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                                              WHEREAS the Minister is satisfied 
                                              that it is necessary in the 
                                              interest of public order to 
                                              prohibit the possession or the 
                                              carrying of arms and ammunition in 
                                              the Nanumba, Eastern Gonja and 
                                              Krachi Districts.</span></p>
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                                              NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the 
                                              powers conferred on the Minister 
                                              by section 2 of the Public Order 
                                              Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 68) this 
                                              Instrument is made this 24th day 
                                              of June, 1981.</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Prohibition of 
                                              Possession and Carrying of Arms 
                                              and Ammunition.</span></p>
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                                              Subject to paragraph 3 of this 
                                              Instrument no person shall possess 
                                              or carry any arms or ammunition 
                                              within any of the areas specified 
                                              in the Schedule to this 
                                              Instrument.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Deposit of Arms and 
                                              Ammunition with Police Officer.</span></p>
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                                              Any person who, before the coming 
                                              into force of this Instrument is 
                                              in possession of any arms or 
                                              ammunition within any of the areas 
                                              referred to in paragraph 1, shall 
                                              on the coming into force of this 
                                              Instrument deposit forthwith such 
                                              arms or ammunition with the 
                                              officer-in-charge of the nearest 
                                              police station.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Instrument not 
                                              Applicable to Police Officers, 
                                              Etc.</span></p>
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                                              The provisions of this Instrument 
                                              shall not apply to any member of 
                                              the Armed Forces on duty or a 
                                              Police Officer on duty or any 
                                              person duly authorised in writing 
                                              by the Minister.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              In this Instrument—</span></p>
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                                              "ammunition" includes explosives, 
                                              all munitions of war and all 
                                              materials for loading firearms;</span></p>
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                                              “arms" includes firearms and 
                                              offensive weapons of all 
                                              descriptions, artillery, apparatus 
                                              for the discharge of all kinds of 
                                              projectiles, explosive or 
                                              gas-diffusing flame-throwers 
                                              bombs, grenades, machine-guns and 
                                              rifled small-bore 
                                              breeching-loading weapons of all 
                                              kinds, and includes also all parts 
                                              of any of the foregoing;</span></p>
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                                              "firearms" includes any gun, 
                                              rifle, machine-gun, cap-gun, 
                                              flint-lock gun, pistol, revolver, 
                                              cannon or other firearm, and any 
                                              air gun, air rifle, or air pistol, 
                                              whether whole or in detached 
                                              pieces;</span></p>
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                                              “offensive weapon" means an 
                                              article made or adapted for use 
                                              for causing injury to the person 
                                              or intended by the person having 
                                              it with him for such use by him.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></p>
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                                              1. The area of authority of the 
                                              Nanumba District Council as 
                                              specified in the First Schedule to 
                                              the Local Government (Nanumba 
                                              District Council) (Establishment) 
                                              Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 918).</span></p>
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                                              2. The area of authority of the 
                                              Eastern Gonja District Council as 
                                              specified in the First Schedule to 
                                              the Local Government (Eastern 
                                              Gonja District Council) 
                                              (Establishment) Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 
                                              924).</span></p>
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                                              3. The area of authority of the 
                                              Krachi District Council as 
                                              specified in the First Schedule to 
                                              the Local Government (Krachi 
                                              District Council) (Establishment) 
                                              Instrument, 1974 (L.I. 928).</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              W. C. EKOW DANIELS</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Minister responsible for Interior</span></p>