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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 1st
day of January, 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 1st
January, 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, Zabogu, Garu
townships
and environs |
6.0Op.m.-6.00a.m |
KWAMENA BARTELS
Minister for
the Interior
Date of Gazette
notification: 2nd January, 2008
GOVERNMENT PRINTER. ASSEMBIY
PRESS. ACCRA. GPC/A0.5/500/1/2008
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