SECTION  1299 . Temporary Detail of Provincial Fiscal to Other Province . — With the approval of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, the Attorney-General may, in the interest of the public service, direct the temporary detail of any provincial fiscal from o ne province to any other province in the Islands there to perform such duties pertaining to the office of provincial fiscal as may be specified by the Attorney-General in such assignment. The travel expense of a provincial fiscal so detailed shall be paid by the province to which he is temporarily assigned. [1125-1; 1153-1 ( n ); Comp., 1364.] SECTION  1300 . General Functions of Provincial Fiscal . — The provincial fiscal shall be the law officer of the province, and as such shall therein discharge the duties incident to the institution of criminal prosecutions and represent the United States in a ll criminal cases in the courts held in such province. It shall also be his duty, consistently with other provisions of law, to represent in said courts the Government of the Philippine Islands and the officers and branches thereof in all civil actions and  special proceedings and generally to act in such province in all matters wherein said Government, or any branch or officer thereof, shall require the services of a lawyer. He shall assist Government officers in the enforcement of administrative laws by making prompt investigation into offenses against such laws which may be reported to him and by instituting, in accordance with law, such prosecutions or proceedings as may be  required. [See 136-62; 1699-1.] SECTION  1301 . Duty of Fiscal as Legal Adviser of Province and Provincial Subdivisions . — The provincial fiscal shall be the legal adviser of the provincial government and its officers, including district health officers, and of the president and council of  the various municipalities, townships, and settlements of the province. As such he shall, when so requested, submit his opinion in writing upon any legal question submitted to him by any such officer or body pertinent to the duties thereof. [1487-6; Comp., 107.] In case the provincial fiscal is performing the duties of fiscal for more than one province he shall be disqualified, in controversies between such provinces, to act as attorney or legal adviser for either of them, and the Secretary of Finance and Justice  shall, in accordance with law, direct the temporary detail of a fiscal for the 384 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011