Government Ownership of Urban Lands and Extra Houses Proclamation No. 47/1975. Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Legislation Date 1975 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Negarit Gazeta No. 41, 26 July 1975, pp. 200-214. Long titleA Proclamation to provide for Government ownership of urban lands and extra urban houses. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Urban land Public land Institution Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract The Proclamation is divided into 7 Chapters: Introduction (I); Urban Lands (II); Urban Houses (III); Rent (IV); Cooperative Societies of Urban Dwellers (V); Powers and Duties of the Ministry (VI); General Provisions (VII). The Proclamation vests all urban lands in the Government (sect. 3). Full text English