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 26th day of October, 1990.

Section 1—Prohibition of Manufacture, Possession and Carrying of Arms.

No person shall manufacture, possess or carry any arms or ammunition within the Alavanyo and Nkonya Traditional Area in the areas of authority of the Hohoe and Jasikan District Assemblies respectively.

Section 2—Military, Police and Prisons Personnel on Duty Exempted.

Paragraph 1 of this Instrument shall not apply to the following:

(a) a member of the Armed Forces on duty;

(b) a member of the Police Force on duty;

(c) a member of the Prisons Service on duty; and   

(d) a person duly authorized in writing by the Secretary responsible for the Interior.

Section 3—Deposit of Arms and Ammunition with the Police.

(1) Any person who on the coming into force of this instrument is in possession of any arms or ammunition within the Alavanyo and Nkonya Traditional Areas shall on the coming into force of this Instrument deposit such arms and ammunition with the Officer-in-Charge of the nearest Police Station.

(2) The police officer-in-charge of the police station where any arms or ammunition are deposited shall register, label and store properly all such arms or ammunition deposited and he shall be personally held liable for any loss of or damage to any such arms or ammunition.

(3) Any arms or ammunition deposited under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall be returned to the persons entitled thereto when this Instrument is revoked or otherwise ceases to have effect.

Section 4—Police Officer to Arrest without Warrant.

A police officer may search or arrest without warrant any person whom he suspects on reasonable grounds of manufacturing, possessing or carrying arms or ammunition in contravention of the provisions of this Instrument

Section 5—Offence.

A person who contravenes any provision 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.

Section 6—Interpretation.

In this Instrument—

“ammunition” includes explosives, all ammunitions of war and all materials for loading firearms;

“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;

“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;

“offensive weapon” means an article made or adapted for causing injury to the person or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him.

Section 7—Revocation.

The Public Order (Prohibition of Arms and Ammunition) (Alavanyo and Nkonya Traditional Areas) Instrument, 1983 (E.I. 9) is hereby revoked.

NII OKAIJA ADAMAFIO

Ag. P.N. D. C. Secretary for the Interior