CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE offence of which he has been convicted, shall not be entitled to a stay, alteration or remission of sentence on the ground that, since the sentence was imposed, there has been a contravention of subsection (1). tion of any question relating to compensation and to appeal to the Supreme Court. [Subsection as inserted by section 2 of Act 9 of 1993] 16 Protection from deprivation of property (1) No property of any description or interest or right therein shall be compulsorily acquired except under the authority of a law that— (a) requires— (i) in the case of land or any interest or right therein, that the acquisition is reasonably necessary for the utilization of that or any other land— A. for settlement for agricultural or other purposes; or B. for purposes of land reorganization, forestry, environmental conservation or the utilization of wild life or other natural resources; or C. for the relocation of persons dispossessed in consequence of the utilization of land for a purpose referred to in subparagraph A or B; or (ii) in the case of any property, including land, or any interest or right therein, that the acquisition is reasonably necessary in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, town and country planning or the utilization of that or any other property for a purpose beneficial to the public generally or to any section of the public; and [Paragraph as substituted by section 6 of Act 30 of 1990] (b) requires the acquiring authority to give reasonable notice of the intention to acquire the property, interest or right to any person owning the property or having any other interest or right therein that would be affected by such acquisition; and [Paragraph as substituted by section 6 of Act 30 of 1990] (c) subject to the provisions of subsection (2), requires the acquiring authority to pay fair compensation for the acquisition before or within a reasonable time after acquiring the property, interest or right; and [Paragraph as substituted by section 6 of Act 30 of 1990] (d) requires the acquiring authority, if the acquisition is contested, to apply to the High Court or some other court before, or not later than thirty days after, the acquisition for an order confirming the acquisition; and [Paragraph as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990] (e) enables any person whose property has been acquired to apply to the High Court or some other court for the prompt return of the property if the court does not confirm the acquisition, and to appeal to the Supreme Court; and [Paragraph as substituted by section 3 of Act 9 of 1993] (f) except where the property concerned is land or any interest or right therein, enables any claimant for compensation to apply to the High Court or some other court for the determina- [Paragraph as inserted by section 3 of Act 9 of 1993] 15 ss 11–14