Cap. 20:29 LAND COMMISSION No.12/2017 THIRD SCHEDULE (Section 20(a)) MATIERS lN REGARD TO WHICH MINISTER SHALL GIVE CONSIDERATION 17 AND 18) 1. The size of the land units proposed in any development in relation to the nature of the development contemplated and the facilities proposed to be provided for its occupation and development. (SECTIONS 2. The suitability of the land for the type of development proposed in relation to existing development in adjacent areas and having regard to the area, position, soil, aspect and climatic conditions. 3. The pattern of development in the area and the amenities available to the commm1ity likely to arise therefrom. 4. The conditions proposed to be attached to the sale or lease of any land. 5. The availability of access roads, existing or proposed to be provided, the permanent water supplies existing or proposed to be provided, and any other improvements such as buildings, cattle dipping facilities, irrigation works or fencing, whether in existence or proposed to be provided. 6. Any other matter which may be prescribed by regulation under section 21. FOURTH SCHEDULE (Section 29(1)) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LEASES \VITH OPTION TO PURCHASE Inte1pretation in Fourth Schedule 1. In this Schedule- "Compensation Fund" means the Fund that was established under section 18 of the Public Finance Management Act [Chapter 22:19] (No. llof 2009) for the payment of compensation for land or improvements on land compulsorily acquired by the Ministry on behalf of the State; "leasehold" means a leasehold to which this Schedule applies, that is, land subject to a lease with a purchase option that was concluded before the commencement of this Act. Grant of title 2. (1) Where a lease contains an option to purchase and such option has accrued and has been exercised, the lessee shall be entitled to a grant of title in respect of his or her leasehold, if(a) the whole of the purchase price in respect of the leasehold has been paid or has been guaranteed to the satisfaction of the Minister; and (b) all rates and taxes due in respect of the leasehold to a rural district council have been paid; and (c) the lessee has complied in all respects with this Act as applicable to him or her and with the terms and conditions of his or her lease; and (d) in relation to a lease that commenced on or before the 30th September, 1975, in the case of an individual, the lessee is a citizen of Zimbabwe or, in the case of a company, the majority of the directors thereof are citizens of Zimbabwe; and 251

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