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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 9th
day of September, 1999.
Order 1—Prohibition of Possession
of Explosives.
Subject to paragraph 2, no person
shall manufacture, possess or
carry any of the
following categories of
explosives—
(a) fire crackers (knock outs);
(b) display shells;
(c) artillery shells; and
(d) ball and canister shells.
Order 2—Exemption.
Paragraph 1 does not include the
following—
(a) bottle rockets and missiles;
(b) floral shells;
(c) handle cylindrical fountains,
ground spinners, hanging wheels,
onward wheels;
(d) hand held fire
works—sparklers, Roman candles;
(e) toys and assorted toy
fireworks; and
(f) single and multiple mines.
Order 3—Deposit of Explosive with
the Police.
(1) A person who on the coming
into force of this Instrument is
in possession or in control of any
of the specified explosives shall
deposit the explosive with the
police officer in charge of the
nearest police station.
(2) The police officer in charge
of the police station where any
explosive is deposited shall
register, label and store properly
the explosive deposited and he
shall be personally liable for any
loss or damage to that explosive.
Order 4—Power of Arrest without
Warrant.
A
police officer may arrest without
a warrant a person whom he
suspects on reasonable
grounds of possessing, carrying or
being in control of any explosive
in contravention of
this Instrument.
Order 5—Power of Search.
(1) A Chairman of a Community
Tribunal may issue a warrant
authorising any police officer to
enter and search any premises in
which any explosive is suspected
to be held in contravention of
this Instrument.
(2) A warrant issued under
sub-paragraph (1) of this
paragraph is valid notwithstanding
that the premises are generally
referred to in the warrant.
Order 6—Offence and Penalties.
A
person who—
(a) manufactures, possesses or
carries any explosive contrary to
paragraph 1, or
(b) fails to deposit any explosive
contrary to paragraph 2,
commits an offence and is liable
on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding ¢5 million or
imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 12 months or to both.
Order 7—Interpretation.
In this Instrument unless the
context otherwise requires—
“explosive” means the categories
of ammunition specified in
paragraph 1.
NII OKAIJA ADAMAFIO
Minister Responsible for the
Interior
Date of Gazette Notification: 29th
October, 1999. |
