<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 12th day                                               of December, 2001.</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 first                                               column of the Schedule shall not                                               be out of doors between the hours                                               specified in the second column                                               except under the written                                               permission of the Minister or a                                               person authorized in that behalf                                               by 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 Police                                               Service;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (c) a member of Prisons Service;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (d) a member of the Fire Service;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (e) a member of the 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;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (g) a member of the Security and                                               Intelligence Agencies;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (h) any other person duly                                               authorized in writing by the                                               Minister to undertake any specific                                               duty.</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 fourteen (14) days commencing                                               12th December, 2001.</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 imposed 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                                               upper East may suspend the                                               operation of the curfew imposed by                                               this Instrument in the whole or a                                               part of the specified area and may                                               terminate the suspension of the                                               curfew and 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;">                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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;">                                              Bawku</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Township</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              and Environs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Attorney-General and Minister for                                               Justice and Acting Minister for                                               the Interior</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 12th                                               December, 2001.</span></p>