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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Business Registration Act

Act 7 of 1922

unknown Act or statute Section 12 — Registration of business and business name

Registration of business and business name

12. Registration of business and business name (1) Where the Registrar is satisfied with the particulars of registration provided under section 11 , he shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act— (a) register the business and business name of the applicant in the Database ; and (b) allocate a business registration number to the applicant. (2) Upon th

Topics: administrative authority, appeals, application and scope, business cessation

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Second-hand and Scrap Metal Dealers Act

Act 7 of 1971

unknown Act or statute Section 4 — Registration of dealers

Registration of dealers

4. Registration of dealers (1) On and after the date of commencement of this Act, no person shall carry on the business of a second-hand dealer or scrap metal dealer without being registered as such under this Act. (2) The registering authority shall keep a register in the prescribed form for the purposes of this Act. (3) An application for registration unde

Topics: age-restricted transactions, appeals, application requirements, business prohibition

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Iodization of Salt Act

Act 10 of 1995

unknown Act or statute Section 4 — Registration

Registration

4. Registration Every person who is engaged in the business of salt iodization in accordance with this Act shall register such particulars thereof as the name and address of the business and every change thereof and for this purpose the Minister shall keep and maintain an appropriate register.

Topics: Gazette notice, business registration, food processing, labelling

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Automotive Trades Registration and Fair Practices Act

Act 19 of 1971

unknown Act or statute Section 13 — Compulsory registration of garage owners and garages

Compulsory registration of garage owners and garages

13. Compulsory registration of garage owners and garages (1) After six months from the date of commencement , no person shall carry on the business of a commercial garage on any premises without being registered as a commercial garage proprietor (hereinafter called “the registered proprietor ”) in respect of such premises , nor shall such proprietor carry on

Topics: allowances, annual renewal of registration, application, application deadline

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Act

Act 15 of 1988

unknown Act or statute Section 28 — Registration of premises where pharmacy business is to be carried on

Registration of premises where pharmacy business is to be carried on

28. Registration of premises where pharmacy business is to be carried on (1) A person carrying on manufacturing pharmacy business , a wholesale pharmacy business or a retail pharmacy business in accordance with this Act shall cause each set of premises where such business is being carried on to be registered. (2) An application for registration of premises u

Topics: accounting, administrative decision-making, advertising, advertising definitions

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Value Added Tax Act

Act 7 of 2005

unknown Act or statute Section 11 — Registration as taxable person

Registration as taxable person

11. Registration as taxable person (1) A person is registrable as a taxable person if he or she is a person who makes taxable supply of goods or services and, whose business turnover is, or exceeds, K10,000,000 per annum. (2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette , revise the threshold amount specified in subsection (1). (3) For purposes of det

Topics: VAT, VAT administration, VAT apportionment, VAT assessment

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Businesses Licensing Act

Act 27 of 2012

unknown Act or statute Section 15 — Particulars of an application

Particulars of an application

15. Particulars of an application (1) Every application for a Business Licence under this Act shall contain the following— (a) the name of the business and an indication of whether the owner is a firm, a corporate entity or a natural person; (b) the proposed date of commencement of the business; (c) the name, physical and postal addresses of the owner of the

Topics: administration, administrative refusal grounds, annual return, business information

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Real Estate Management Act, 2024

Act 28 of 2024

unknown Act or statute Section 36 — Place of business of licensed real estate agents, real estate managers and real estate developers

Place of business of licensed real estate agents, real estate managers and real estate developers

36. Place of business of licensed real estate agents, real estate managers and real estate developers (1) Every registered and licensed real estate agent and real estate manager , and every registered real estate developer , shall maintain a place of business in Malawi, and conspicuously display in that place of business— (a) the registration and licence of

Topics: administrative sanctions, advertising, allowances, annual reporting

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Financial Services Act

Act 26 of 2010

unknown Act or statute Section 27 — Variation, suspension and revocation of licences and registrations

Variation, suspension and revocation of licences and registrations

27. Variation, suspension and revocation of licences and registrations (1) This section applies if it appears to the Registrar that a licensed or registered financial institution — (a) is not carrying on, or is likely not to carry on, the business in respect of which it is licensed or registered with integrity, prudence, professional skill or sound business

Topics: accounts, administration, administrative penalties, administrative review

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Building Societies Act

Act 11 of 1964

unknown Act or statute Section 13 — Registration of existing societies

Registration of existing societies

13. Registration of existing societies Every existing society shall, if it intends to carry on business after the expiration of a period of three months from the date of coming into operation of this Act, within that period apply to the Registrar for registration in like manner as a society making application under section 8 .

Topics: accounting, accounting period, additional security, address change

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Export Incentives Act

Act 6 of 1988

unknown Act or statute Section 17 — Application for registration

Application for registration

17. Application for registration (1) An application for registration as an exporter of products of Malawi shall be accompanied with the prescribed fee and shall be made to the Council and shall be in the prescribed form and shall include the following particulars— (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) the nature of business activity in which the app

Topics: appeals process, application requirements, certificate withdrawal, committee governance

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Official Secrets Acts

Act 3 of 1913

unknown Act or statute Section 10 — Registration and regulation of persons carrying on the business of receiving postal packets

Registration and regulation of persons carrying on the business of receiving postal packets

10. Registration and regulation of persons carrying on the business of receiving postal packets (1) Every person who carries on, whether alone or in conjunction with any other business, the business of receiving for reward letters, telegrams, or other postal packets for delivery or forwarding to the persons for whom they are intended, shall as soon as may be

Topics: aiding and abetting, attempts, consent to prosecute, court procedure

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections Act, 2023

Act 10 of 2023

unknown Act or statute Section 8 — Place of registration and transfers

Place of registration and transfers

8. Place of registration and transfers (1) A person eligible to register shall be registered as a voter in the area where he or she ordinarily resides or was bom or is employed or carries on business. (2) A person may, before the verification of the voters’ register by the Commission , transfer to another registration centre, and upon such transfer, his or h

Topics: administrative procedure, appeals, ballot administration, ballot boxes

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Insurance Act

Act 9 of 2010

unknown Act or statute Section 8 — Registration criteria

Registration criteria

8. Registration criteria (1) If the Registrar is satisfied— (a) that the applicant for a licence as an insurer , other than as an external reinsurer , is a company incorporated under the Companies Act; [Cap. 46:03] (b) that the applicant, if licensed, shall not conduct any business other than that for which it has been licensed; (c) that the applicant has en

Topics: actuaries, actuary appointment, agency, agency termination

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Tax Administration Act, 2021

Act 13 of 2021

unknown Act or statute Section 88 — Penalties relating to registration

Penalties relating to registration

88. Penalties relating to registration (1) A person who fails to register for tax as required under a tax law shall be liable to— (a) a penalty of five hundred currency points for an entity and one hundred currency points for an individual for the first month; and (b) a further penalty of fifty currency points for an entity and ten currency points for an ind

Topics: TIN administration, TIN compliance, TIN registration, VAT

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Property and Businesses (Presumptions of Ownership) Act

Act 11 of 1974

unknown Act or statute Section 3 — Presumptions of ownership of property and businesses by non-citizens

Presumptions of ownership of property and businesses by non-citizens

3. Presumptions of ownership of property and businesses by non-citizens Where, during the life time of any non-citizen — (a) any real property or any interest therein is, by any deed or other instrument of title, or by any lease or tenancy agreement, expressed to be owned or held under the terms thereof by, or where any such ownership or interest is, under t

Topics: business licensing, corporate records, definitions, licence cancellation

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Pension Act

Act 6 of 2011

unknown Act or statute Section 18 — Registration criteria for unrestricted funds

Registration criteria for unrestricted funds

18. Registration criteria for unrestricted funds If an application is made in accordance with the Financial Services Act, for registration of an unrestricted fund as a pension fund , the Registrar shall not register the fund unless he is satisfied that— (a) the fund rules provide that the fund shall be maintained solely to provide pensions or annuities for o

Topics: actuarial valuation, administration, administrative penalties, advice

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Communications Act

Act 34 of 2016

unknown Act or statute Section 92 — Registration of generic numbers and SIM cards

Registration of generic numbers and SIM cards

92. Registration of generic numbers and SIM cards (1) A person who uses a generic number or owns or intends to use a SIM card for voice telephony services shall register that generic number or SIM card with any electronic communications licensee or with the distributor, agent or dealer of the electronic communications licensee, authorized to provide or sell

Topics: SIM card distribution, SIM card registration, SIM cards, access

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Provision text match · Malawi · en

Registered Designs Act

Act 12 of 1958

unknown Act or statute Section 14 — Right given by registration

Right given by registration

14. Right given by registration (1) The registration of a design under this Act shall give to the registered proprietor the copyright in the registered design , that is to say, the exclusive right in Malawi to make or import for sale or for use for the purposes of any trade or business, or to sell, hire or offer for sale or hire, any article in respect of wh

Topics: adjournment, administrative decision-making, administrative procedure, administrative proceedings

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Companies Act

Act 19 of 1984

unknown Act or statute Section 317 — Registration of charges by external company

Registration of charges by external company

317. Registration of charges by external company The provisions of sections 86 to 95 inclusive, shall extend, mutatis mutandis , to charges on property in Malawi which are, or have been, created, and to charges on property in Malawi which is acquired, by an external company : Provided that charges created prior to the date when the external company had an es

Topics: accounting records, accounts, accounts and reporting, accounts filing

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