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 23rd day of April 2003.
Imposition of Curfew
1. A person within the boundaries of the area specified in the schedule of this Instrument shall not be out of doors between the hours specified respectively in the schedule except under written permission of the Minister or a person authorized on that behalf by the Minister.
Exceptions
2. The following persons are exempted from paragraph 1 of this Instrument.
(a) a member of the Ghana Armed Forces;
(b) a member of the Ghana 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 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 23rd April 2003.
Power of arrest without warrant
4. A person specified in paragraph 2 and authorised by the Minister may arrest without warrant any person who breaches the curfew imposed by this Instrument.
Suspension of Curfew
5. The Regional Minister for the Northern Region may suspend the operation of the curfew imposed by this Instrument in the whole or any part of the specified area and may terminate the suspension of the curfew and restore the curfew as and when he thinks fit.
SCHEDULE
Dagbon Traditional: Area 6pm-6am
HON MR. HACKMAN OWUSU-AGYEMANG, MP
MINISTER FOR THE INTERIOR 24/04/03
