A Summary of the Lagos State Infectious Diseases (Emergency
Prevention) Regulations 2020
1.0 Introduction
The Lagos State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention)
Regulations 2020 ("the Regulation") was issued to prevent
and contain the spread of the severe respiratory syndrome,
coronavirus 2 ("COVID-19"), within Lagos State. It
declares COVID-19 a dangerous infectious disease which constitutes
a serious and imminent threat to the public health of the people in
Lagos State.
The Regulation was issued further to the powers of the Governor
under the Quarantine Act 20041 and the Lagos State
Public Health Law 2015,2 and took effect on the
27th of March 2020.
The Regulation ratifies all acts done prior to its issuance and
empowers the Governor to exercise his powers directly or through
other persons designated by him by an instrument in writing.
