Land (Amendment) Act,2003. Country/Territory Malawi Document type Legislation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Land Act. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Land reform Traditional rights/customary rights Foreign land tenure Ownership Transfer Authorization/permit Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Act amends the Land Act: in section 2 by inserting a new definition of “person who is not a citizen of Malawi”; in section 5(1) which restricts the making of a grant of any public land or any customary land to any person who is not a citizen of Malawi; in section 40 on proof of citizenship of Malawi; by adding new sections (24B, 24C and 24D) which place restrictions on the grant of private land to any person who is not a citizen of Malawi. Full text English Website www.malawilii.org References - Legislation Amends 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