Gherbal National Gazette

Law

Law on Lepers in Lebanon

Type
Law
Date of the text
20/06/1957
Official Gazette
published in 1957
Status today
In force as of 27/08/2026
Articles
13

What it provides

This law requires reporting of people with leprosy or suspected leprosy, sets who must report, and requires contagious patients to stay in state-designated hospitals, with discharge possible on a medical certificate or treatment at home.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1957. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.

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