ACT 575
Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000
"bio-diversity" means living things of varied nature;
"citizen" means citizen of Ghana;
"Council" means the Traditional Medicine Practice Council established under section 1;
"function" includes powers and duties;
"herbal medicines" means any finished labelled medicinal products that contains
as active ingredients aerial or underground parts of plants or other plant material or the
combination of them, whether in the crude state or as plant preparation. Herbal medicines may
contain excipients in plant material in addition to the active ingredients and in exceptional cases
may also contain natural organic or inorganic active
ingredients which are not of plant origin;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Health;
"Ministry" means the Ministry of Health;
"plant material" includes juices, gums, fatty oils, and any other substances of this nature;
"practice" means a traditional medicine practice;
"practitioner" means a traditional medicine practitioner whose practice uses
herbs and any other natural products;
"premises" includes a house, building, structure, tent, caravan, land, ship, boat, an
aircraft and a mechanically propelled vehicle;
"prescribed" means prescribed by Regulations made by the Minister under sections 13 and
40 of this Act;
''traditional medicine” means practices based on beliefs and ideas recognised by the
community to provide health care by using herbs and any other naturally occurring substances.
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