Construction Industry Regulatory Authority (CIRA) was established by an Act of Parliament (Connstruction Industry Act No.28 of 2025) with the mandate to Regulate, Develop and Promote the Construction Industry in Malawi.
CIRA’s role is to create an enabling environment that will not only facilitate the fulfillment of its mandate, but one that will provide the drive and the organizational structure to raise quality levels across the industry among local and foreign players; thereby enhancing wider appreciation of the interests of the construction industry by all stakeholders.
CIRA works in liaison with various stakeholders identifying areas that need standards, or adoption of standards and coordinating the development of various standards for the construction industry and promoting the use and compliance of standards.
CIRA in liaison with Malawi Bureau of standards, the Code of Practice for design loadings for buildings which were created in 2010.
