Clause 14
New section 17A
of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 14
The Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 17 thereof the following new section: —“Special powers of investigation in non-seizable offences17A. The Public Prosecutor may by order authorise the Director or an Assistant Director or a senior special investigator to exercise, in the the case of any non-seizable offence, all or any of the special powers in relation to police investigations contained in Chapter XIII of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 132).”.