Public Health Act, 2012 🇬🇭

Ghana 15 Citing Cases

Republic of Ghana

The eight hundred and fifty-first

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana

entitled

Public Health Act, 2012

Published by Government Gazette on 16 October 2012
Assented to on 9 October 2012
Commenced on 16 October 2012

AN ACT to revise and consolidate the law relating to public health to prevent disease, promote, safeguard,maintain and protect the health of humans and animals and to provide for related matters.PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President:

Part ONE – COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

1. Application of this Part to other diseases

(1)The Minister shall, by executive instrument, declare that a disease is communicable, infectious or contagious in nature.

(2)Where an instrument is published declaring a disease as communicable, infectious or contagious the provisions of this Part shall apply.

(3)For the purposes of this Part, and of any other enactment, “communicable disease” includes a disease of a communicable, infectious or contagious nature which is declared by th…

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