, for the efficient performance and well-being of the National Prosecuting Authority. (11) The Prosecutor-General may direct the Commissioner-General of Police to investigate and report to him or her on anything which, in the Prosecutor-General’s opinion, relates to an offence or alleged or suspected offence, and the Commissioner- General of Police must comply with that direction.