294h

The Office of Anti-Trust Affairs is hereby created in the Department, with the responsibility of implementing the public policy established in §§ 257 et seq. of Title 10, which prohibits monopolistic practices, and discharging the functions imposed on it by law. The Office shall operate under the general supervision of the Secretary, but its immediate direction shall be the responsibility of an Assistant Secretary of Justice appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary may designate the Assistant Secretary and the attorneys attached to the Office as special prosecutors. Officials thus designated shall have the powers and attributions of a prosecutor and may act as such before the Parts of the Courts of First Instance or at the pertinent forum, in criminal or civil cases they bring by virtue of the provisions of §§ 257 et seq. of Title 10. History —Aug. 9, 2004, No. 205, § 56.