MALAWI:   NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS BILL, 2000                                                     MALAWI SDNP
 
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PART XI - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Offence and 
penalty 
 
 
 
34 An NGO which contravenes the provisions of Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of K50,000.00 or an amount equivalent to the financial gains generated by the offence whichever is the greater.
 

Regulations 
 
 

35. (1) The Minister may, on the advice of the Board, make regulations for carrying out or giving effect the provisions of this Act and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing such regulations may -
 
a) prescribe fees payable - 

(i) upon application for registration; 

(ii) for restoration to a register 

(iii) for any other matter under this Act; and 

b) prescribe the forms required to be prescribed under this Act. 

(2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may, notwithstanding the provision of General Interpretation Act prescribe penalties for any contravention of its provisions or failure to comply therewith, involving the imposition of 
a fine not increasing K25,000.00. 
 

Savings 
 
 
 
 
36. This Act shall not derogate from terms of any agreement or similar arrangement concluded between the Government and any NGO prior to the coming into force of this Act with reference to the operations of any such NGO in Malawi. 
 
 
OBJECTS AND REASONS 

The object of this Bill is to make better provision for the registration and 
operation on Non-Governmental Organisation in Malawi. 
  

P. H. FACHI, SC 
Attorney General
 
 

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