Malawi
Aviation Act
Chapter 70:01
- Commenced on 1 February 1971
- [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 Aviation Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, except when the context otherwise requires—"aerodrome" means any area of land or water designed, equipped, set apart or commonly used for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft;"aircraft" means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air, other than the reactions of the air against the surface of the earth;"air transport service" means a service for the carriage by air of passengers, mails or other freight;"Chicago Convention" means the Convention on International Civil Aviation concluded at Chicago on the 7th day of December, 1944, and to which Malawi has adhered by notification dated the 11th of September, 1964;"foreign aircraft" means any aircraft other than a Malawi aircraft;"land" includes any estate or interest in land or an easement;"Malawi aircraft" means an aircraft registered in Malawi in pursuance of regulations made under this Act;"state aircraft" means aircraft used exclusively for military, customs or police services in Malawi.3. Responsibility for administration of Act
The Minister shall be responsible for the administration of this Act and shall be charged with the general duty of organizing, carrying out and encouraging measures for the development of aviation, for the designing, development and production of aircraft, for the promotion of safety and efficiency in the use thereof and for research into questions relating to air navigation.4. Powers of Minister
5. Declaration of land subject to control
6. Emergency powers
7. Dangerous flying, etc.
8. General control of buildings
9. Control of buildings near aerodromes
10. Closure of highways, etc.
11. Trespass by aircraft
12. Trespass on aerodromes
If any person trespasses on any land forming part of a Government aerodrome or a licensed aerodrome he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of K10.13. Action for nuisance
No action for nuisance shall lie by reason only of the noise and vibration caused by aircraft on an aerodrome so long as the provisions of regulations made under this Act in force in respect of that aerodrome are complied with.14. Aircraft and spares not liable to seizure
15. Carriage of mail in aircraft
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[Repealed by 19 of 1972.]17. Service of notices or orders
18. State aircraft
This Act shall not apply to state aircraft:Provided that the Minister may, by order, apply any of the provisions of the Act or of regulations made under the Act, with or without modification, to any state aircraft.19. Regulations
History of this document
31 December 2014 this version
Consolidation
01 February 1971
Commenced