Land Act, 2016 (No. 16 of 2016). Country/Territory Malawi Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for land in Malawi and for all matters incidental or connected thereto. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Framework law Land tenure Common property Traditional rights/customary rights Cadastre/land registration Ownership Public land Institution Agricultural land Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Land-use planning Foreign land tenure Water quality standards Water conservation zone Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract 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 consists of 52 sections divided into 8 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); General (III); Public land (IV); Private Land (V); User of land (VI); Trespass or encroachment upon, or unlawful occupation of, land (VII); Miscellaneous (VIII). Full text English References - Legislation Repeals Land Act (Cap. 57:01). Legislation | Malawi | 1965 (1982) Keyword: Land tenure, Common property, Traditional rights/customary rights, Cadastre/land registration, Ownership, Public land, Institution, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX