Nigeria - 2017 - Health

Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshots Act

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act provides for the compulsory treatment and care for victims of gunshots. Section 2 emphasizes that every person, including security agents shall render every possible assistance to any person with gunshot wounds and ensure that the person is taken to the nearest hospital for immediate treatment. Section 3 and 5 emphasize that hospital shall report to the nearest police station within two hours of commencement of treatment and the penalty for failure to report gunshot cases respectively.

Process Flow

National Assembly ⬤

Office of the President ⬤

Contacts

Approver

Ahmad Lawan

Senate President

National Assembly

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshots Act Current Version

January 2022

This Act provides for the compulsory treatment and care for victims of gunshots. Section 2 emphasizes that every person, including security agents shall render every possible assistance to any person with gunshot wounds and ensure that the person is taken to the nearest hospital for immediate treatment. Section 3 and 5 emphasize that hospital shall report to the nearest police station within two hours of commencement of treatment and the penalty for failure to report gunshot cases respectively.

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