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Customary Land Regulations, 2018 (G.N. No. 18 of 2018).

Country/Territory
Malawi
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Malawi Gazette Supplement, dated 20th April, 2018.
Subject
Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Land tenure Land reform Common property Traditional rights/customary rights Institution Dispute settlement Ownership Cadastre/land registration Transfer Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Protected area Wetlands
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

These Regulations implement provisions of the Customary Land Act, 2016 concerning a wide variety of matters including Customary land Committees to be established in Traditional Land Management Areas, the procedure for the adjudication and demarcation of customary land and the grant of customary land and the settlement of disputes.

Full text
English
Website
www.malawilii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Customary Land Act (No. 19 of 2016).

Legislation | Malawi | 2016 (2017)

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Sustainable development, Wetlands, Basic legislation, Land tenure, Common property, Traditional rights/customary rights, Cadastre/land registration, Ownership, Expropriation, Institution, Court/tribunal, Mountain area, Community management, Sustainable use, Gender, Land-use planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX