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African Region: Mental Health Legislation, Regulations and Implementation Guides

This section contains ‘stand alone’ mental health legislation as well as general health and disability legislation, where these have integrated mental health issues in a substantial way.  The absence of ‘stand alone’ mental health legislation or the absence of general health or disability legislation covering mental health in a substantial way, does not mean that mental health is not at all covered in a country’s general health or disability legislation.

 This section also includes, ordinances, directives, regulations, implementation guides for legislation and other similar legislative instruments.

 

30 items in this collection.

Volume XIII Mental Disorders: Chapter: 63:02

Republic of Botswana; Republic of Botswana (1966)

Botswana

Mental Health Law No. 7 of 1964

Parliament of Lesotho (1964)

Lesotho

Mental Health Law 1963

Government of Swaziland; Kingdom of Swaziland (1963)

Eswatini

The Mental Disorders Act 1951

Republic of Zambia (1951)

Zambia

Mental Health Treatment Act (Cap. 34:02)

The National Assembly of the Republic of Malawi (1948)

Malawi

Mental Treatment Act 1938 (revised)

Government of Uganda (1938)

Uganda

Lunatics’ Detention Act

Government of Gambia (1917)

Gambia

Mental Health Treatment Act

National Assembly; Republic of Seychelles (1906)

Seychelles

Lunacy Legislation

Government (1905)

Sierra Leone

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