Public Ownership of Rural Lands Proclamation No. 31/1975. Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Legislation Date 1975 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Negarit Gazeta No. 26, 29 April 1975, pp. 93-101. Long titleA Proclamation to provide for the public ownership of rural lands. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Agricultural land Land reform Land tenure Traditional rights/customary rights Institution Non-governmental entity Ownership Smallholders/peasants Common property Community management Water rights Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract The Proclamation is divided into 6 Chapters: Introduction (1); Public Ownership of Rural Lands (2); Establishment of Associations for the Implementation of the Proclamation (3); Powers and Functions of the Minister of Land Reform and Administration (4); Communal and Nomadic Lands (5); General Provisions (6). Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Peasant Associations Consolidation Proclamation No. 223/1982. Legislation | Ethiopia | 1982 Keyword: Agricultural land, Non-governmental entity, Cooperative/producer organization, Agricultural development, Smallholders/peasants Source: FAO, FAOLEX