Forestry (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 5 of 2017). Country/Territory Malawi Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Malawi Gazette 2017. Long titleAn Act to amend the Forestry Act. Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Community management Local government Protected area Land tenure Traditional rights/customary rights Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Act makes amendments to the Forestry Act consequential to the entry into force of the Customary Land Act, 2016. It inserts in section 2 the definition of the "customary land committee" and "local government authority" and amends section 26 by inserting the words "the Minister responsible for physical planning," immediately after the words "the Minister responsible for land matters", section 30 by replacing the words "any village headman' with the words " a customary land committee" and section 32 by replacing "District Councils" with "local government authorities". Section 26 concerns declaration of protected forest areas, section 30 concerns demarcation of village forest areas and section 32 concerns the power of the Minister to make rules which shall apply to all customary land outside forest reserves and protected forest areas. Full text English Website malawilaws.com References - Legislation Amends Forestry Act (Chapter 63:01). Legislation | Malawi | 1997 (2020) Keyword: Smallholders/peasants, Agro-forestry, Protection forest, Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Biodiversity, Institution, Traditional rights/customary rights, Fuelwood, Non-timber products, Environmental audit, Afforestation/reforestation, Offences/penalties, Community management, Pests/diseases, Education, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Land-use planning, Ecosystem preservation, Sustainable development, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX