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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for the Interior by
section 4(1) of the Public Order
Act, 1994 (Act 491) this
Instrument is made this 6th day of
May, 2003.
Section 1—Imposition of Curfew
A
person within the boundaries of
the area specified in the Schedule
to this Instrument shall not be
out of doors between the hours
specified respectively in the
Schedule except under the written
permission of the Minister or a
person authorized on behalf of the
Minister.
Section 2—Exceptions
The following persons are exempted
from paragraph 1 of this
Instrument
(a) a member of the Armed Forces;
(b) a member of the Ghana Police
Service;
(c) a member of the Ghana Prisons
Service;
(d) a member of the Security and
Intelligence Service;
(e) a member of the Ghana
Immigration Service;
(f) a member of the Customs,
Excise and Preventive Service; and
(g) any other person duly
authorized in writing by the
Minister to undertake a specific
task.
Section 3—Period of Curfew
The curfew imposed by this
Instrument shall be for a period
of seven days commencing 7th May,
2003
Section 4—Power of Arrest without
Warrant
A
person specified in paragraph 2
and authorized by the Minister,
may arrest without warrant any
person who breaches the curfew
impose by this Instrument.
Section 5—Suspension of Curfew
The Regional Minister for the
Northern Region may suspend the
operation of the curfew imposed by
this Instrument in the whole or
any part of the specified area and
may terminate the suspension of
the curfew or restore the curfew
as and when the Regional Minister
thinks fit.
SCHEDULE
Area Curfew hours
Dagbon Traditional Area
8pm - 5a.m.
HON. HACKMAN OWUSU-AGYEMANG, M.P.
Minister for the Interior
Date of Gazette Notification: 7th
May, 2003.
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