Registered Land (Amendment) Act (No. 7 of 2017)

SECTION (Published 27th January, 2017) AcT No.7 of2017 I assent PROF. ARTHUR PETER MUTHARIK.A PRESIDENT 20th January, 2017 ARR-'\.NGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title and commencement 2. Amendment of s. 2 of Cap. 58:0 l 3. Repeal ofs. 4 of the principal Act 4. Amendment ofs. 10 ofthe principal Act 5. Amendment of s. 11 of the principal Act 6. Amendment of s. 12 of the principal Act 7. Amendment of s. 15 of the principal Act 8. Amendment of s. 16 of the principal Act 9. Amendment of s. 17 of the principal Act 10. Amendment of s. 19 of the principal Act 1 L Amendment of s. 20 of the principal Act 12. Amendment of s. 21 of the principal Act 13. Amendment of s. 25 of the principal Act 14. Amendment ofs. 27 of the principa1Act 15. Amendment of s. 31 of the principal Act 16. Amendment ofs. 32 ofthe principal Act 17. Amendment of s. 34 of the principal Act 18. Amendment of s. 66 of the principal Act 19. Amendment of s. 91 of the principal Act 20. Repea l of s. 101 of the principal Act 21. Amendment of s. 108 of the principal Act 22. Amendment of s. 119 of the principal Act 23. Repeal of s. 121 of the principal Act 24. Repeal of s. 122 of the principal Act 2 SECTION 25. 26. 27. 28. Registered Land (Amendment) Amendment of s.134 of the principal Act Amendment of s.137 of the principal Act Amendment of s.140 of the principal Act Amendment of s.144 of the principal Act An Act to amend the Registered Land Act ENACTED by the Parliament of Malawi as follows. No, 7 Shon title and 1. This Act may be cited as the Registered Land (Amendment) commencement Act, 2017, and shall come into operation on a date appointed by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette. Amcndmcgt of s. 2 to Cap. 58:01 Act No. 16 of 2016 Act. No. 16 of 2016 Act No.19 of 2016 2. Section 2 of the Registered Land Act (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act") is amended (a) by deleting the definitions of the tenns "Allocation Officer" and "Allocation Record"; (b) by deleting the definition of the word "court" and substituting therefor the following definition ''"'court" means any court of competent jurisdiction;"; (c) by inserting the following new definition immediately after the definition of the word "court" ""customary estate" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Land Act, 2016"; (d) by deleting the definition of the words "to file" and substituting therefor the following '"'to file" means to place in the relative file or electronic file";" (e) by deleting the definition of the word "land" and substituting therefor the following '"land" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Land Act, 2016"; (/) by inserting the follpwing new definition of the tenn "land clerk" immediately after the definition of the word "land" ""land clerk" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Customary Land Act, 2016;"and (g) by deleting the definition of the term "registration district" and substituting therefor the following ""registration district" means the area under the jurisdiction of a local government authority;".