WHEREAS, registration of urban land has become a fundamental institutional requisite to generate reliable information for the country’s economy which will be utilized for the required service, especially, to give security for the possession right of citizens, and thereby accelerate economic, social, and environmental development of cities;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to minimize disputes arising related to land and immovable property, establish a transparent and accountable working system, and make government services efficient and enable the possessor to enjoy the property he develops in accordance with the law;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to put in place a legal framework which is up-to-date, efficient, compatible with market transactions that facilitate the registration of rights, restrictions, and responsibilities relating to land and immovable property and to enhance the contribution of land and immovable property to the development of a free market economic system and to certify land and immovable property right to the possessor, who develops on the land, and to ensure his possession security;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to implement legal cadastre principles such as registration of possession, obtaining the consent of the possessor during transactions, making registration of possession open to the public, clearly identifying the possession and the possessor through unique identification codes;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55 (2)(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: