Lands Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 9 of 2017)

SECTION (Published 27th January, 2017) AcT No.9 of 2017 I assent PROF. ARTI-lUR PETER MUTHARIKA PRESIDENT 20th January, 2017 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title and commencement 2. Replacement of long title to Cap. 58:04 3. Amendment of s. 1 of the principal Act 4. Amendment of s. 2 of the principal Act 5. Replacement of s. 3 of the principal Act 6. Replacement of s. 4 of the principal Act 7. Insertion of new part titJe as Part liA into the principal Act 8. Replacement of s. 9 of the principal Act 9. Replacement of s. 10 of the principal Act 10. Insertion of a new s. 1 OA into the principal Act 11. Amendment of Part III of the principal Act 12. Amendment of s. 16 of the principal Act 13. Amendment of s. 17 of the principal Act. An Act to amend the Lands Acquisition Act ENACTED by the Parliament of Malawi as follows... 1. This Act may be cited as the Lands Acquisition Short title and (Amendment) Act, 2017, and shall come into operation on a date rommence. ment appointed by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette. 2. The Lands Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Replacement "principal Act") is amended by repealing the long title thereto and of long title replacing-it as·fo:H:ows..=...: to Cap. 58:04 "An Act to provide for the acquisition of land and compensa tion; and for incidental matters".