The Mines and Minerals Act (Law No.25/2023) regulates all matters in relation to prospecting, exploration and mining of minerals in Malawi. Other substantive laws within the regulatory framework for the mining sector can be found below. The official version of the primary law is in English and there are no official translations of this law into other languages. The government regulating entity is the Ministry of Mining (https://www.mining.gov.mw/). The country’s mining contracts are not available at resourcecontracts.org.
Last updated 13th November, 2024.
Last updated 13th November, 2024.
COMPANIES ACT 2013
LAND ACT 1965
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION ACT 1983
MALAWI WATER RESOURCES 1969
MINING SAFETY REGULATIONS 1982
TAXATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT ACT, 2017
ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT, 2017
CUSTOMARY LAND ACT, 2016
LAND ACT, 2016
TAXATION ACT CAP 41:01
TAXATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016
VALUE ADDED TAX (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018
EMPLOYMENT ACT 1999
ARBITRATION ACT, 1967
Mines and Minerals Act 2023