Quarantine Act

This Act regulates the imposition of quarantine for the prevention of the spread of dangerous infectious diseases in Nigeria. In its definition of dangerous infectious diseases, it mentions some particular diseases which are contagious in nature and gives the President the prerogative to declare any disease to be considered dangerous and infectious within the coverage of the Act. The President may also make regulations on the following; (a)prescribing the steps to be taken within Nigeria upon any place, whether within or without Nigeria, being declared to be an infected local area; (b) prescribing the introduction of any dangerous infectious disease into Nigeria or any part thereof from any place without Nigeria, whether such place is an infected local area or not; (c) preventing the spread of any dangerous infectious disease from any place within Nigeria, whether an infected local area or not, to any other place within Nigeria; (d) preventing the transmission of any dangerous infectious disease from Nigeria or from any place within Nigeria, whether an infected local area or not, to any place without Nigeria; (e) prescribing the powers and duties of such officers as may be charged with carrying out such regulations; (f) fixing the fees and charges to be paid for any matter or thing to be done under such regulations, and prescribing the persons by whom such fees and charges shall be paid, and the persons by whom the expenses of carrying out any such regulations shall be borne, and the persons from whom any such expenses incurred by the Government may be recovered; (g) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act. The Act prescribes a prison term of 6 months or a fine for the contravention of its provisions.