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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for the Interior by
section by section 4 (1) of the
Public Order Act, 1994 (Act 491)
this Jns1nunentismade this 7th day
of May, 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.
Exception
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;
(/) a member of the Customs Excise
and Preventive Service;
(g)
any other person duly authorise by
the Minister to undertake a
specified task.
Period of curfew
I
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3. The curfew imposed by this
Instrument shall be for a period
of
seven days commencing 7th May,
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
tenl1inate the suspension of the
curfew and restore the curfew as
and \\hen the Minister responsible
for the Interior thinks fit.
SCHEDtLE
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Area |
Curfew hours |
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Pusiga, Binduri,
Zoosi and Zabugu Townships and
environs |
3.00
p.m - 7.00 a.m. |
HON. KWAMENA BARTELS, MP
Minister for the Interior
Date of Gazette
notification: 7th May. 2008.
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