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Laws of Malawi

Control of Land (Pwadzi Protected Areas) Order (Cap. 57:01)

Made 1974 · 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
afforestation/reforestation, timber extraction/logging, forest management/forest conservation, land tenure, land-use planning, authorization/permit

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  1. CONTROL OF LAND (PWADZI PROTECTED AREAS) ORDER G.N. 55/1974 Under s.31 1. This Order may be cited as the Control Of Land (Pwadzi Protected Areas) 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. (d) cut any tree or vegetation except resident’s own domestic use. SCHEDULE First: All that piece or parcel of land containing an area o five thousand nine hundred and twenty-two (5,922) hectares or thereabouts situated in the Southern part of Pwadzi Area in the Chikwawa District and defined by survey) are more particularly described and delineated on survey Department Sketch Plan No. 259/73 and thereon edged with red colour. Second : ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing an area of forty thousand six hundred and forty-two (4,642) hectares or thereabouts situate in the Northern Part of Pwadzi Area in the Chikwawa District the boundaries whereof (the same to be more precisely ascertained and defined by survey) are more particularly described and delineated on Survey Department Sketch Plan No. 260/73 and thereon edged with red colour.

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