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State Attorney Act, No. 56 of 1957

Long title


To consolidate the laws relating to the establishment of offices of State Attorney and matters connected therewith

[...amended by Act 2014_013_011_20140519]

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
1. Establishment of offices of State Attorney [...Title amended by Act 2014_013_001_20140519 by way of unmarked omission and marked insertion - was entitled "Establishment of office of State Attorney"]
2. Appointments of Solicitor-General, State Attorneys and other persons in offices of State Attorney and termination of appointment [...Title amended by Act 2014_013_002_20140519 by way of unmarked omission and marked insertion - was entitled "Appointments in the office of the State Attorney and branches thereof"]
3. Functions of offices of State Attorney [...Title amended by Act 2014_013_003_20140519 - was entitled "Functions of State Attorney’s office"]
3A. Powers and functions of Solicitor-General [...inserted by Act 2014_013_004_20140519]
4. Rights, privileges and duties of persons performing functions under Act
5. Functions of notaries and conveyancers to be performed by notaries and conveyancers only
6. Recovery of costs when work performed at offices of State Attorney [...Title amended by Act 2014_013_010_20140519 - was entitled "Recovery of costs when work performed at State Attorney’s office"]
7. Right to exercise function at places other than offices of State Attorney [...Title amended by Act 2014_013_007_20140519 - was entitled "Right to exercise function at places where no fixed office"]
8. Employment of correspondents by State Attorney and matters incidental thereto
9. Regulations
9A. Performance by offices of State Attorney of work on behalf of government of foreign state [...inserted by Act 1980_045_001_19800509] [...Title amended by Act 2014_013_009_20140519 - was entitled "Performance by State Attorney's office of work on behalf of government of foreign state"]
10. Repeal of Acts
11. Short title

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Versions
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As unamended Act 1957_056_000_19570628 EXT.LINK REQ.INFO LINK
As amended by Act 1962_093_000_19620704 .  N/A REQ.INFO LINK
As amended by Act 1966_007_000_19660221 .  N/A REQ.INFO LINK
As amended by Act 1980_045_000_19800509 .  N/A REQ.INFO LINK
As amended by Act 1986_097_000_19860912 .  N/A REQ.INFO LINK
As amended by Act 1993_129_000_19930723 . N/AREQ.INFOLINK
As amended by Act 1996_049_000_19961004 .  N/A REQ.INFO LINK
As amended by Act 2014_013_000_20140519 .  N/A REQ.INFO LINK
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