This Act makes provision for the recognition, protection and registration of community land rights and also provides for conversion of community land, special rights and entitlements with respect to community land, environment and natural resources management of community land and settlement of disputes relating to community land.
This Act amends the Local Government Act in provisions concerning land matters consequential upon the enactment of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 2016 and the Land Act 2016. Also the word "Local Authority" is replaced by the word " Local Government Authority" wherever it occurs in the principal Act and provisions regarding the delegation of functions to committee by an Authority, the disposal of land, the designation of an area as a rateable area, the valuation of property, and charges on property. Three new sections are inserted in the principal Act (78A-C).
This Act makes provision with respect to customary land in Malawi and in particular the administration of customary land and the adjudication of an interest in customary land.
The Act makes provision for various matters relating to customary land, private land and public land and powers of the Minister in respect of such land.
The Act makes amendments of miscellaneous character to the Registered Land Act consequential to the enactment of the Customary land Act, 2016 and the Land Act, 2016. Amendments concern, among other things, land survey and registration bodies, registration of customary estate or lease of customary land, charges, and acquisition of easements and profits by prescription in respect of customary land.
Amends: Registered Land Act (Cap. 58:01). (1981)
The Act declares the Conveyancing Act, 1911 of the United Kingdom to be applicable to Malawi. The Act shall, however, not apply to land registered in accordance with the Registered Land Act. In the application of the said Act to Malawi, references therein to “the court” shall be construed as references to the High Court of Malawi.
The Land Act, 2012
The Land Registration Act, 2012
The National Land Commission Act, 2012
The Environment & Land Court Act, 2011
The Urban Areas & Cities Act, 2011
Cette loi porte Code foncier.
This Act provides with respect to the administration, structure, operations, powers, responsibilities and (additional) functions of the National Land Commission established by Article 67 of the Constitution and for certain aspects of management and administration of land in accordance with the principles of land policy set out in Article 60 of the Constitution and the national land policy.
This Proclamation aims at improving management and utilization of land and land resources for agricultural purposes in the Southern Nations, Nationalities And Peoples' Regional State. It applies to all land that lies outside of municipal borders. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists engaged in agriculture and the equal rights of women with respect to land and provides for the protection of such rights.
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