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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 6th day of
November, 1985.
Section 1—Prohibition of
Manufacture, Possession and
Carrying of Arms.
No person shall manufacture,
possess or carry any arms or
ammunition within the Dagomba
Traditional Area.
Section 2—Military Police, Prison
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 member of the Prisons
Service on duty;
(d) 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 the Dagomba
Traditional Area 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—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
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, explosives 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 or pistol,
revolver, pistol cannon or other
firearms 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
COL. J. M. EWA (RTD.)
Secretary Responsible for the
Interior
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