months' notice in writing by the acquiring authority, cease to occupy, hold or use that land, and if he fails to do so, he shall be liable to be evicted by order of a competent court; (b) in relation to any agricultural land required for resettlement purposes, the making of an order in terms of subsection (1) of section eight shall constitute notice in writing to the owner or occupier to cease to occupy, hold or use that land immediately on the date of service of the order upon the owner or occupier, and if he fails to do so, he shall, he shall be liable to be evicted by order of a competent court. Provided that the owner or occupier of that land may remain in occupation of his living quarters on that land for a period of not more than three months after the date of service of the order."; (c) in section 10 in subsection (1) by the repeal of paragraph (a) and the substitution of-"(a) a copy of the order made in terms of that subsection or, where no such order was required in terms of proviso (iii) to that subsection, written confirmation to that effect; and". (2) Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the principal-Act as amended by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 23rd May, 2000: Provided that where an order in terms of subsection ( 1 ) of section 8 of the principal referred to in paragraph (b) of section 9 of the principal Act, and the date from which the period of three months referred to in the proviso to that paragraph shall be counted, shall be the date of commencement of this Act.". Amendment put and agreed to. New clause inserted after 22 (Now clause 26), put and agreed to. Clauses 23 and 24 put and agreed to. ON NEW CLAUSES INSERTED AFTER CLAUSE 24 The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs moved: After clause 24 ending on line 51 on page 12 of the Bill, to insert the following the subsequent clauses being renumbered accordingly "30 Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 20:26 The Rural Land Occupiers (Protection from Eviction) Act [Chapter20:26] (Act No. 13 of 2001) is amended in section 4 in paragraph (a) by the deletion from subparagraph (iii) of "six rnonths" and the substitution of "one year".