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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 3rd day of
March, 2008.
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 in the
Schedule except with 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 in writing 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 3rd day
of March, 2008.
Power of arrest without warrant
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 |
Curfew hours |
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Bawku Municipality and
environs
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5.00 p.m.- 6.00 a.m. |
HON. KWAMENA BARTELS
Minister for the Interior
Date of Gazette notification: 3rd
March, 2008.
GOVERNMENT PRINTER, ASSEMBLY
PRESS, ACCRA. GPCL/A187/600/3/2008
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