Cap. 20:29 LAND CONIMISSION No. 12/2017 AND WHEREAS, in terms of section 292 of the Constitution, it is provided that The State must take appropriate measures, including legislative measures, to give security of tenure to every person lawfully owning or occupying agricultural land: NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Parliament and the President of Zimbabwe as follows:PART I PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Land Commission Act [Chapter 20:29]. 2 Interpretation In this Act"A I farm" means a farm held under a permit allocated under the Model AI scheme (villagised, and three-tier land-use plans with minimum plots of three hectares) described in the Land Reform and Resettlement Programme and Implementation Plan (Phase 2 ), published in April, 2001 (as re-issued and amended from time to time); "A2 farm" means a farm held under a ninety-nine year lease allocated under the Model A2 scheme (the Commercial Farm Settlement Scheme, not exceeding the maximum farm sizes prescribed under Statutory Instrument 4I9 of 1999 or any other law substituted for the same) described in the Land Reform and Resettlement Programme and Implementation Plan (Phase 2), published in April, 2001 (as re-issued and amended from time to time); "acquiring authority" means the President or person or authority compulsorily taking possession of or acquiring the property or any interest or right therein in terms of the Constitution or Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; "agricultural land" has the same meaning as provided in section 72 of the Constitution and, unless the context otherwise requires, refers to agricultural land that is State land; "alienate", in relation to agricultural land that is State land, includes to issue a ninety-nine year lease, lease with a purchase option, permit, offer letter or deed of grant to a person; "Commission" means the Zimbabwe L.and Commission established by section 296 of the Constitution; "deed of grant" means the deed by which the transfer of ownership of unalienated State land is evidenced in terms of section 16(1)(b) of the Deeds Registries Act [Chapter 20:05]; "farm" means any area of agticulturalland which is not within(a) parks and wild life land or forest land; or (b) a municipal area, town area or local government area as defined in the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15]; or (c) a town ward of a mral district council or an area that has been declared a specified area in terms of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13]; or (d) the area of any township as defined in the Land Survey Act [Chapter 20:12]; or 207