<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 26th day                                               of September, 1985.</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 area of                                               authority of the Bawku District                                               Council.</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&nbsp; 1 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 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 and                                               ammunition within the Bawku                                               District shall on the coming into                                               force of this Instrument deposit                                               such arms and ammunition with the                                               officer in charge of the nearest                                               Police Station.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              (2) Any arms or ammunition                                               deposited under sub-paragraph (1)                                               of this paragraph shall be                                               returned to the persons entitled                                               thereto when this Instrument is                                               revoked or otherwise ceases to                                               have effect.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 4—Police Officer to 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                                               manufacturing, possessing or                                               carrying arms or ammunition in                                               contravention of the provisions of                                               this Instrument.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 5—Offence.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A                                               person who contravenes the                                               provisions of this Instrument                                               commits an offence and is liable                                               on summary conviction to a fine                                               not exceeding ¢5,000.00 or to                                               imprisonment for a term not                                               exceeding three years 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—</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 breech-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-lick                                               gun or pistol, revolver, pistol,                                               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;">                                              LT. –COL. J. M. EWRA (RTD.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              P.N.D.C. Secretary Responsible for                                               the Interior</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              25th November, 1985&nbsp; </span></p>