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WHEREAS the Secretary responsible
for the Interior is satisfied that
it is necessary in the interest of
public order to prohibit the
possession or the carrying of arms
and ammunition within the New
Drobo and Japekrom areas in the
Brong-Ahafo Region;
NOW THEREFORE 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 18th day
of July, 1983.
Section 1—Prohibition of
Possession and Carrying of Arms
and Ammunition.
Subject to paragraph 3 of this
Instrument no person shall possess
or carry any arms or ammunition
within the New Drobo and Japekrom
areas in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
Section 2—Deposit of Arms and
Ammunition with Police Officer.
Any person who before 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, shall
on the coming into force of this
Instrument deposit forthwith such
arms or ammunition with the
officer-in-charge of the nearest
police station.
Section 3—Instrument not
Applicable to Police Officers,
Etc.
The provisions of this Instrument
shall not apply to any member of
the Armed Forces on duty or a
Police Officer on duty or any
person duly authorised in writing
by the Secretary.
Section 4—Interpretation.
In this Instrument—
“ammunition " includes explosives,
all munition 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
projectives, explosive or gas
diffusing flame-throwers, bombs,
grenades, machine guns and rifled
small-bore breech-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
Interior
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