S.L. 220.4 Art. 75General duties of prosecutor and defending officer or counsel.

(1) It shall be the duty of the prosecutor and of the defending officer or counsel to assist the court in the administration of justice, to treat the court and judge advocate with due respect and to present their cases fairly and in particular -

(a) to conform with these Rules and the practice of the civil courts in Malta relating to the examination, cross-examination and re-examinate of witnesses;

(b) not to refer to any matter not relevant to the charge before the court; and

(c) not to state as a matter of fact any matter which is not proved or which they do not intend to prove by evidence.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of any of the provisions of sub-rule (1), it shall be the duty of the prosecutor to bring the whole of the transaction before the court and not to take any unfair advantage of, or to withhold any evidence in favour of, the accused.