The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
15. Public
Prosecutors.
1.
The
Central Government shall appoint a person to be the Public Prosecutor and may
appoint one or more persons to be the Additional Public Prosecutor or
Additional Public Prosecutors: Provided that the Central Government may also appoint
for any case or class or group of cases a Special Public Prosecutor.
2.
A
person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an
Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor under this section
unless he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than seven years or
has held any post, for a period of not less than seven years, under the Union
or a State, requiring special knowledge of law.
3.
Every
person appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a
Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public
Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (u) of section 2 of the Code, and the
provisions of the Code shall have effect accordingly.