<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">WHEREAS&nbsp; under Section 2 of the                                               Public Holidays Act, 2001 (Act                                               601) the President may by                                               Executive Instrument declare as a                                               public holiday a day other than                                               the days specified as statutory                                               public holidays under the Act.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              WHEREAS Eid-al-Fitr (Ramadan) is a                                               statutory public holiday and falls                                               on Sunday, 16th December, 2001.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              AND WHEREAS the President                                               considers it appropriate that                                               Monday, 17th of December 2001 be                                               declared a public holiday for the                                               celebration of Eid-al-Fitr                                               (Ramadan).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                               NOW THEREFORE in exercise of the                                               powers conferred on the President                                               by Section 2 of the Public                                               Holidays Act, 2001 (Act 601) this                                               instrument is made this 11th day                                               of December 2001.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Monday the 17th of December, 2001                                               is hereby declared a public                                               holiday.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              ALHAJI ALIU MAHAMA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Vice President of the Republic of                                               Ghana</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 12th                                               December, 2001.</span></p>