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Laws of Malawi

Control of Land (Dwambazi Forest Reserve) Order (Cap. 57:01)

Made 1978 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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About this law

Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Malawi
Subjects
Forestry, Land and soil
Keywords
forest management/forest conservation, protected area, forestry protection measures, land tenure, public land, land-use planning, enforcement/compliance

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  1. CONTROL OF LAND (DWAMBAZI FOREST RESERVE ) ORDER G.N.1/1978 Under s.31 1. This Order may be cited as the Control of Land (DWAMBAZI FOREST RESERVE ) Order. 2. On the land described in the Schedule no person shall without the prior consent in writing of the Minister or his authorized representative a) make any new garden (b) plant any tree or shrub; (c) erect any building of any description whatsoever. SCHEDULE All that pieces of land containing area of seventy-eight thousand nine hundred and twenty – five decimal point eight nine one (78,925.891) hectares or thereabouts situate at Dwambazi in the Nkhotakota Districts the boundaries whereof as delineated in red on Survey Department Sketch Plan No. 1/77 are as follows: (omitted) (2) Any certificate signed by an authorised officer under section 40 of the Act in accordance with the powers conferred upon him by an Order of the Minister made under section 41 of the Act shall be in the form set in the Second Schedule, or with such modification as the circumstances of the case may require. 4. Subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, an authorized Proceedings by officer may make a sworn complaint and carry on proceedings under authorized officer section 36 (1) of the Act against any person who it appears has trespassed or encroached upon public land, or is, or is deemed to be, in unlawful use or occupation of such land

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