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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 26th day
of September, 1985.
Section 1—Prohibition of
Manufacture, Possession and
Carrying of Arms.
No person shall manufacture,
possess or carry any arms or
ammunition within the area of
authority of the Bawku District
Council.
Section 2—Military, Police
Personnel on Duty Exempted.
Paragraph 1 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 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 and
ammunition within the Bawku
District shall on the coming into
force of this Instrument deposit
such arms and ammunition with the
officer in charge of the nearest
Police Station.
(2) Any arms or ammunition
deposited under sub-paragraph (1)
of this paragraph shall be
returned to the persons entitled
thereto when this Instrument is
revoked or otherwise ceases to
have effect.
Section 4—Police Officer to Arrest
without Warrant.
A
Police officer may arrest without
warrant any person whom he
suspects on reasonable grounds of
manufacturing, possessing or
carrying arms or ammunition in
contravention of the provisions of
this Instrument.
Section 5—Offence.
A
person who contravenes the
provisions of this Instrument
commits an offence and is liable
on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding ˘5,000.00 or to
imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three years or to both.
Section 6—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 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-lick
gun or pistol, revolver, pistol,
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.
LT. –COL. J. M. EWRA (RTD.)
P.N.D.C. Secretary Responsible for
the Interior
25th November, 1985 |
