<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">IN exercise of the powers                                               conferred on the Secretary                                               responsible for the Interior by                                               section 2 of the Public Order                                               Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 68) this                                               Instrument is made this 6th day of                                               November, 1985.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 1—Prohibition of                                               Manufacture, Possession and                                               Carrying of Arms.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              No person shall manufacture,                                               possess or carry any arms or                                               ammunition within the Dagomba                                               Traditional Area.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 2—Military Police, Prison                                               Personnel on Duty Exempted.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                               Paragraph 1 of this Instrument                                               shall not apply to the following—</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(a) a member of the Armed Forces                                               on duty; </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (b) a member of the Police Force                                               on duty; </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (c) a member of the Prisons                                               Service on duty; </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (d) a person duly authorised in                                               writing by the Secretary                                               responsible for the Interior.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 3—Deposit of Arms and                                               Ammunition with the Police.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Any person who on the coming into                                               force of this Instrument is in&nbsp;                                               possession of any arms or                                               ammunition within the Dagomba                                               Traditional Area shall on the                                               coming into force of this                                               Instrument deposit such arms and                                               ammunition with the                                               officer-in-charge of the nearest                                               Police Station. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 4—Police Officer to Arrest                                               without Warrant.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A                                               Police officer may arrest without                                               warrant any person whom he&nbsp;                                               suspects on reasonable grounds of                                               manufacturing, possessing or                                               carrying arms or ammunition in                                               contravention of the provisions of                                               this Instrument.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 5—Offence.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A                                               person who contravenes the                                               provisions of this instrument                                               commits an offence, and is liable                                               to a fine not exceeding ¢5,000.00                                               or to imprisonment for a term not                                               exceeding three years or to both.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 6—Interpretation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              In this Instrument— </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              “ammunition” includes explosives,                                               all munitions of war and all                                               materials for loading firearms.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              "arms" includes firearms and                                               offensive weapons of all                                               descriptions, artillery, apparatus                                               for the discharge of all kinds of                                               projectiles, explosives or                                               gas-diffusing flame-throwers,                                               bombs, grenades, machine-guns and                                               rifled small-bore breech-loading                                               weapons of all kinds, and includes                                               also all parts of any of the                                               foregoing;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              "firearms" includes any gun,                                               rifle, machine-gun, cap-gun,                                               flint-lock gun or pistol,                                               revolver, pistol cannon or other                                               firearms and any air gun, air                                               rifle, or air pistol, whether                                               whole or in detached pieces;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">“offensive weapon” means an                                               article made or adapted for use                                               for causing injury to the person                                               or intended by the person having                                               it with him for such use by him</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              COL. J. M. EWA (RTD.) </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Secretary Responsible for the                                               Interior</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;                                              <br></p>