<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 under                                               subsection (1) of section 5 of the                                               Public Order Act, 1994 (Act 491)                                               this Instrument is made this 2nd                                               day of June, 1998.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 1—Prohibition of                                               Possession of Arm.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (1) No person shall manufacture,                                               possess or carry any arms or                                               ammunition within the areas                                               specified in the Schedule to this                                               Instrument.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (2) Sub-paragraph (1) of this                                               paragraph does not apply to—</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 Force;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (c) a member of the Prisons                                               Service;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (d) a member of the Customs,                                               Excise and Preventive Service; or</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (e) any other person duly                                               authorised in writing by the                                               Minister for the Interior to                                               undertake any specific assignment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 2—Deposit of Arms and                                               Ammunition with Police.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (1) A person who on the coming                                               into force of this Instrument is                                               in possession of any arms or                                               ammunition or has arms or                                               ammunition under his control shall                                               deposit the arms or ammunition                                               with the police officer in charge                                               of the nearest police station.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (2) The police officer-in-charge                                               of a police station where any arms                                               or ammunition are deposited shall                                               register, lable and store properly                                               the arms and ammunition deposited                                               and he shall be personally held                                               liable for any loss of or damage                                               to any such arms or ammunition.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (3) Any arms and ammunition                                               deposited at any police station                                               shall be returned to the person                                               entitled to it on the Instrument                                               being revoked or ceasing to have                                               effect where there is authority to                                               hold the arms or ammunition.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 3—Power of 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                                               suspects on reasonable grounds of                                               possessing or carrying arms or                                               ammunition in contravention of                                               this Instrument.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 4—Power of Search.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (1) A Chairman of a Community                                               Tribunal may issue a warrant                                               authorising any police officer to                                               enter and search any building or                                               premises in which any arms or                                               ammunition are suspected to be                                               held in contravention of this                                               Instrument.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (2) A warrant issued under                                               sub-paragraph (1) of this                                               paragraph shall be valid                                               notwithstanding that the building                                               or premises are not specified                                               further in the warrant than being                                               buildings or premises in or about                                               the specified town or village.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 5—Offences and Penalties.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Any person who—</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(a) manufactures, possesses or                                               carries any arms or ammunition                                               contrary to paragraph 1(1); or</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (b) fails to deposit arms or                                               ammunition contrary to paragraph                                               2;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              commits an offence and is liable                                               on summary conviction to a fine                                               not exceeding ¢2 million or                                               imprisonment for a term not                                               exceeding 12 months 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 unless the                                               context otherwise requires— </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 any kinds of                                               projectiles, explosives or                                               gas-diffusing flame-throwers,                                               bombs grenades, machine-guns and                                               rifles small bore-breech-loading                                               weapons of any kind and includes                                               parts of any of the materials                                               already mentioned;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">“fire arms” includes any gun,                                               rifle, machine-gun, flint-lock gun                                               or pistol, revolver, cannon or                                               other firearms, and any air gun,                                               air rifle or air-pistol whether                                               whole or in detached pieces; and</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">“offensive weapon” means an                                               article made or adapted for                                               causing injury to a 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;">                                              SCHEDULE</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Tamale Municipality;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Yendi;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Zabzugu;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Bimbila;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Salaga; and </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Saboba/Chereponi Districts.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              NII OKAIJA ADAMAFIO</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: 12th                                               June, 1998.</span></p>