Blantyre City Council Bylaws

The council has wide powers to make bylaws for any purpose for the good rule and government of the local government area, but enforcement is weak due partly to lack of capacity, willingness and the non-deterrence provided by the penalties – contravention of the bylaws attract a penalty not exceeding K2000!

The Third Schedule of the Local Government Act defines three sources of revenue for the council – locally generated revenue, government grants and ceded revenue. Of these, locally generated revenue is the most important but collection is suboptimal.