PHYSICAL PLANNING

CHAPTER 23:01
PHYSICAL PLANNING

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Application

PART II
ADMINISTRATION

    4.    Commissioner for Physical Planning

    5.    Duties of the Commissioner

    6.    Delegation of powers by the Minister

    7.    Indemnity of public officers

PART III
PLANNING AUTHORITIES

    8.    Establishment of the Physical Planning Council

    9.    Composition of the Council

    10.    Disqualification of a member

    11.    Vacancies

    12.    Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Council

    13.    Proceedings of the Council

    14.    Tenure of office of members of the Council

    15.    Functions of the Council

    16.    Funds of the Council

    17.    Secretary to the Council

    18.    Limitation of liability of members of the Council

    19.    Appointment of planning committees

    20.    Composition, procedure, functions and powers of a planning committee

    21.    Powers of Minister to make inquiries and seek advice

PART IV
PLANS AND PLAN MAKING

Division I
General

    22.    Duties and powers of responsible authority with regard to plans generally

    23.    Consideration of plans other than a National Physical Development Plan

Division II
National Physical Development Plan

    24.    National Physical Development Plan

    25.    Purpose of a National Physical Development Plan

    26.    Responsibility for the preparation and review of the National Physical Development Plan

    27.    Approval of National Physical Development Plan

    28.    Status of a National Physical Development Plan

Division III
District physical development plans

    29.    District physical development plans

    30.    Purpose of a district physical development plan

    31.    Responsibility for preparation of a district physical development plan

    32.    Status of district physical development plans

Division IV
Local physical development plans

    33.    Types of local physical development plans

    34.    Contents of local physical development plans

    35.    Responsibility for preparation of local physical development plans

    36.    Approval of local physical development plans

    37.    Status of local physical development plans

    38.    Deposit of approved plan

    39.    Review, modification and amendments of plans

    40.    Revocation of plans

    41.    Conflict between plans

    42.    Preparation and use of plans by the Commissioner

PART V
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT

Division I
Development Control

    43.    Public land which is unallocated customary land

    43A.    Malawi as a planning area

    44.    Permitted development

    45.    Types of development permission

    46.    Application for development permission

    47.    Power to obtain information concerning applications

    48.    Power of Minister concerning applications

    49.    Consultation in relation to applications

    50.    Consideration of applications

    51.    Time and completion of development

    52.    Revocation of grant of development permission

    53.    Development permission personal to applicant

Division II
Enforcement

    54.    Development not to take place without permission

    55.    Enforcement notice

    56.    Reconsideration of enforcement notice

    57.    

    58.    Action in pursuance of enforcement notice

    59.    Stop notice

    60.    Development permission subsequent upon unauthorized development

    61.    Cleaning up land and buildings and demolition of unfit buildings

PART VI
SPECIAL AREAS

    62.    Declaration of special areas

    63.    Improvement area order

    64.    Vacant land development order

    65.    Building preservation order

    66.    Accelerated development area order

PART VII
ACQUISITION OF LAND AND COMPENSATION

    67.    Acquisition of land

    68.    Occasions when compensation payable for planning actions

    69.    Assessment of compensation

    70.    Claim for compensation

PART VIII
APPEALS

    71.    Appeals

    72.    Powers of Council on appeal

PART IX
PHYSICAL PLANNERS BOARD

    73.    Physical Planners Board

    74.    Chairperson of the Board

    75.    Tenure of office of members of the Board

    76.    Disqualification

    77.    Vacancies

    78.    Proceedings of the Board

    79.    Committees of the Board

    80.    Invited persons

    81.    Powers and duties of the Board

    82.    Secretariat of the Board

    83.    Duties of the Registrar

    84.    Application for registration

    85.    Registration as a physical planner

    86.    Registration in exceptional circumstances

    87.    Power of the Board to deal with offences by registered physical planners

    88.    Removal of name from register

    89.    Restoration of name in register

    90.    Corrections of register

    91.    Appeal against decisions of the Board

    92.    Effect of registration

    93.    Non-registered persons not to practice as physical planners

    94.    Funds of the Board

PART X
MISCELLANEOUS

    95.    Powers of entry

    96.    Registration of applications for development permission and enforcement notices

    97.    Publication of information by the Commissioner

    98.    Offences

    99.    Regulations

    100.    Repeal and savings

        FIRST SCHEDULE

        SECOND SCHEDULE

17 of 2016
12 of 2022
G.N. 36/2018

    An Act to make provision for physical planning and the orderly and…