(1) The following categories of Law Officers may be engaged in the office of Advocate General, namely: -
(a) the Senior Additional Advocate General;
(b) the Additional Advocate General;
(c) the Senior Deputy Advocate General;
(d) the Deputy Advocate General;
(e) the Assistant Advocate General; and
(f) the Advocates-on-Record.
(2) The above categories of Law Officers and the number of Law Officers to be engaged under each category may be modified from time to time by the Government, based on an assessment made by the Government in consultation with the office of Advocate General regarding the workload of legal cases involving the State Government and the requirement of Law Officers under various categories and the requirement of Law Officers before the Courts.
(3) The Government while making assessment under subsection (2) above may take into consideration various aspects, namely, the total number of Courts (sanctioned and working), the number of cases, the number of Law Officers already engaged /working, the nature of work involved, specialization in subject matters and any other relevant material or aspect, as it deems fit.
(4) The Government may, having regard to the recommendations of the Advocate General, decide upon the creation, abolition or modification to the number, duration and categories of the posts of Law Officers. Such categories and their numbers shall be notified by the Government from time to time.
(5) 5% posts of Law Officers shall be filled up from amongst the persons who are or have been a member of the Service under the Punjab Prosecution and Litigation (Group A) Service Law Officer categories and work assessment.
Rules, 2002 in the rank of District Attorney or above. The terms and conditions of the Services of these Law Officers shall be such, as may be notified by the Government.
4. The Government shall be the Engaging Authority for various categories of posts under this Act. The pay, leave and other matters relating to the engagement of Law Officers shall be such, as may be provided by the Government from time to time.