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| (1) The Minister may, from time to time, appoint for such period as may be specified, an attorney-at-law engaged in private practice to be a State Attorney for any zone, district or division |
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| (2) A State Attorney shall perform such functions as may be assigned to him by the Attorney-General and shall receive such remuneration as may be determined by the Attorney-General. |
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| (3) A State Attorney shall not be entitled in any action, proceeding or matter before any court to appear, plead or act against the Republic of Sri Lanka. |
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| (4) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the power of the Attorney-General or of the Director of Public Prosecutions to appoint an attorney-at-law to act specially in any particular case or to act generally on behalf of the State. |
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