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"Expropriationof tandholdings for Public Purposes and Payment of Compensation Proclamation No. 455/2005." 2, Definitions In this Proclamation, unless the context reqUIres otherwise: 11 "compensation" means, payment to be made in cash Qr in kind or in both toapersonfor his property situated on his expropriated landholding; 2/ "region" meansany.regjon referred:to in Article 47 of the Constitution and includes the Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa city administrations; 3/ "landholder" means an individual, government or private organization or any other organ which has legal personal.ity and has lawful possession over the land to be expropriated and OWns property,situated thereon; 4/ "urban administration" means an organ to which urban administrative powers. al1dduties hav~ been given by law or delegated by the concerned government body to exercise such powers and duties; 5/ "public purpose" means the use of Ian defined as such by the decision oCthe appropriate body inconformity with urban structure plan or development plan in order to ensure the interest oCthe peoples to acquire direct or indirect benefits Crom the use of the land and to consolidate sustainable socia-economic development; 6/ "utiJity line" means water, sewerage, electric or telephone line existing on or under a land to be expropriated for public purpose; ." i:i'i.hX~:' I..,Yu(,.t:\. .,p(..}. :)//,m. ./1"'(. :;;: ,h9"I\, ;;; .,.'J :flirt;, 'U" C1jft.}. n~(\' ,?e.A nC1jt,;~~.}. rAC1j.}. 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" OJ'it l' uot...J:'} ltOJl~OJ' OJY.?" fth.,.C1jOJ.},it.,.,v,y.C C1jitlh.(1 l,ftO'}':: Federal Negarit Gazeta-No. 43 151h July, 2005 page " .' 3126 '7/ "implementing agenc~" means a government ~gency or, plJblic enterprise. undertaking or causing~ t9 be underta.ken development works with its6wn force or through contractors. PART TWO EXPROPRIATION OF LANDHOLDINGS 3. Power to Expropriate Landholdings II A woreda or an urban administration shall, upon payment in advance of compensation in accordance with this Proclamation, have the power to expropriate rural or urban landholdings for public purpose where it believes that it should be used for a better development project to be carried out by public entities, private investors, cooperative societies or other organs, or where' such expropriation has been decided by the appropriate higher regional or federal government organ for the same purpose. 2/ Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-Article (I) of this Article, no land lease holding may be expropriated unless the lessee has failed to honor the obligations he assumed under the Lease Proclamation and Regulations or the land is required for development works to be undertaken by government. 4. Notification of Expropriation Order 11 Where a woreda or an urban administration decides to expropriate a landholding in accordance with Article 3 of this Proclamation, it shall notify the landholder" in writing, indicating the time when the land has to be vacated and the amount of compensation to be p~id. 2/ The period of notificatipn to be' given L accordance with Sub-Article (1) of this Article shall be determined "by directives; provided however, thafit may not, in any wa.y, be less than ninety days. 31 Any "landholder who has been served with an expropriation order in accordance with Sub-Article (1) of this Article, shall hand over the land to the woreda or urban administration within 90 days from the date~f payment of compensation or, if he refuses to receive the payment, from the date of deposit of the compensation in a blocked bank account in the name of the woreda or urban administration as may be'appropriate. 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Responsibilities of the Implementing Agency The implementing responsibilities to: shall haveagency II prepare detail data pertaining to the land needed for its works and send same, at least one year before the commencement of the works, to the organs empowered to expropriate land in accordance with this Proclamation and obtain permission from them; and 2/. pay compensation in accordance with this Proclarnation to landholders whose holding: have been expropriated. 6. Procedures for removal of Utility Lines II Where land ov~r or under which utility lines, owned by a . federal or regional government office or . public enterprise, pass is to be expropriated, the body requiring the land shall submit, in writing, its request to the owner by indicating the exact location of the lines to be removed. 21 The body which has received a request under Sub..Artic1e (I) of this Articleshall'within 30. ~ , days from receipt of such. request, determine a fair compensation required to replace the lines to be removed and send details of its valuation to the requesting body. 3/ The ppdy which requested the removal of utility lines, shall pay compensation to the owner within 30 days from the date of receipt of the valuation under Sub-Article (2) of this Article. The owner shall also remove the utility lines and vacate the land within 60 days from the date'bf receipt of compensation. '/~' t..Y./'.f.\ ~ :l/.'}' :m.fll '/l1~r:!'ii: ,hY"I\. t .,.') Di.tti. 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'}D.{} ~,'}<I'~' Nil OOU,/.,}. h°'1.h&.lIo>' 1,"/ an-UNI' {'lIn,}.?":: Federal Negarit Gazcta-No. 43 15'hJuly, 2005 page 3128 PART THREE" DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION 7. Basis and Amount of Compensation 1/ A landholder whose holding has been expropriated shall be entitled to payment of compensation for his property situated on the , land and for permanent improvements he made to such land.' 21 The amount of compensation for property situated on the -expropriated land shall be determined on the basis of replacement cost of the property. 31 Where the compensation referred to under Sub Article (2) of this Article is p'ayable to an urban dweller, it may not, in any way, be less than the current cost of constructing a single room low cost house in accordance with the standard set by the concerned region. 41 Compensation for permanent improvement to land shall be equal to the value of capital and labour expended on the la~d. . 51 The cost of removal, transportation and erection shall be paid as compensation for a property that could be relocated and continue its service as before. 61 Valuation formula for determining compensation for various properties and detail prescriptior.~ applicable there to shall be provided for by regulations. 8. Displacement Compensation 1/ A rural landholder whose landholding has been permanently expropriate shall, in addition to the compensation payable under Article 7 of this Proclamation, be paid displacement compensation which shall be equivalent to ten times the average annual income he secured during the five years preceding the expropriation ofthe land. .' 2/ A rural landholder ofhblctcrs of common land whose landholding has been provisionally expropriated shall, in addition to the compensation payable undcr Article 7 of this Proclamation, be paid until repossession of the land, compensation for lost income based on the avcragc annual income secured during the five yearsprecedingthe expropriation r (' the land; providcd, however, that such payment shall not exceed the amount of compensation payable under Sub-Article (1) of this Article. '/;J.' ti'i.?i.ii'{,'ji t..J.'u/..A ~.:J/.'1' :)1/."1 "",,(; ~1t IM!"fI. ;~ '~'} Xm~:i? 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'JlfU '1'(1)' f1Il.U ~,'PJ;: ~,'H~,l(! lfIJUll')' OOIJ.~:*lfP. t)O'J:I;$D~" >,c.,' fllI.U ~,'P:£>:'~,'}cf>Yt' 17;1 {ruull'~' (ll,',A"JII'+ ou{}ouC rJIIO.'~' g.lyc.,'A:: Fcderal Negarit Gazeta-No. 43 15'hJuly, 2005 page . 3129 41 An urban landholder whose landholding has been expropriated under this Proclamation shall : aJ be provided with a plot of urban land, the size of which shall be determined by the urban administration, to be used for the construction of a dwelling house; and bl be paid a displacement compensation equivalent to the e~jimated annual rent of the demolished dwelling house or be allowed to reside, force ( charge, for one year in a comparable dwelling house owned by the urban administration. 51 Where the house demolished is a business house, the provisions of Sub-Article (4) of this Article shall, mutatis mutandis apply, 61 When an urban land lease holding is expropriated prior to its expiry date, the lease holder shall, in addition to the compensation referred to under Article 7 of this proclamation and this Article, be provided with a similar plot of land to use it for the remaining lease period. The leaseholder shall also be allowed to use the new plot of land for a longer period if its rent is less than the former land. or the holding did not want take the Land he can take the remain rant payment. 7/ The detail prescriptions applicable to compensation payable under the Article shall be provided for by regulations. 9. Valuation of Property 1/ The valuation of property situated on land to be expropriated shall be carried out by certified private or public institutions or individual consultants on the basis of valuation formula. adopted at the national level. 21 Until such time that the Ministry of Federal Affairs, in consultation with the approp~'iate federal and regional government organs, asctlrtains the creation of the required capacity to t~ake valuation of property as speci tied under Sub-Article (I) of this Article, such valuation shall be carried out by' committees to be established in accordance with Article (10) of this Proclamation and owners of utility lines in accordance with Article (6) of this Proclamation. '/jI,' i:i'i,fi.i;,.ii t..J!.I..('\ ~:J/.'} :1/1,"/ ""J'C ~'ji: ,h9"II, ;~ ,"'J Xii.ttl; 'U'" 10. 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(f CjA : : I F<:d<:ral N<:garit Gaz<:la-No. 43 15th .luly, :W05 pa~<:- 3130 1/ Where the land to be expropriated is located in a rural area, the property situated thereon shall be valued by a committee of not more than five experts having the relevant qualification and to be designated by the woreda administration. 2/ Where the land to be expropriated is located in an urban center, the property situated thereon . shall be valued by a committee of experts having the relevant qualification and to be designated by the urban administration. 3/ where the property situated on a land to be expropriated requires specialized knowledge and experience, it shall be valued by a separate committee of experts to .be designated by the woreda or thelll'ban administration. 4/ The working procedures for the committees established in accordance with this Article shall be determined by directives. 11. Complaints and Appeals in Relation ;" Compensation I/ I" rural areas and in an urban center where an administrative organ to hear grievances related to urban landholding is not yet established, a complaint relating to the amount of compensation shall be submitted to the regular court having jurisdiction. 2/ Where the holder of an expropriated urban landholding is dissatisfied with the amount of compensatiop, he may lodge his complaint to . the administrative orga[} established by the urban administration to hear grievances related to urban landholdings. 3/ The organ referred to in Sub-Article(2) of this Article shall examine the compliant and give its decision within such short period as specifie-'" by directives issued by the region and communicate its decision to the parties in writing, 4/ A party dissatistied with a decision, rendered in accordance with Sub-Article (I) and (3) of this Article may appeal, as may be appropriate, to the regular appellate court or municipal appellate court within 30 days from the date of the decision. The decision of the court shall be final. 'IY,' ;:i'i.fifcjjfi t..Yu/..A ~.~(,'1' .~",nl ""PC :'iJ: ,hi"''',?; ""} Xiif:ti. 'J.\I" Federal Negarit Gazeta-No. 43 15thJuly, 2005 page 3131 (;1 011.U ~ 'H' X' '}D.fI ~ '}<~?-',IW r,,'ool\h'I'lD' y.e.ulfJ~ °IJ~'lO.r 1.tI. ~oob'\il:r; ,e."JfJ~ f\.m,e.~. Y(JN,\",m.') <Jlb'\fJ"V' ~1I,:J:~:'.r. I\oofl m')' YOIJ.mfl.r.m"} 1,tI, ~,e.aJ.9°C9°:: l;1 OIl.U ~'}<I'X' '}D.fI ~'}<I'X' IW ooUJl')' ,e."JfJ~~ ~~OIJ.r<I'c-n roo~')' ,e.tl;r OIJfll\<"<l~r ')'7,'I'H YJ).lf\m. f11\,e.II;r ,e."JfJ7' 1\.;1',e.I\')' YOIJ.:1"1\m. 71'}~.I\<"~' ')'71111' r"'flmO')"} oo~.). 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OOIJ<)'lrfl J~O J.'.':1' b'\: : II:. f ml~ar rh."OIJ ~fI'''~.r..C:T ~,,&. .,.). \'(JJlP,'j fh'l.a~ ~\l)"'P'Y.C):r. ,e.U;) ~cP~:' oa'll) &."'9° l'/ J.'.' fO~.h"'I\")' ~t't&,','I" :): ,e.C;';:::fcp b'\ : !if ao~')' h'}~.I\<'~ 1\"'Y.l;/' fJl\,e,II;1'f1J~: OIl.U >,(P:~:' ooU'l')' ""IO.(IJ"} il"/ foot',&.b'\ (J),e,9° 7,.}.(th&.t.\ ro~.e:t:?'j ~~9° 0&. <".l'. (TOm') \'aub\i" 0IJ<J:<J:9°J.'.',:J(J~ \~a'/.e.'l'?: I 51 The period specified in Sub-Article (4) of this Article for submitting an appeal shall not include the time taken to provide the appellant with a copy of the decision. 61. An appeal submitted, pursuant to Sub-Article (4) of this Article, by any landholder served with an expropriation order may be admitted only if it is accompanied with a document that proofs the hand over of the land to the urban or woreda administration. 7I The execusion of an expropriation order may not be delayed due to a complaint regarding the amount of compensation. PART FOUR MISCELLANEOUR PROVISIONS 12. Powers and Duties of the Ministry of Federal Affairs With respect to the implementation of this Proclamation, the Ministry of Federal Affairs shall have the powers and duties to: 1/ follow up and ensure that the provisions of this Proclamation are complied with in (J! regIOns; 21 give technical and capacity building support to regions so that they will be able to implement this Proclamation; 31 prepare, in collaboration with other relevant organs of the Federal Government, national . valuation formula for the determination of compensation payable under this Proclamation and submit same to the Council of Ministers for approval. 13. Responsibilities of Woreda .Administrations and Urban With respect to the, implementation of this Proclamation woreda and urban administration" shall have the responsibilities and duties to: 1I payor cause the payment of compensation to holders oc'expropriated land in accordance with this Proclamation, and provide them with rehabilitation support to the extent possible. ".. 'II'.' j'j'i brilil: t..Y.M\ ~.7/.'1' :.111."1.-'err. !'ii: '''9''1\, ;.; ""J :W.~~f.~1}.9" Federal Negarit Gazeta-No. 43 ISlhJuly, 2005 page. 3132 fll'h "-'4.t\.,,:,. 001J.aJ(\'} UOt,,). ",y. f01J:t'i(l)o" 'Hll')' 001J.uot\h'}' uol)f fuo!,U! f01J.fU(I)o uol'i 'HC'HCC; f'hffll' 11''1.;1' Ououotf i.(j)(\ c.'A : : Iii. I. '''''C;uouotl ,i1IIm-tlJ+ ptAtIJ' ?il fotl",.h')'C~ 9"hC 0.,). Y.U" hP1-' 001J:,f} t\ 011f}t. "N}O f'otI.ff}I..A'" 1.',o:r,', t\.fmll] i. 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Power to Issue Regulations and Directives II The Council of Ministers may issue regulations necessary for the proper implementation of . this Pro~lamation. 21 Regions may issue directives necessary for the proper implementation of this Proclamation and regulations issued hereunder. 15. Repelled and Inapplicable Laws 1/ The Appropriation of Land for Government Works and Payment of Compensation for Property Proclamation No. 40 I12004 is hereby repealed. 21 No law, regulation, directive or practice shall, in so far as it is inconsistent with this Proclamation, be applicable with respect to matters provided for by this Proclamation. 16. Effective Date The Proclamation shall enter into force on the 151h day of July, 2005. Done at Addis Ababa, the 15thday of July, 2005 GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA