Country Summary for MALAWI

Definitions
“listed monument” means a monument which is included in a list compiled under section 22 or 23:

“monument” means-
(a) any area of land which has distinctive scenery or which contains rare or distinctive vegetation;
(b) any structure, building, erection, ruin, stone circle, monolith, altar, shrine, pillar, statue, memorial, fortification;
(c) any grave, tumulus, cairn, place of internment, pit dwelling, trench, excavation, working, rock, rock shelter, midden, mound, cave, grotto, rock sculpture, rock painting, wall painting ;
(d) inscription or any other site or article of a similar kind or associated therewith which is of archaeological, palaeontological, ethnological, prehistorical, historical, artistic or scientific value or interest;
(e) any remains of the matters and items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) including
(i)   the site on which any monument or group of monuments was discovered or exists; and
(ii) such portion of land adjoining such site as may be required for the maintenance of or otherwise for the conservation and preservation of such monument or group of monuments.

Registry
The Minister may from time to time, on the recommendation of the Council, by notice in the Gazette, declare any monument or group of monuments or any relic or collection of relics to be a protected monument or a protected group of monuments or to be a protected relic or protected collection of relics for the purpose of this Act. (MRA §11-1)
 
The Minister shall compile a list of national monuments (other than those protected under section 11) of exceptional or special interest or of particular importance. (MRA §22-1)