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Biosafety Act, 2011 🇬🇭


Coat of Arms
Republic of Ghana


The eight hundred and thirty-first

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana
entitled

Biosafety Act, 2011

  • Published by Government Gazette on 31 December 2011
  • Assented to on 31 December 2011
  • Commenced on 31 December 2011
AN ACT to regulate biotechnology and to provide for related matters.PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President:

Scope, objectives and establishment

1. Scope of the Act

(1)The requirements of this Act are in addition to, and not in derogation of, the requirements imposed by any other enactment.
(2)This Act does not apply to genetically modified organisms that are pharmaceuticals for human use, and which are the subject of any other enactment.

2. Objectives of the Act

The objectives of the Act are,
(a)to ensure an adequate level of protection in the field of safe development transfer, handling and use of genetically modified orgånisms resulting from biotechnology that may have an adverse effect on health and the environment, and
(b)to establish a transp…

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