This basic piece of legislation sets out principles and lays the foundations for laws relative to land tenure and administration of rural land are to be enacted by Regional Councils in respect of each Region of Ethiopia and in accordance with the present Proclamation, laws on environmental protection and land utilization policies. (Rural) land is declared to be a common property of the “Nations, Nationalities and Peoples” of Ethiopia and it is prescribed that land shall not be subject to sale or other means of exchange.

Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Coefficient rates related to plots of public land shall be set forth by the Regional Government and it shall not exceed maximum rate contained in the Annex to the present Regional Law”.

Amends: Regional Law No. 747-OZ “On calculation of lease for public land plots and land plots with undelimited ownership”. (2015-07-01)

This Decree validates the Statute of the Federal Committee on Land Policy. Federal Committee on Land Policy (GOSKOMZEM) is the Federal Authority that coordinates interministerial activity of the issues pertaining to the sphere of land relationship, functional regulation in this field, including the keeping up of land cadastre, valuation of land, land survey , state control over the use of land and the soil protection. Federal Committee on Land Policy has its local (territorial) branches at the regional level.

This Regional Law establishes that local government shall have the authority to make decision on allotment of land plot to natural person in ownership free of charge or to refuse to do so within fifteen days from the date of submittal of application by the person concerned. Minimum land area of the aforesaid plot of land shall be 0, 10 ha and maximum land area shall be 0, 20 ha.

Implements: Land Code (No. 136-FZ of 2001). (2001-10-25)

"Irrigation scheme" is defined as any water supply works constructed by or on behalf of the Minister of Works and Development or the Minister of Agriculture under Part XIX of the Public Works Act 1981, and includes (a) Pipelines, canals, water races, dams, weirs, and other facilities; (b) Any right to enter, use, occupy, carry out work on, or store water on, any land, or to the support of any land for any dam, pursuant to section 223 of the Public Works Act 1981; (c) Any mining privilege, or right to dam any river or stream or to divert, take, use, or discharge water, for the purposes of an

This Act vests all land comprised in the territory of each State in the Federation in the Governor of that State and requires that such land shall be held in trust and administered for the use and common benefit of all Nigerians in accordance with the provisions of this Act. In each State a Land Use and Allocation Committee shall be established. Such committee shall be responsible for advising the Governor on land management and resettlement issues. The Governor may declare urban areas and land controlled by the military shall be administered separately.

This Act concerns rural land. The Act consists of 15 sections divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Acquisition and Alienation of State Land (II); Occupation of Land by Person Other Than Owner Not Involving Subdivision (III); General (IV).Communal land and other specified types of land are excluded from the operation of this Act (sect. 3). Section 5 provides for the acquisition of land by the State; section 6 for the alienation of State land.

This Resolution is composed of 7 articles. Article 1 provides for the application of the provisions of the Desert Land Law No. 143 of 1981 and the Law of Auctions and Tenders No. 89 in 1998 to regulate the seizure of the State-owned lands. Articles 2 and 3 deal with requirements, conditions, procedures, steps and documents for the seizure of agricultural, desert, reclaimed lands of the State-owned lands. Article 4 provides for the establishment of specialized committees in the concerned authorities to implement the provisions of this Resolution.

This Circular implements policies to provide support in terms of production land, residential land, dwelling houses and supply daily-life water to poor ethnic minority households which must meet specific conditions (Section II). The Circular includes: specific conditions that must be satisfied by the eligible households regarding dwelling houses, daily-life water and production and residential land; management, allocation and settlement of support capital sources.

Le présent décret porte transfert des attributions de l'ex-ministre de l'environnement et de l'aménagement du territoire relatives au littoral et au domaine public maritime au ministre de l'équipemnt, de l'habitat et de l'aménagement du territoire.

Met en oeuvre: Loi nº 95-72 portant création d'une agence de protection et d'aménagement du littoral. (1995-07-24)
Abrogé par: Décret nº 2005-2933 fixant les attributions du ministère de l'environnement et du développement durable. (2005-11-01)

La présente loi modifie l’Ordonnance n°00-027-P-RM du 22 mars 2000 portant Code Domanial et Foncier modifiée et ratifiée par la Loi n°02-008 du 12 février 2002.

Item 2 shall be amended to add the following wording: "Cadastre valuation shall be applicable for the purpose of assessment of cost of forest land either pertaining or not pertaining to public forest in case of management thereof for purposes not related to forest manegement, and also for expropriation (purchase) for state and public needs".

Amends: Ministerial Decree No. 458 validating the Regulation of assessment of cost of forest land for the purpose of compensation of damages in case of use of plots of forest land for purpose not related to forestry. (2013-08-13)