S.L. 549.134 Art. 32Chief Executive may assist prosecution.

(1) In criminal proceedings instituted by the

Executive Police before the Court of Magistrates for an offence against the provisions of these regulations, the Chief Executive and any officers of the Agency so authorised by the Chief Executive may assist the Executive Police in the conduct of the prosecution and in the production of the evidence.

(2) The Chief Executive and any officers of the Agency so authorised by the Chief Executive may, after the conclusion of the investigation in terms of these regulations, present a report to the Executive Police and request the Executive Police to take action on the infringement of these regulations contained therein, and thereafter the Agency shall be considered a complainant for all the purposes of the Criminal Code.

(3) The Chief Executive or any officer authorised by him for the purposes of sub-regulations (1) or (2) may nevertheless be produced as a witness but should his evidence be required as part of the case for the prosecution, his evidence shall be heard before that of any other witness for the prosecution unless the necessity of his evidence arises subsequently.