
<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 2nd day of November, 2007. 
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Imposition of curfew </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1</span></b><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 
authorised by the Minister. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Exceptions </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. Paragraph 1 of this Instrument does not 
apply to the following: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(a) a member of the Armed Forces; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(b) a member of the Police Service; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(c) a member of the Ghana Prisons Service; 
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(d) a member of the Security and Intelligence 
Service; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(e) a member of the Ghana Immigration Service; 
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(f) a member of the Customs Excise and Preventive 
Service; or </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(g) any other person duly authorised by the Minister 
to </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; undertake a specified task. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Period of curfew </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 
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. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Suspension of curfew </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 
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 
the Minister responsible for the Interior thinks fit. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">SCHEDULE</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Area</span></p></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Region</span></p></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hours</span></p></td></tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Anloga and Keta Townships</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">and Environs</span></p></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Volta</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 
Region</span></p></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">6.0Op.m.-6.00a.m</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 288pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">KWAMENA BARTELS</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 288pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">Minister for the 
Interior</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Date of Gazette notification: 2nd November, 
2007</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">GOVERNMENT PRINTER, ASSEMBLY PRESS, ACCRA. 
GPC/A502/50011112007</span></p>