HOME                                  EXECUTIVE  INSTRUMENT 2008

 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 this 7th 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 curfew

     3. The curfew imposed by this Instrument shall be for a period of seven days commencing 7th 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

KWAMENA BARTELS

Minister for the Interior

Date of Gazette notification: 7th January, 2008,

GOVERNMENT PRINTER, ASSEMBLY PRESS, ACCRA. GPC/A17/500/1/2008