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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 11th 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;
(g)
any other person duly authorised
in writing by the
Minister to undertake a specified
task.
Period of curfew
3. The curfew imposed by this
Instrument shall be for a period
of seven days commencing 11th
March, 2008.
Power of arrest without warrant
4. A member of any of the
institutions specified in
paragraph 2 or a person authorized
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 |
3.00p.m -
800a.m. |
HON. KWAMENA BARTELS
Minister for the Interior
Date of Gazette
notification: 11th March, 2008.
GOVERNMENT PRINTER, ASSEMBLY
PRESS, ACCRA. GPCUA205/350/3/2008
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