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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 18th day
of April, 2011.
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 Ghana Armed
Forces;
(b)
a member of the Ghana Police
Service;
(c)
a member of 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; and
(g)
any other person duly authorised
in writing by the Minister to
undertake a specific task.
Period of curfew
3.
The curfew imposed by this
Instrument shall be for a period
of seven days commencing 18th
April, 2011.
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
he thinks fit.
SCHEDULE
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AREA
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CURFEW HOURS
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Bawku Municipality,
Zabugu,
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Pusiga, Binduri and
Zoasi
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11.00 p.m. to 4.00
a.m.
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Townships and their
environs.
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HON.
(DR.)
BENJAMIN KUNBUOR
Minister for the Interior
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