Rural Land Administration and Use Regulation (No. 66/2007).

This Regulation implements provisions of the Proclamation of The Southern Nations, Nationalities And Peoples Regional State on rural land rights and use. It applies to all types of rural land and lands used for agricultural purposes in urban territory. The Regulation provides, among other things, for rural land measurement, registration and certification, transfer, duration and re-allocation of land use right, obligation of rural land users in respect of proper use and protection of land, minimum rural land holding size, encouragement of land consolidation, land use planning and sustainable use of land (also affecting wetlands and sloping land), dispute resolution, transfer of land rural land use right, community management, irrigation, and responsibilities of the Regional Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development.