Malawi
Malawi Road Transporters Authority Act
Chapter 69:05
- Assented to on 1 April 1970
- Commenced on 1 April 1970
- [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2014.]
- [Note: This version of the Act was revised and consolidated in the Fifth Revised Edition of the Laws of Malawi (L.R.O. 1/2018), by the Solicitor General and Secretary for Justice under the authority of the Revision of the Laws Act.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Malawi Road Transporters Authority Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"approved transporter" means a Malawi African road transport operator, approved by the Authority for the purposes of this Act, and registered in the books of the Authority as an approved transporter;"Authority" means the Malawi Road Transporters Authority established under section 3.3. Establishment of the Authority
4. Constitution and proceedings of Authority
5. Appointment etc. of staff
6. Legal proceeding
In any action, suit or prosecution by or against the Authority, the Authority may appear by its General Manager, or by any other person appointed or employed by the Authority and authorized by the General Manager in writing in that behalf.7. Funds of the Authority
8. Purposes and functions of the Authority
9. Transfer of assets, etc., of Malawi African Road Transporters Association Ltd.
10. Regulations
The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the purposes of this Act.11. Saving
The provisional Authority appointed before the coming into force of this Act to take over the affairs and the running of the Malawi African Road Transporters Association Ltd., shall, until the appointment of the Authority under this Act, be deemed to be the Authority appointed under this Act, and any act or thing done or performed by such provisional Authority shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent, be deemed to have been done or performed under the powers conferred under this Act, even though done or performed before the coming into operation of this Act.History of this document
31 December 2014 this version
Consolidation
01 April 1970
Assented to
Commenced