Local Government Act, 1998 (No. 42 of 1998). Country/Territory Malawi Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to local government and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Agricultural development Institution Governance Local government Inspection Food quality control/food safety Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Public land Expropriation Pollution control Water supply Potable water Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Act provides with respect to local government and local authority (i.e. a District Assembly, Town Assembly, Municipal Assembly or City Assembly) in Malawi. For the administration of local government, there shall be local government areas as set out in the First Schedule. This Schedule may be modified by the Minister. For every local government area there shall be an Assembly. An Assembly shall have certain powers with respect to land. Sometimes the consent of the Minister responsible land is required for dealings in land by an Assembly. The assembly shall also have some functions in the field of, among other things: environment and sanitation, food inspection, potable water and water pollution, forestry and control of animal diseases. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 10 of 2017). Legislation | Malawi | 2017 Keyword: Governance, Local government, Public land, Expropriation, Private land, Institution, Dispute settlement, Cadastre/land registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX