<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">IN exercise of the powers                                               conferred on the Secretary                                               responsible for the Interior by                                               section 2 of the Public Order                                               Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 68) this                                               Instrument is made this 24th day                                               of May, 1983.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 1—Prohibition of                                               Manufacture, Possession and                                               Carrying of Arms.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              No person shall manufacture,                                               possess or carry any arms or                                               ammunition within the Alavanyo and                                               Nkonya Traditional Areas in the                                               areas of authority of the Jasikan                                               and Hohoe District Councils                                               respectively.&nbsp; </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                               Section 2—Military, Police                                               Personnel on Duty Exempted.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Paragraph 1 of this Instrument                                               shall not apply to the following—</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(a) a member of the Armed Forces                                               on duty;&nbsp; </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (b) a member of the Police Force                                               on duty;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (c) a person duly authorised in                                               writing by the Secretary                                               responsible for the Interior.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 3—Deposit of Arms and                                               Ammunition with the Police.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Any person who on 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 of this                                               Instrument shall on the coming                                               into force of this Instrument                                               deposit such arms and ammunition                                               with the officer-in-charge of the                                               nearest Police Station.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 4—Interpretation. </span>                                               </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              In this Instrument—</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 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><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              "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><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              "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><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              KOFI DJIN</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Secretary responsible for the                                               Interior</span></p>