Section 44 — Rules and procedure of the Tribunal

(1) The rules of procedure to be adopted in any prosecution for the offences under this Act before the Tribunal and the forms to be used in such prosecutions shall be set out in the Third Schedule to this Act.

(2) Prosecutions for all offences under this Act shall be instituted in the name of the Federal Republic Nigeria by the prosecuting counsel appointed by the Council.

(3) Any person accused of any offence under this Act shall be entitled to defend himself in person or by a legal practitioner of his own choice who is qualified to practice in Nigeria.