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Gambia - Country Profiles

Constitution of The Gambia.
Date of text: 1996 (2018)

Policies

The National Land Policy (NLP) 2026–2035.
Date of text: 08 December 2025
National Action Plan to End Plastic Pollution in The Gambia.
Date of text: 01 October 2024
The Gambia Livestock Master Plan.
Date of text: 01 May 2023
National Forest Policy 2023-2032.
Date of text: 2023
Recovery Focused-National Development Plan (RF-NDP) 2023–2027. - “YIRIWAA”
Date of text: 2023

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

National Agricultural Research Board Act (No. 15 of 1993).
Date of text: 29 June 1993
National Agricultural Research Institute Regulations, 1993.
Date of text: 18 October 1993

Cultivated plants

Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Control and Management Act (No. 12 of 1994).
Date of text: 24 May 1994
Plant Importation and Regulation Act.
Date of text: 31 March 1936 (1963)
The Pesticides (Registration) Regulations, 1994
Date of text: 1994
Importation of Plants Regulations.
Date of text: 31 March 1936 (1963)

Disaster risk management

National Disaster Management Act, no. 13 of 2008
Date of text: 17 November 2008
Petroleum Products Emergency Supply Plan Regulations 2017.
Date of text: 2017

Environment

National Environment Management Act, 1994 (Act No. 13 of 1994).
Date of text: 14 April 1994
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Control and Management Act (No. 12 of 1994).
Date of text: 24 May 1994
Petroleum Products Act - Act no. 12 of 2016.
Date of text: 30 December 2016
Environmental Quality Standards Regulations, 1999.
Date of text: 1999
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014.
Date of text: 27 August 2014

Fisheries and aquaculture

Fisheries Act, 2007 (No. 20 of 2007).
Date of text: 08 October 2007
Fisheries Regulations, 2008 (No. 2008-6).
Date of text: 09 June 2008
Council Regulation (EC) No. 634/94 on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia on fishing off the Gambia for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1996.
Date of text: 10 March 1994
Fisheries Marketing Corporation Act, 1977.
Date of text: 1977 (1980)
Fishery Products Regulations, 2011
Date of text: 2011

Food and nutrition

The Gambia Consumer Protection Act, 2014.
Date of text: 2014
Food Safety and Quality Act, 2011
Date of text: 22 June 2011
Essential Commodities Act, no. 21 of 2015.
Date of text: 30 December 2015
Groundnuts and Groundnut Products Regulations, 2023.
Date of text: 2023
Food Fortification Regulations, Legal Notice no. 58 of 2020.
Date of text: 02 November 2020

Forestry

Forest Act, no. 3 of 2018.
Date of text: 27 April 2018
Forest (Designation of Community Forests) Order, Legal Notice no. 17 of 2024.
Date of text: 19 August 2024
Declaration of Forest Parks
Date of text: 2009
Forest Regulations, 1998.
Date of text: 1988
Provinces' Lands Protected Trees Regulations (No. 6 of 1952).
Date of text: 1952

Gender

The Women's Act, no. 12 of 2010.
Date of text: 28 May 2010
The Gambia Women Enterprise Fund Act, no. 6 of 2020.
Date of text: 20 October 2020

Land and soil

Land Commission Act, No. 12 of 2007
Date of text: 05 October 2007
Land Acquisition and Compensation Act, No. 5 of 1991
Date of text: 27 December 1991
Survey Act, 1990 (Act No. 4 of 1991).
Date of text: 27 December 1990
Physical Planning and Development Control Act, 1990 (Act No. 1 of 1991).
Date of text: 26 December 1990
Land (Registration of Deeds) Act
Date of text: 14 July 1980

Livestock

Medicines and Related Products Act, 2014
Date of text: 2014
Food Safety and Quality Act, 2011
Date of text: 22 June 2011
Pharmacy Act, 2014
Date of text: 10 December 2014
Medicines and Related Products Regulations, 2020.
Date of text: 2020
Guideline for Animal Feed, no. FSQA/GL 4 of 2023.
Date of text: 2023

Mineral resources and energy

Renewable Energy Act 2013 (Cap 32.05).
Date of text: 2013
Petroleum Commission Act - Act no. 13 of 2021.
Date of text: 25 July 2021
Mines and Quarries Act - Act no. 7 of 2005.
Date of text: 01 July 2005
Electricity Act, 2005.
Date of text: 2005
Restricted Mineral Regulations 2018.
Date of text: 2018

Sea

Merchant Shipping Act, 2013.
Date of text: 2013
Marine Pollution Act 2013.
Date of text: 2013
The Maritime Zones Act, no. 2 of 2019.
Date of text: 10 July 2019
Continental Shelf Act (No. 1 of 1965).
Date of text: 18 June 1965

Water

National Water Resources Council Act, 1979 (Water Act).
Date of text: 1979
Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Act, 2001.
Date of text: 24 December 2001
PURA Enforcement Regulations 2010.
Date of text: 24 December 2010
Resolution N° 9/CEG 5/DS portant adhésion de la République de Guinee-Bissau à l'OMVG.
Date of text: 28 July 1983
Common Guidelines on Minimum Quality of Service Standards for Water and Sanitation.
Date of text: 01 November 2008

Wild species and ecosystems

Biodiversity and Wildlife Act
Date of text: 2003
National Environment Management Act, 1994 (Act No. 13 of 1994).
Date of text: 14 April 1994
Wild Animals, Birds and Fish Preservation Act.
Date of text: 1916 (01 July 1966)
Wildlife Conservation Regulations, 1978 (L.N. No. 36 of 1978).
Date of text: 21 December 1978
Wildlife Conservation (Sale) Regulations, 1977 (L. N. No. 10 of 1977).
Date of text: 01 September 1977

Miscellaneous

The Gambia Public Procurement Act 2022.
Date of text: 2022
Public Health Act, 1989 (Act No. 1 of 1989).
Date of text: 11 December 1989
Labour Act, 2023
Date of text: 12 June 2023
The National Human Rights Commission Act, no. 08 of 2017.
Date of text: 13 January 2018
Industrial Property Act (Cap. 95:03), Act no. 12 of 1989.
Date of text: 1989

International Agreements

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version).
Date of text: 11 July 2003
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
Date of text: 11 July 2003
Ministerial Declaration on the Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin.
Date of text: 29 September 2021

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