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                                              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 26th day 
                                              of February, 2008. </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
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                                              Imposition of curfew </span></b>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              A person within the boundaries of 
                                              the area specified in the Schedule 
                                              to this Instrument shall not be 
                                              out of doors between the hours 
                                              specified in the Schedule except 
                                              with the written permission of the 
                                              Minister or a person authorised by 
                                              the Minister. </span></p>
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                                              <b>
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                                              Exceptions </span></b></p>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              Paragraph 1 of this Instrument 
                                              does not apply to the following:
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                                              (a) a member of the Armed Forces;
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                                              (b) a member of the Police 
                                              Service; </span></p>
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                                              (c) a member of the Ghana Prisons 
                                              Service; </span></p>
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                                              (d) a member of the Security and 
                                              Intelligence Service; </span></p>
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                                              (e) a member of the Ghana 
                                              Immigration Service; </span></p>
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                                              (f) a member of the Customs Excise 
                                              and Preventive Service; or </span>
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                                              (g) any other person duly 
                                              authorised in writing by the
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Minister to undertake a specified 
                                              task. </span></p>
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                                              <b>
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                                              Period of curlew </span></b></p>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              The curfew imposed by this 
                                              Instrument shall be for a period 
                                              of seven days commencing 26th day 
                                              of February, 2008. </span></p>
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                                              <b>
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                                              Power of arrest without warrant
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              A member of any of the 
                                              institutions specified in 
                                              paragraph 2 or a person authorised 
                                              by the Minister, may arrest 
                                              without warrant any person who 
                                              breaches the curfew imposed by 
                                              this Instrument. </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Suspension of curfew </span></b>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              The Minister responsible for the 
                                              Interior may suspend the operation 
                                              of the curfew imposed by this 
                                              Instrument in the whole or any 
                                              part of the specified area and 
                                              terminate the suspension of the 
                                              curfew and restore the curfew as 
                                              and when the Minister responsible 
                                              for the Interior thinks fit.
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                                              SCHEDULE</span></b></p>
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                                                  Area</span></p></td>
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                                                  Curfew hours</span></p></td>
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                                                  Bawku Municipality and 
                                                  environs</span></p>
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                                                  &nbsp;</span></p></td>
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                                                  5.00 p.m.- 6.00 a.m.</span></p></td>
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                                              HON. KWAMENA BARTELS </span></p>
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                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Minister for the Interior </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Date of Gazette notification: 26th 
                                              February, 2008.</span></p>
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                                              GOVERNMENT PRINTER, ASSEMBLY 
                                              PRESS, ACCRA. GPCL/A176/350/2/2008</span></p>
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