Laws related to environmental health and sanitation in Nigeria

Public Health Act of Nigeria, Law of Federal Republic of Nigeria [LFN] 1990
National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency
Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria, Act No 11, 2002
Harmful waste act, LFN, 2004
Criminal code act, vol 4, cap C38, LFN, 2004
Environmental Impact Assessment act, vol 6, cap E12, LFN, 2004
Police act, LFN, 2004
Food and drugs act, LFN, 2004
National Agency For Drugs, Administration and Control [NAFDAC] act, LFN, 2004
Health and safety at work, 1974
Employee compensation act, 2010
Standard Organization of Nigeria act, 2004
Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning decree, no 88, 1992
Public health laws 1917, now known as public health law/ordinance cap 164 of 1958
The animal disease control act, no 10 of 1990
Federal Environmental Protection Agency act 1988
Harmful waste [special criminal provisions etc] act 0fm1988
The marketing of breast milk substitute act, no 41 of 1990
Abuja Environmental Protection Board [solid waste control/environmental monitoring] regulations 2005
National Guideline on Environmental Health Practice, 2016

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