The Act provides for the protection of farmers whose titles to land are found to be defective. Titles to land for the purpose of farming acquired after the commencement of this Act shall be deemed extinguished if the land is not used for farming for a period of eight years (sect. 1). Where a farmer has, in good faith, acquired any land by customary law or otherwise in a prescribed area for purposes of farming in the period between 1940 and 1962, such title shall be validated notwithstanding any defect in the title (sects. 2-1). (5 sections)

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).The Proclamation declares all rural lands to be the collective property of the Ethiopian people and abolishes private ownership of rural land (sect. 3). Peasant Associations are in charge of the redistribution, cultivation, administration etc. of rural lands.

This Act provides for the administration of Stool and other lands. It is divided into 2 Parts: Administration (I) (Stool land, Kumasi town lands, Lands generally, Revenues); Miscellaneous (II). Stool lands are defined as including land controlled by any person for the benefit of the subjects or members of a Stool clan, company or community, and all land in the Upper and Northern Regions other than land vested in the President and accordingly "Stool" means the person exercising such control (sect. 31).

The Regulations implement the Land Administration Act.

Implements: Administration of Lands Act, 1962. (0000)

The Regulations provide for the Tribunal and Related Matters (Part I); concerning application to and procedures before the Tribunal, and General (Part II) concerning the use of roads in concessions, fees and the revocation of concessions.

Implements: Concessions Act, 1962 (Act No. 124). (1962-06-14)

The Order reverses lands specified in the Schedule to native land. (3 paragraphs)

Implements: Crown Lands Act. (1945)

The text contains (1) the form of consent of native owners; (2) form of certificate; (3) form of notice; (4) form of order.

Implements: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)

The Regulations provide for the appointment of a Commissioner and proceedings for the purpose of ascertaining the boundaries of native land. (10 regulations and a Schedule)

Implements: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)

The Native Land Trust Board may advertise details of all rents, royalties and premiums in respect of leases or licences related to native land received by the Board and remaining unclaimed three months after the date of deposit of the Board (reg. 2). Such unclaimed funds may be transferred to the hereby established Unclaimed Deposit Reserve Fund (reg. 3).

Implements: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)

These Regulations implement the Native Land Trust Act on the grant of leases and licences in respect of native trust land.

Implements: Native Land Trust Act. (1985)
Amended by: Native Land Trust (Leases and Licences)(Amendment) Regulations (L.N. No. 12 of 2006). (2006-03-02)
Amended by: Native Land Trust (Leases and Licences)(Amendment) Regulations 2010 (L.N. No. 130 of 2010). (2010-12-30)

The Act is divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Control of native Land (II); Native Reserves (III); Miscellaneous (IV).The Act establishes a board of trustees called the Native Land Trust Board (sect. 3) in which the control of all native land shall be vested (sect. 4). The Act makes provision for the alienation, transfer and lease of native land. The Board may create a native reserve (sect. 15) where native land may not be alienated (sect. 16). Portions of the reserve may only be excluded from it with consent from the native owners (sect. 17).

Native lands shall be held by native Fijians according to native custom as evidenced by usage and tradition. Such lands may be cultivated, allotted and dealt with by native Fijians amongst themselves according to their native custom (sect. 3). The Act further creates the Native Lands Commission to establish what lands are the rightful and hereditary property of native owners (sect. 4). (23 sections)