Local Government Act, 1998 (No. 42 of 1998). Pays/Territoire Malawi Type du document Législation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to local government and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Alimentation et nutrition, Forêts, Terre et sols, Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Développement agricole Institution Gouvernance Collectivité locale Inspection Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Forêt publique Terres publiques Expropriation Lutte contre la pollution Approvisionnement en eau Eau potable Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Amendé par Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 10 of 2017). Législation | Malawi | 2017 Mot clé: Gouvernance, Collectivité locale, Terres publiques, Expropriation, Terres privées, Institution, Règlement des différends, Cadastre/enregistrement des terres Source: FAO, FAOLEX