National Parks and Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 11 of 2017)

(Published 27th January, 2017) ACT No. 11 of 2017 I assent PROF. ARTHUR PETER MUTHARlKA. PRESIDENT 20th January, 2017 · ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTIONS L Short title 2. Amendment of s. 2 of Cap. 66:07 3. General amendment of the principal Act 4. Amendment ofs. 23 ofthe principal Act 5. Amendment of s. 24 of the principal Act 6. Amendment of s. 33 of the principal Act 7. Amendment of s. 35 of the principal Act 8. Amendment of s. 43A of the principal Act . 9. Amendment of s. 44 of the principal Act 10. Amendment of s. 45 of the principal Act 11. Replacement of s. 54 of the principal Act 12. Amendment of s. 54A of the principal Act 13. Amendment of s. 74 of the principal Act 14. Amendment of s. 82 of the principal Act 15. Amendment of s. 86 of the principal Act 16. Amendment of s. 'if7 of the principal Act 17. Amendment of s. 95 of the principal Act 18. Replacement of s. 97 of the principal Act 19. Amendment of s. 99 of the principal Act 20. Replacement of s. I 07 of the principal Act 21. Replacement of s. I 08 of the principal Act 22. Replacement of s. 109 of the principal Act 23. Replacement of s. 110 of the ptiilcipal Act 24. Insertion of ss. llOA and 110B into the principal Act 25. Replacement of s. 111 of the principal Act 2 National Parks and Wildlife (Amendment) No.11 An Act to amend the National Parks and Wildlife Act ENACTED by the Parliament of Malawi as follows Short title and 1. This Act may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife commencement (Amendment) Act, 2017. Amendment of s.2 of Cap. 66:07 General amendment of the principal Act Amendment of s.23 of the principal Act 2. Section 2 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act, (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act") is amended by ,, ( a) deleting the definition of "endangered species" and substituting therefor the following new definition "endangered species" means any plant or animals occurring within or outside a protected area declared as such pursuant to section 43A"; and (b) deleting the definition of "protected species" and substituting therefor the following new definition "protected species" means any plant or animal within a protected area and declared as such pursuant to section 43". 3. The principal Act is amended by ( a) inserting, immediately after the words "protected species'; wherever they appear throughout the Act, the words "endangered species or listed species"; ( b) deleting the words "protected animals" wherever they appear throughout the Act, and substituting therefor the words "protected species, endangered species or listed species"; (c) deleting the words "game animals" wherever they appear throughout the Act and substituting therefor the words "game species"; (d) deleting the words "national parks, wildlife reserves and nature sanctuaries" wherever they appear throughout the Act and substituting therefor the words "protected area;'; and ( e) deleting the words "shall be guilty of an offence" wherever they appear throughout the Act and substituting therefor the words "commits an offence"; and 4. Section 23 of the principal Act is amended ( a) by deleting the marginal note and replacing therefor the following new marginal note "Request to conduct an environmental and social impact assessment"; and (b) in subsection (1) by inserting, immediately after the words "environmental", the words "and social".