<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">WHEREAS the Secretary responsible                                               for the Interior is satisfied that                                               it is necessary in the interest of                                               public order to prohibit the                                               possession or the carrying of arms                                               and ammunition within the New                                               Drobo and Japekrom areas in the                                               Brong-Ahafo Region;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              NOW THEREFORE 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 18th day                                               of July, 1983.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 1—Prohibition of                                               Possession and Carrying of Arms                                               and Ammunition.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Subject to paragraph 3 of this                                               Instrument no person shall possess                                               or carry any arms or ammunition                                               within the New Drobo and Japekrom                                               areas in the Brong-Ahafo Region.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 2—Deposit of Arms and                                               Ammunition with Police Officer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              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><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              Section 3—Instrument not                                               Applicable to Police Officers,                                               Etc.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">                                              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 Secretary.&nbsp; </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 munition 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                                               projectives, 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-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>