Gazetted Land (Consequential Provisions) Act [Chapter 20:28] No. 8/2006 (b) a notice relating to land referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (iii); and the title deed to which it refers or is intended to refer, and any error whatsoever contained in such notice, shall not affect the operation of subsection (2)(a) or invalidate the vesting of title in the State in terms of that provision. (6) An Act of Parliament may make it a criminal offence for any person, without lawful authority, to possess or occupy land referred to in this section or other State land. (7) This section applies without prejudice to the obligation of the former colonial power to pay compensation for land referred to in this section that was acquired for resettlement purposes. [Section inserted by s. 2 of Act 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17 - with effect from the 14th September, 2005.] EXTRACTS FROM RURAL DISTRICT COUNCILS ACT 2 Interpretation “resettlement land” means— (a) land acquired or owned by the State for resettlement purposes; or (b) land that has been declared in terms of section three to be resettlement land; 3 Minister may classify land into categories After consultation with any council established for the area concerned, the Minister may, subject to any other law, by notice in the Gazette, declare that any land shall be— (a) large-scale commercial land; or (b) resettlement land; or (c) small-scale commercial land; or (d) urban land; for the purposes of this Act. -8-