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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Secretary
responsible for the Interior by
section 2 of the Public Order
Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 68) this
Instrument is made this 24th day
of May, 1983.
Section 1—Prohibition of
Manufacture, Possession and
Carrying of Arms.
No person shall manufacture,
possess or carry any arms or
ammunition within the Alavanyo and
Nkonya Traditional Areas in the
areas of authority of the Jasikan
and Hohoe District Councils
respectively.
Section 2—Military, Police
Personnel on Duty Exempted.
Paragraph 1 of this Instrument
shall not apply to the following—
(a) a member of the Armed Forces
on duty;
(b) a member of the Police Force
on duty;
(c) a person duly authorised in
writing by the Secretary
responsible for the Interior.
Section 3—Deposit of Arms and
Ammunition with the Police.
Any person who on the coming into
force of this Instrument is in
possession of any arms or
ammunition within any of the areas
referred to in paragraph 1 of this
Instrument shall on the coming
into force of this Instrument
deposit such arms and ammunition
with the officer-in-charge of the
nearest Police Station.
Section 4—Interpretation.
In this Instrument—
"ammunition” includes explosives,
all munitions of war and all
materials for loading firearms;
“arms" includes firearms and
offensive weapons of all
descriptions, artillery, apparatus
for the discharge of all kinds of
projectiles, explosive or
gas-diffusing flame-throwers,
bombs, grenades, machine-guns and
rifled small-bore
breeching-loading weapons of all
kinds, and includes also all parts
of any of the foregoing;
"firearms" includes any gun,
rifle, machine-gun, cap-gun,
flint-lock gun, pistol, revolver,
cannon or other firearm, and any
air gun, air rifle or air pistol,
whether whole or in detached
pieces;
"offensive weapon" means an
article made or adapted for use
for causing injury to the person
or intended by the person having
it with him for such use by him.
KOFI DJIN
Secretary responsible for the
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