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Parly sets age 70 cap for AG retirement

 The Parliament of Botswana has passed the Attorney-General (AG) (Retiring Age) ActPIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The Parliament of Botswana has passed the Attorney-General (AG) (Retiring Age) ActPIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

In a landmark move redefining the tenure of the country’s top legal advisor, the Parliament of Botswana has passed the Attorney-General (AG) (Retiring Age) Act, 2026, setting 70 as the absolute age limit for appointment, whilst granting the President discretion to retain or appoint an AG beyond 60 in the “public interest.”

The new law setting out the retirement of the country's AG will only take effect on a date to be announced by ministerial order in the Government Gazette.

The Act sets out rules on the retiring age of the AG and explains how appointments may be handled when a person reaches a certain age. The Bill was introduced under the heading, 'An Act to prescribe the retiring age of the AG'.

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