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Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Act 1965.

Country/Territory
Papua New Guinea
Document type
Legislation
Date
1965 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Being an Act to authorize and control the addition of fluoride to public water supplies, and for other purposes.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water supply Institution Potable water Water quality standards
Geographical area
Oceania, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

A Fluoridation Committee is established under section 4. The functions of the Committee are: (a) to investigate the advisability of adding fluoride to a public water supply; and (b) to authorize a Water Supply Authority to add fluoride to the public water supply under its control. The Committee shall not authorize the fluoridation of a public water supply so that the fluoride content of that water supply will exceed 0.8 parts of fluoride per 1,000,000 parts of water. Conditions of fluoridation a

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

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Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Regulation 1966.

Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1966 (2006)

Keyword: Water supply, Potable water, Water quality standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX