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Imposition of Curfew Decree, 1997

A 1997 AFRC decree providing for the imposition of curfews during the period of military rule.

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Summary

The Imposition of Curfew Decree, 1997 was made by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council during its period of rule. It provided for the imposition of curfews — orders restricting movement during specified hours — as a measure of control during that period.

As with other AFRC instruments, it was made outside the ordinary constitutional process and belongs to the historical record of 1997 decrees addressed on the restoration of constitutional government in 1998.

Main provisions

  • Provides for the imposition of curfews restricting movement.
  • Made under the authority asserted by the AFRC in 1997.
  • A measure of control during the period of military rule.
  • Part of the body of 1997-era instruments.