General duties of Prosecutor and Defending Officer or Attorney-at Law

(1) It shall be the duty of the prosecutor and of the defending officer or Attorney-at-law 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 particular70 (a) to conform with these Rules and the practice of the civil courts in Belize relating to the cross-examination and re- (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 paragraph (1) of this rule, 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.