CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES BILL 2020 OF NIGERIA

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LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES BILL 2020

SPONSOR: FEMI GBAJABIAMILA

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Part I – Administration

1.       Administration of this Act

2.       Health Officers

3.       Advisory committees

Part II – Control of Infectious Diseases within Nigeria

4.       Notification of prescribed infectious diseases

5.       Public health surveillance programmes, etc.

6.       Medical examination and treatment

7.       Post-mortem examination

8.       Director General may require information from healthcare professionals, etc.

9.       Offence for supplying false or misleading information

10.     Treatment of premises or vessel

11.     Destruction and disposal of infected animals, food and water

12.     Wakes and disposal of corpses

13.     Isolation of certain persons

14.     Surveillance

15.     Isolation area

16.     Restricted zones during public health emergency

17.     Abatement of overcrowding

18.     Closure and disinfection of premises

19.     Surveillance and contact tracing measures at premises

20.     Prohibition or restriction of meetings, gatherings and public entertainments

21.     Control of occupation, trade or business

22.     Certain persons not to act in manner likely to spread disease

23.     Marking of premises where infectious disease has occurred

24.     Apprehension of persons on the streets suffering from infectious diseases

25.     Power of enforcement officer to order destruction of house, building or anything

26.     Order to disseminate health advisory

Part III – Prevention Of International Spread Of Infectious Diseases

27.     Infected area

28.     Vessels, persons and articles from infected area

29.     Information required on arrival of vessels

30.     Measures required of a vessel or vehicle on arrival

31.     Vaccination and other prophylaxis

32.     Disinfection and treatment of vessel and vehicle

33.     Arrival of infected ships

34.     Unauthorised boarding or disembarking from infected vessel

35.     Pratique

36.     Discharge of waste or matter

37.     Vessels within waters of Nigeria

38.     Person supplying food and water

39.     Powers of Director-General regarding food and water

40.     Importation of vectors of diseases

41.     Power to inspect merchandise, etc., on board vessel

42.     Corpses

43.     Master, etc., of vessel to assist Director-General etc.

44.     Liability of master, owner or agent for expenses

45.     Medical examination of persons arriving in Nigeria

46.     Medical examination of persons leaving Nigeria during public health emergency

Part IV – Vaccination And Other Prophylaxis

47.     Responsibility of parent or guardian

48.     Power to order certain persons to undergo vaccination or other prophylaxis

49.     Vaccination

50.     Exemption from vaccination

51.     Certificates of unfitness

52.     Offence

53.     Suspension of this Part

54.     Fees for vaccinations and other prophylaxis

Part V – Enforcement

55.     Powers of Director General and Health Officers in dealing with outbreaks and suspected outbreaks of          infectious diseases

56.     Powers of investigation

57.     Disposal of document, substance or matter

58.     Powers of arrest

59.     Police officer or Health Officer may demand names and addresses in certain cases

60.     Disclosure of information by Director to prevent spread or possible outbreak of infectious disease, etc.

61.     Disclosure of information to prevent spread or possible outbreak of infectious disease, etc., as authorised        by Director

62.     Extraordinary powers in relation to emergency measures

63.     Police assistance

Part VI – Miscellaneous

64.     Service of notices, orders or other documents

65.     Default in compliance with notice

66.     Inaccuracies in documents

67.     Evidence

68.     Obstruction of persons executing power, etc.

69.     General penalties

70.     Offences triable by Magistrate’s Court

71.     Protection from personal liability

72.     Immunity from liability for disclosure

73.     Offences by corporations

74.     Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

75.     Fees, etc., collected by Director-General

76.     Amendment of Schedules

77.     Exemption

78.     Other written law not affected

79.     Regulations

80.     Transitional and saving provisions

81.     Short title

82.     Interpretation

First Schedule — Infectious Diseases

Second Schedule — Dangerous infectious diseases

Third Schedule — Requirements as to vaccination and other prophylaxis

Fourth Schedule — Diseases against which a child is to be vaccinated

INFECTIOUS DISEASES ACT

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISIONS RELATING TO QUARANTINE AND THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

PART I  – Administration

Administration of this Act

1.—    Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Director-General of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control shall,      subject to any general or special directions of the Minister, be responsible for the administration of this Act.

Health Officers

2.—(1) The Director-General may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as he thinks fit, appoint any —

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA