Malaysia legislation
Section 376
Section 376
(1A)
(Deleted by Act A365).
(2)
The Solicitor General shall have all powers of a Deputy Public
Prosecutor and shall act as Public Prosecutor in case of the absence or inability to act of the Attorney General.
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(3)
The Public Prosecutor may appoint fit and proper persons to be
Deputy Public Prosecutors who shall be under the general control and direction of the Public Prosecutor and may exercise all or any of the rights and powers vested in or exercisable by the Public Prosecutor by or under this Code or any other written law except any rights or powers expressed to be exercisable by the Public Prosecutor personally and he may designate any of such Deputy Public Prosecutors as Senior Deputy
Public Prosecutors.
(3A)
The Public Prosecutor may appoint fit and proper persons to be
Assistant Public Prosecutors who shall be under the general control and direction of the Public Prosecutor and, subject to such limitations or restrictions as may be specified by the Public Prosecutor, shall have all the powers of a Deputy Public Prosecutor.
(4)
The rights and powers vested in or exercisable by the Public
Prosecutor by subsections (3) and 68(2) shall be exercisable by the
Public Prosecutor personally.
Conduct of prosecutions in Court