Health Legislation

This Act provides the legal framework for the regulation, registration, and practice of health professionals by establishing the Health Professionals Council.

This Act regulates the collection, processing, and storage of personal data, ensuring individuals' privacy rights and establishing safeguards against misuse of personal information.

The Code provides rules regarding different rears of public health as the prevention and control of communicable diseases; sanitation and housing; and food and water protection among other aspects.

The Decree establishes the Code of Medical Ethics. The Code is applicable to any Doctors registered with the Medical Register, any performing a professional act, as well as to students performing a replacement or assisting a physician in the case provided for in article 84 of Code.

This Act establishes the legal framework for the issuance, use, and management of national identity cards and birth certificates in Seychelles.

This Decree implements the Social Security Code.

The law establishes the general conditions for implementing the principles governing Social Security, with the aim of providing salaried workers and their families with protection against the economic and social distress.

The Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles was promulgated by Act No 2 in 1992. The Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Seychelles that establishes the principles of the organization of the state, declares rights, freedoms and obligations, establishes key state organs and institutions, etc. The Constitution of Seychelles consists of 170 Articles that are grouped into 16 chapters that are supplemented by 7 schedules.

These Regulations establish the requirements for the registration of nurses, their training, conduct and related disciplinary measures.

This Act establishes the Seychelles Nurses and Midwives Council, makes provision for registration of nurses and midwives, for their training, qualification and disciplinary control; repeals the Midwives Act, and the Nurses' Registration Act; and provides for connected purposes.

This Act regulates the establishment, management, and operation of hospitals and dispensaries in the country.

This Act regulates the practice of pharmacy in Seychelles, including the licensing, operation, and ethical conduct of pharmacists, as well as the sale and distribution of pharmaceutical products.

This Act establishes the framework for the registration of vital events and civil statuses such as births (including stillbirths and abandoned children), marriage, deaths, divorces, etc.

This document sets out the standards of conduct, performance and ethics for the members of the Health Professional Council of Seychelles.