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(2) The Chief Public Prosecutor is responsible to the National Assembly and is bound to report to it on his activities.

(3) Prosecutors are appointed by the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Hungarian People’s Republic.

(4) The Public Prosecutor’s Office is headed and directed by the Chief Public Prosecutor of the H.P.R.

44. The Public Prosecutors work independently of State administrative organisations and local authorities.


Chapter 8

Rights and duties of citizens

45.—(1) The Hungarian People’s Republic guarantees to its citizens the right to work, and adequate pay according to the quantity and quality of the work carried out.

(2) This right is realised by the Hungarian People’s Republic by the planned increase of the productive forces of the people’s economy and by the labour power economy based on the people’s economy plan.

46.—(1) The Hungarian People’s Republic guarantees to the workers the right to rest and to enjoy holidays.

(2) This right is realised by the Hungarian People’s Republic by the legal working time, paid holidays and the organisation of holidays for the workers.

47.—(1) The Hungarian People’s Republic protects the health of the workers and affords assistance to them in the event of their disablement.

(2) The Hungarian People’s Republic realises this protection and assistance by large-scale public insurance and by the organisation of medical services.

48.—(1) The Hungarian People’s Republic guarantees to the workers the right of education.

(2) The Hungarian People’s Republic realises this right by the general provision of public education in free and compulsory general schools, by secondary and high schoo! education, by the further education of adult workers and their material support.

49.—(1) The citizens of the Hungarian People’s Republic are equal before the law and enjoy equal rights.

(2) The law severely punishes any injurious discrimination against citizens by reason of their sex, religion or nationality.

(3) The Hungarian People’s Republic guarantees to every nationatity living on its territory the possibility of education in its mother-tongue and the fostering of its national culture.