Revised Amhara National Regional State Rural Land Administration and Use Proclamation (No. 133/2006). Country/Territory Ethiopia Territorial subdivision Amhara Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette, No. 18, 11th Year (2006) Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Irrigation Sustainable development Basic legislation Land reform Land tenure Agricultural land Ownership Land-use planning Dispute settlement Smallholders/peasants Gender Expropriation Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract This Proclamation provides for rural land management and rights and use of rural land in Amhara National Region. It shall in principle apply to all rural lands but provisions of special laws (relating to forestry, wildlife protection, bio-diversity resources, natural resource and environmental protection, mines developments etc.) shall continue to apply) The Proclamation concerns, among other things; the right to hold land; the right to acquire land; land re-distribution; land use; transfer of a landholding right; obligations of the land user; measurement of land and certification and registration of landholding rights; expropriation of land for public use; dispute resolution. Full text English Website chilot.files.wordpress.com References - Legislation Implemented by Rural Land Administration and Use System Implementation, Council of Regional Government Regulation No. 51/2007. Legislation | Ethiopia | 2007 Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Irrigation, Soil pollution/quality, Integrated management, Land reform, Land tenure, Agricultural land, Ownership, Land-use planning, Dispute settlement, Smallholders/peasants, Gender, Expropriation, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Cadastre/land registration, Transfer, Survey/mapping, Public land, Private land, Public participation Source: FAO, FAOLEX