Food and Drugs Act, /992
P.N.D.C.L.3058
16. Control of manufacture of drugs
(I) A person shall not manufacture for sale a drug or chemical substance unless,
(a) the process of manufacture is carried on or is supervised by a pharmacist or a
person approved by the Board as having specialist knowledge in the article
to be manufactured, and
(b) the conditions under which the manufacture is to be carried on are in the
opinion of the Board suitable to ensure that the article will be safe for use.
(2) Applications for approval under subsection (I) shall be made to the Board and
may be granted by the Board subject to the conditions determined by the Board.
(3) Approval under this section shall be granted in consultation with the Minister responsible for Industries.
17. Restriction on importation, and manufacture of drugs
The Minister may, by legislative instrument, prohibit the importation, manufacture,
exportation, advertisement or sale of a drug, cosmetic, device or chemical substance
specified in the instrument.
18. Registration of drugs
(I) A person shall not manufacture, prepare, sell, supply, export or import a drug,
cosmetic, device or chemical substance unless the article has been registered with the
Board.
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(2) Subsection (I) does not prevent the importation of samples for purposes of registration of the drug, cosmetic, device or chemical substance.
(3) An application for the registration of a drug, cosmetic, device or chemical substance shall be made to the Board in the form and shall contain the particulars prescribed
by the Regulations.
19. Quality certificate on imported drugs
(I) Where a drug, cosmetic, device or chemical substance is imported as a finished
pro
duct, an application for the registration of the drug shall be accompanied by a quality
assurance certificate issued by the competent drug control authority of the exporting
country .
(2) An application for the registration of a drug, cosmetic, device or chemical substance manufactured in the Republic, shall be accompanied by a certificate of quality
issued in respect of it by the Ghana Standards Board.
20. Licence for registering drugs
(I) Where the Food and Drugs Board is satisfied with an application under section 19 it
may register the drug, cosmetic, device or chemical substance and issue a licence and
number in respect of it for a period of five years or for a lesser period determined by the
Board.
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