Section 25

Any public officer authorized by a Minister in respect of proceedings by or against the Federal Government or by the State

Secretary, or, in the case of the States of Sabah and Sarawak, by the State Attorney General, in respect of proceedings by or against the Government of a State, to act for such Government in respect of any civil proceedings may appear as advocate on behalf of such

Government and shall be deemed to be the recognized agent of such Government by whom all appearances, acts and applications in respect of such proceedings may be made or done on behalf of such Government.

An authorization under subsection (1) may be special in respect of any particular proceedings or general in respect of all proceedings or in respect of all proceedings of a particular class.

Service of documents 26.

Without prejudice to sections 24 and 25, all documents required to be served on the Government for the purpose of or in connection with any civil proceedings by or against the Government may be served, in the case of proceedings by or against the Federal

Government, on the Attorney General or such other officer as may be designated in that behalf, either generally or specially, by the

Attorney General by notification in the Gazette, and, in the case of proceedings by or against the Government of a State, on the

State Secretary, and, in the case of the States of Sabah and Sarawak, on the State Attorney General of such State.

Removal of proceedings in the High Court or Subordinate