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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for the Interior under
subsection (1) of section 5 of the
Public Order Act 1994 (Act 491)
this Instrument is made this 30th
day of October, 1997.
Order 1—Prohibition of Possession
of Arms.
(1) No person shall manufacture,
possess or carry any arms or
ammunition within the areas
specified in the Schedule to this
Instrument.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph does not apply to—
(a) a member of the Armed Forces;
(b) a member of the Police Force;
(c) a member of the Prisons
Service;
(d) a member of the Customs,
Excise and Preventive Service; or
(e) any other person duly
authorised in writing by the
Minister for the Interior to
undertake any specific assignment.
Order 2—Deposit of Arms and
Ammunition with the Police.
(1) A person who on the coming
into force of this Instrument is
in possession of any arms or
ammunition or has arms or
ammunition under his control
within the area in the Schedule
shall deposit the arms or
ammunition with the police officer
in charge of the nearest police
station.
(2) The police officer-in-charge
of a police station where any arms
or ammunition are deposited shall
register, label and store properly
the arms and ammunition deposited
and he shall be personally held
liable for any loss of or damage
to any such arms or ammunition.
(3) Any arms and ammunition
deposited at any police station
shall be returned to the person
entitled to it on the Instrument
being revoked or ceasing to have
effect where there is authority to
hold the arms or ammunition.
Order 3—Power of Arrest without
Warrant.
A
police officer may arrest without
warrant any person whom he
suspects on reasonable grounds of
possessing or carrying arms or
ammunition in contravention of
this Instrument.
Order 4—Power of Search.
(1) A Chairman of a Community
Tribunal may issue a warrant
authorising any police officer to
enter and search any building or
premises in which any arms or
ammunition are suspected to be
held in contravention of this
Instrument.
(2) A warrant issued under
sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph shall be valid
notwithstanding that the building
or premises are not specified
further in the warrant other than
being buildings or premises in or
about the specified town or
village.
Order 5—Offences and Penalties.
Any person who—
(a) manufactures, possesses or
carries any arms or ammunition
contrary to paragraph 1(1); or
(b) fails to deposit arms or
ammunition contrary to paragraph
2;
commits an offence and is liable
on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding ¢2 million or
imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 12 months or to both.
Order 6—Interpretation.
In this Instrument unless the
context otherwise requires—
“ammunition” includes explosives,
all munitions of war and all
materials for loading firearms;
“arms” includes fire-arms and
offensive weapons of all
descriptions, artillery, apparatus
for the discharge of any kind of
projectiles, explosives or
gas-diffusing flame-throwers,
bombs, grenades, machine-guns and
rifles small-bore breech-loading
weapons of any kind and includes
parts of any of the materials
already mentioned;
“fire-arms” includes any gun,
rifle, machine-gun, flint-lock gun
or pistol, revolver, cannon or
other firearms, and any air gun,
air rifle or air-pistol whether
whole or in detached pieces; and
“offensive weapon” means an
article made or adapted for
causing injury to a person or
intended by the person having it
with him for such use by him.
SCHEDULE
Name of
Place
District
Region
Nkwanta
Nkwanta
Volta
Kete Krachi
Kete Krachi
Volta
NII OKAIJA ADAMAFIO
Minister for the Interior
Date of Gazette Notification: 31st
October, 1997. |
