DPP to be added to Rules Committee of the Supreme Court

 

 

The Director of Public Prosecutions will be added to the Rules Committee of the Supreme Court.

 

The addition is being facilitated by the Amendment to the Judicature Rules of Court Act 

 

The Committee establishes the rules of court that regulate and prescribe the procedure and the practice to be followed in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.

 

The Committee currently consists of the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, a Judge of the Supreme Court designated by the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, the Director of State Proceedings, and five attorneys in private practice who are appointed by the Minister of Justice on nomination by the Bar Council.

 

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck told Parliament on Tuesday that the Chairman of the Committee has indicated a desire to include the DPP as a member based on the Judicature Appellate Jurisdiction Amendment Act.