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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 16th day
of November, 2007.
Imposition of curfew
1.
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 authorised by the Minister.
Exceptions
2. Paragraph 1 of
this Instrument does not apply to
the following:
(a) a member of the Armed Forces;
(b) a member of the 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; or
(g) any other person duly
authorised by the Minister to
undertake a specified task.
Period of curlew
3.
The curfew imposed by this
Instrument shall be for a period
of seven days commencing 16th
November, 2007.
Period of curfew
4.
A member of any of the
institutions specified in
paragraph 2 or a person authorised
by the Minister, may arrest
without warrant any person who
breaches the curfew imposed by
this Instrument.
Suspension of curfew
5.
The Minister responsible for the
Interior may suspend the operation
of the curfew imposed by this
Instrument in the whole or any
part of the specified area and
terminate the suspension of the
curfew and restore the curfew as
and when the Minister responsible
for the Interior thinks fit.
SCHEDULE
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Area |
Region |
Hours |
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Anloga Townships and
Environs |
Volta
Region |
8.0Op.m.-5.00a.m |
NANA OBIRI BOAHEN
(Minister of State)
for: Minister for the Interior
Date of Gazette notification: 16th
November, 2007
GOVERNMENT PRINTER, ASSEMBLY
PRESS, ACCRA. GPClA594/5001ll/2007 |
