Environmental Health Officers are responsible for carrying out measures for protecting public health, including administering and enforcing legislation related to environmental health and providing support to minimize health and safety hazards.
*SOME DUTIES OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEATLH PRACTITIONERS (Officers)*
*ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS*
*PART ONE—COMMUNICABLE DISEASES*
1. Application of this Part to other diseases
2. Declaration of infected area, order for evacuation
3. Stopping of vehicles
4. Sales within an infected area
5. Post mortem examination
6. Marking
7. Disinfection
8. Destruction of buildings
9. Destruction of animals
10. Removal and detention of infected persons or disposal of corpse
11. Isolation of contacts
12. Compensation Board
13. Time for bringing claims
14. Presumption of knowledge of disease
15. Penalty
16. Regulations
17. Regulations as to diseases of a communicable nature
18. Non-communicable diseases
19. Interpretation
*PART TWO—VACCINATION*
20. Public vaccinators
21. Public vaccination
22. Compulsory vaccination
23. Vaccination of adults
24. Vaccination of children
25. Power of entry for vaccination
26. Examination and vaccination at point of entry
27. Notification of arrival of immigrant
28. Certificate of vaccination
29. Prohibition of the practice of inoculation
30. Penalties
31. Regulations by the Minister
32. Interpretation
33. Savings in respect of certificates of medical practitioners
*PART THREE —QUARANTINE*
34. Declaration of place as quarantine area
35. Appointment of officers
36. Provision of sanitary stations, anchorages
37. Penalty
38. Regulations in respect of disease
39. Legal proceedings
*PART FOUR —VECTOR CONTROL*
40. Destruction of vectors including mosquitoes
41. Protection of water receptacles
42. Recovery of cost
43. Method of recovery
44. Penalty for refusal to comply with an order and obstruction
45. Penalty for breach
46. Payments to local authority
47. Regulations
48. Application of this Part to vessels
49. Interpretation
*PART FIVE— ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION*
50. Hindering disposal of dead body
51. Sale or serving of unwholesome food
52. Sale of food under insanitary conditions
53. Food unfit for consumption
54. Prohibition of business in noxious or offensive trade
55. Explanation as to carrying on of noxious trade
56. Public nuisance
57. Arrest of offenders
*PART SIX—TOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES*
Tobacco control measures
58. Prohibition of smoking in public places
59. Advertising in relation to tobacco and tobacco products
60. Tobacco sponsorship
61. Promotion of tobacco and tobacco products
62. Packaging and labelling
63. Health warning on package
64. Point of sale health warning
65. Minimum age restrictions
66. Public education against tobacco use
67. Treatment of tobacco addiction
68. Sale of tobacco products
Administrative and miscellaneous provisions
69. Appointment of inspectors and analysts
70. Functions of an inspector or analyst
71. Powers of an inspector or analyst
72. Obstruction of inspector or analyst
73. Testing of tobacco and tobacco products
74. Power of the Authority to prosecute
75. Collaboration with relevant bodies
76. Regulations
77. Offences
78. Interpretation
79. Transitional provisions
*PART SEVEN—FOOD AND DRUGS*
Food and Drugs Authority
80. Establishment of Food and Drugs Authority
81. Object of the Authority
82. Functions of the Authority
83. Governing body of the Authority
84. Tenure of office of members
85. Meetings of the Board
86. Disclosure of interest
87. Establishment of committees
88. Allowances
89. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
90. Functions of the Chief Executive Officer
91. Divisions of the Authority
92. Appointment of Deputy Chief Executive Officers
93. Appointment of other staff
Financial provisions
94. Funds of the Authority
95. Accounts and audit
96. Annual report and other reports
Foods
97. Registration of food
98. Cancellation or suspension of registration
99. Importation and exportation of food
100. Prohibited acts
101. Food for sale to meet prescribed standards
102. Food offered as a prize, reward or donation
103. Deception of consumers
104. Standards for food
105. Prohibition against sale of poor quality food
106. Manufacture of food under supervision
107. Mandatory fortification of food
108. Regulation of slaughter houses
109. Transportation of meat for sale
110. Penalty and defence
Drugs, herbal medicinal products, cosmetics, medical devices
and household chemical substances
111. Prohibited sale of drugs, herbal medicinal products, cosmetics,
medical devices and other household chemical substances
112. Standards
113. Deception of consumers
114. Prohibited advertisement
115. Control of manufacturing
116. Restriction on importation and manufacture
117. Application for registration
118. Registration of drugs, herbal medicinal products, medical devices
or household chemical substances
119. Cancellation or suspension of registration
120. Certificate on imported drugs
121. Drugs not to be distributed as samples
122. Importation of drugs and other products.
123. Counterfeit drugs, herbal medicinal products, medical devices and
household chemical substances
124. Registration of homoeopathic drugs
125. Safety monitoring
126. Regulation of narcotic and psychotropic substances
127. Food and Drugs Laboratory
128. Registers
129. Penalties
General provisions
130. Registration of premises
131. Licences and permits
132. Closure of premises and safe disposal of unwholesome regulated
products
133. Reporting of certain diseases
134. Notification of food borne diseases
135. Powers of authorised officers
136. Forfeiture and disposal of seized articles
137. Public analysts
138. Quarterly reports of analyst
139. Power of Authority to obtain particulars of certain ingredients
140. Power of Authority to prosecute
141. Power of Court to suspend or cancel licence
142. Penalties
143. Certificate of analysis and presumptions
144. Presumption as to adulteration
145. Defence in proceedings for sale of food
146. Compensation
147. Regulations
148. Guidelines and Codes of practice
149. Interpretation
*PART EIGHT—CLINICAL TRIALS*
150. Establishment of the Clinical Trials Technical Advisory Committee
151. Objects of the Committee
152. Functions of the Committee
153. Composition of the Committee
154. Application of provisions
155. Clinical trials
156. Authority to investigate
157. Conditions to conduct clinical trials
158. Informed consent for clinical trials
159. Supply of information prior to clinical trial
160. Powers to stop or suspend clinical trials
161. Monitoring of clinical trials
162. Reports on clinical trials
163. Renewal of clinical trial certificate
164. Application of clinical trial provisions
165. Penalty
166. Interpretation
PART NINE—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
167. Patient’s Charter
168. International Health Regulations
169. Declaration of public health emergency
170. Emergency powers in respect of public health matters
171. Health information, reporting and notification
172. Immunity and Indemnity
173. Collaboration
174. Application
175. Repeals and savings
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