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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Public Health Act, 1921

Act 38 of 1921

  • Commenced on 6 September 1924
  • [This is the version of this document from 6 September 1924.]
An Act of Parliament to make provision for securing and maintaining health.

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Public Health Act.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—“adult” means a person of eighteen years of age or over;“approved” and “prescribed” means respectively approved or prescribed by the Minister or the board or by the appointed officers or by the regulations framed under this Act as the case may be;“basement” means any cellar, vault or underground room;“board” means the Central Board of Health constituted under section 3;“building” includes any structure whatsoever for whatever purpose used;“burial” means burial in earth, interment or any other form of sepulture, or the cremation or any other mode of disposal of a dead body, and “buried” has a corresponding meaning;“child” me…

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