Forestry (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 5 of 2017)

(Published 27th January, 2017) SECTION ACT No.5 of2017 I assent PROF. ARTHUR PETER MUTHAR!KA . PRESIDENT 20th January, 2017 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTiONS 1. Short title and commencement 2. Amendment of s. 2 of Cap. 63 :0 l 3. Amendment of s. 26 of the principal Act 4. Amendment of s. 30 of the principal Act 5. Amendment of s. 32 of the principal Act An Act to amend the J?orestry Act ENACTED by the Parliament of Malawi as follows 1. This Act may be cited as the Forestry (Amendment) Act, Short title and 2017, and shall come into force on a date appointed by the Minister commenceme nt by notice published in the Gazette. 2. Section 2 of the Forestry Act (hereinafter referred to as the Amendment "principal Act") is amended by inserting therein, in the correct ofs.2 to alphabetical order, the following definitions Cap. 63:0I · "customary land committee" bears. the meaning ascribed to it in the Customary Land Act, 201 6; "local government authority" bears the meaning ascribed to it in the Local Government Act." 3. Section 26 of tile princi-pal Act is am�mflefl in subseBtion ( 1) by inserting the words "the Minister responsible for physical planning," immediately after the words "the Minister responsible for land matters". Act No.l9 of 20!6 Cap. 22:01 Amendment of s.26 of the principal Act