Re-enactment of the Urban Lease Holding Proclamation (No. 272/2002). Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Negarit Gazeta No. 19, 8th Year, 14 May 2002, pp. 1732-1739. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Urban land Lease Authorization/permit Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract A Proclamation to provide for the utilization of urban land. Urban land is defined as all land within urban boundaries (art. 2). The Proclamation shall apply to urban land held by a permit system, or by lease-hold system, as well as by other means in force prior to those systems (art. 3). Urban land may be held in long-term lease by permit in accordance with plan guidelines, on auction or through negotiation on the basis of a decision of the Region or city concerned (art. 4). A leasehold deed shall be conferred upon a person who is permitted to hold land on lease. Article 6 prescribes the duration of leases in various areas and for various uses. The rates of rent shall be determined by a law issued by the appropriate regional or city government (art. 8). A person to whom lease-hold of urban land is permitted shall begin use of the land in accordance with the permit within a period prescribed in Regulations issued by the regional or city government (art. 12). Article 15 provides for the termination of lease agreements. (25 sections) Full text English References - Legislation Repeals Urban Lands Lease Holding Proclamation No. 80/1993. Legislation | Ethiopia | 1993 Keyword: Land tenure, Urban land, Lease, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Amhara National Regional State Lease System to be operative in Additional Cities Determination, Council of Regional Government Regulation No. 49/2007. Legislation | Ethiopia | 2007 Keyword: Land tenure, Lease, Urban land Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Urban Lands Lease Holding Proclamation No. 721/2011. Legislation | Ethiopia | 2011 Keyword: Land tenure, Urban land, Lease, Authorization/permit, Expropriation, Institution, Agricultural land, Transfer Source: FAO, FAOLEX