<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">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 6th day of                                               May, 2003.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 1—Imposition of Curfew</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">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 respectively in the                                               Schedule except under the written                                               permission of the Minister or a                                               person authorized on behalf of the                                               Minister.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                               Section 2—Exceptions</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              The following persons are exempted                                               from paragraph 1 of this                                               Instrument</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (a) a member of the Armed Forces;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (b) a member of the Ghana Police                                               Service;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (c) a member of the Ghana Prisons                                               Service;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (d) a member of the Security and                                               Intelligence Service;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (e) a member of the Ghana                                               Immigration Service;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (f) a member of the Customs,                                               Excise and Preventive Service; and</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (g) any other person duly                                               authorized in writing by the                                               Minister to undertake&nbsp; a specific                                               task.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 3—Period of Curfew</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              The curfew imposed by this                                               Instrument shall be for a period                                               of seven days commencing 7th May,                                               2003</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 4—Power of Arrest without                                               Warrant</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A                                               person specified in paragraph 2                                               and authorized by the Minister,                                               may arrest without warrant any                                               person who breaches the curfew                                               impose by this Instrument.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 5—Suspension of Curfew</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              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 or restore the curfew                                               as and when the Regional Minister                                               thinks fit.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              SCHEDULE</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">                                              &nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Area&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Curfew hours&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>                                               </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Dagbon Traditional Area&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;                                               8pm - 5a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              HON. HACKMAN OWUSU-AGYEMANG, M.P.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Minister for the Interior</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 7th                                               May, 2003.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;                                              <br></span></b></p>