Advanced Search

Regulation Of The Council Of State Prosecutor's Offices

Original Language Title: Valtioneuvoston asetus syyttäjänvirastosta

Subscribe to a Global-Regulation Premium Membership Today!

Key Benefits:

Subscribe Now for only USD$40 per month.

State Council Regulation on the Prosecutor's Office

See the copyright notice Conditions of use .

In accordance with the decision of the Council of State concerning the presentation of the Ministry of Justice, the Law of 22 March 1996 on the Prosecutor's Office (195/1996) And the law on language skills required by government staff (424/2003) Pursuant to paragraph 3:

ARTICLE 1
Scope

This Regulation provides for the administration of the Public Prosecutor's Office. The offices of the Prosecutors' offices, the headquarters and the service offices, as well as the rest of the Agency's administration, are regulated separately.

ARTICLE 2
Deputy Head of the Prosecutor's Office

At least one deputy chief of staff shall be assisted by the leading public prosecutor.

On a proposal from the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Public Prosecutor's Office is acting as Deputy Head of the Public Prosecutor's Office. This provision shall be issued for a maximum period of four years.

ARTICLE 3
Cooperation

If the public prosecutor's office has been ordered to perform the duties of the public prosecutor, the Public Prosecutor's Office shall lay down more detailed provisions on how the joint action is to be organised.

§ 4
Fire control

The Office of the Public Prosecutor's Office is responsible for the results of the Prosecutor's Office.

§ 5
Duties of the master and deputy chief

The Head of the Office shall be responsible for:

(1) lead and develop the Agency's activities;

(2) responsible for the performance of the Agency;

(3) monitor and monitor the consistency of the prosecution's activities;

(4) participate in the national control of the Public Prosecutor's Office, as specified therein;

(5) develop and maintain relations with other authorities and other partners necessary for the functioning of the Agency; and

6) establish the Agency's Rules of Procedure.

The Deputy Head of the Office shall be assisted by the Head of the Office for the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, as specified in the Rules of Procedure.

ARTICLE 6
Appointment to office

The appointment of the Chief Public Prosecutor, the Public Prosecutor and the Deputy Prosecutor is laid down in the Act on the Prosecutor's Office (195/1996) .

Other officials shall appoint the Head of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

§ 7
Appointment for a fixed term relationship

The district attorney of the leading fiancee is appointed by the District Attorney.

The Attorney General of the Court of Appeal shall appoint a Public Prosecutor and a Head of the Public Prosecutor's Office for more than one year, unless the Prosecutor's Office in an individual case because of the importance of the appointment, or For the other comparable reasons, decide to consider the case.

A senior official shall be appointed by another official as Head of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

§ 8 (23.06.2010/614)
Eligibility requirements for the Attorney General and the Deputy Prosecutor's Office

By way of derogation from the language skills required by the general government (424/2003) (1) shall:

(1) in the Office of the Prosecutor's Office of the Helsinki Public Prosecutor, an excellent oral and written knowledge of the Swedish language and a good oral and written knowledge of the Finnish language;

(2) in the office of the Prosecutor of the State of Western Uusimaa, an excellent oral and written knowledge of the Swedish language and a good oral and written knowledge of the Finnish language;

(3) in the office of the Prosecutor of the State of Eastern Uusimaa, an excellent oral and written knowledge of the Swedish language and a good oral and written knowledge of the Finnish language;

(4) in the case of the State Prosecutor's Office of the Western Finland, as an eligibility criterion for the excellent oral and written knowledge of the Swedish language, as well as the good oral and written knowledge of the Finnish language; and

(5) In the case of the Office of the Prosecutor's Office in the North of the Bothnia, the qualification of five members of the public prosecutor's office and the excellent oral and written knowledge of the Swedish language, as well as the good oral and written knowledge of the Finnish language.

The language requirements of the provincial provincial prosecutors in the province of Åland are laid down separately.

§ 9
Civil freedom

The Public Prosecutor's Office admits to the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Freedom of Administration.

The head of the da' s office admits to the rest of the prosecution. However, for more than one year, the Office of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which is based on a non-legislative or non-legislative basis, is granted.

The head of the da' s office shall grant leave of absence to other personnel.

ARTICLE 10
Side action

The State Public Prosecutor's Office grants a secondary authorisation to the prosecution.

The Prosecutor shall make a declaration to the Public Prosecutor's Office, other than that required by the authorisation.

ARTICLE 11
Acting as a client or assistant

The prosecutor cannot, without the permission of the Public Prosecutor's Office, be allowed to act as an agent or assistant to the suspect.

The prosecutor shall not act as agent or assistant of the plaintiff if it may conflict with the performance of his duties.

The prosecutor may not take charge of any assistance he has given to the plaintiff.

ARTICLE 12
Power of decision on certain staff matters

A warning to the prosecutor, the dismissal of the prosecutor, the change in the relationship to the post, the suspension of the partnership, the suspension of the office and the suspension of the post office, will be decided by the Prosecutor General.

ARTICLE 13
Deputy Prosecutor

The Assistant District Attorney's orientation, guidance and duties should be organised in such a way that he/she receives a wide range of training.

The Deputy Prosecutor shall be appointed for the duration of the training and training period, but not more than one year and six months.

ARTICLE 14
Varallolo

The Prosecutor General may arrange for the prosecution of the prosecutors by region or group of cases to be appropriate in such a way that the prosecutor in the reserve holding is competent in the designated area to carry out the duties of the public prosecutor in cases where: One of the district's district rights is competent.

In addition to the provisions of paragraph 1, the Head of the Public Prosecutor's Office may order the prosecutor to be reserved if it is necessary to ensure the ability of the prosecutor to resolve the urgent matters covered by this decision.

§ 15
Entry into force:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2007.

This Regulation repeals the Regulation of 21 November 1997 concerning the Prosecutor's Office 1015/1997) With its subsequent modifications.

Before the entry into force of this Regulation, measures may be adopted for the implementation of the Regulation.

ARTICLE 16
Transitional provision

On the occasion of the entry into force of this Regulation, the person appointed for the post shall remain eligible for the post of public prosecutor in which he was eligible for language skills before the entry into force of this Regulation.

Before the entry into force of this Regulation, the prosecutor appointed for a limited period of time shall be eligible for the term of office.

Entry into force and application of amending acts:

23.6.2010/614:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2011.