(c)
for any person in respect of his ill-health or injury arising out of and in the course
of his employment or for any spouse, child or dependant of such person upon the
death of such person from such ill-health or injury; or
(d)
for any person upon his retirement on account of age or ill-health or other
termination of service;
"piece of land" means a piece of land registered as a separate entity in the Deeds Registry:
"property" includes property of any description and any right or interest in property.
57 Agricultural land acquired for resettlement and other purposes
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter;
(a) all agricultural land –
(i) which was itemised in schedule 7 to the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 1980; or
(ii) that, before the commencement of this Constitution was identified in terms of
section 16B(2)(a)(ii)
and (iii) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 1980
continues to be vested in the State;
(b) all agricultural land that is identified in terms of this section by the acquiring authority
after the appointed day in the Gazette or Gazette Extraordinary for whatever purpose
including; but not limited to
A. settlement for agricultural or other purposes; or
B. the purposes of land reorganisation, forestry, environmental conservation
or the utilisation of wild life or other natural resources; or
C. the relocation of persons dispossessed in consequence of the utilisation
of land for a purpose referred to in subparagraph A or B;
is acquired by and vested in the State with full title therein with effect from the date it
is identified in the manner specified in that paragraph; and
(c) no compensation shall be payable for the land referred to in paragraph (a)and (b)except
for any improvements effected on such land before it was acquired.
(2) The provisions of any law referred to in section 56(1) regulating the compulsory
acquisition of land that is in force on the appointed day, and the provisions of sections 49, 50
and 51 shall not apply in relation to land referred to in subsection (1) except for the purpose of
determining any question related to the payment of compensation referred to in subsection
(1)(c), that is to say, a person having any right or interest in the land–
(a) shall not apply to a court to challenge the acquisition of the land by the State, and no
court shall entertain any such challenge;
(b) may, in accordance with the provisions of any law. referred to in section
56(1)regulating the compulsory acquisition of land that is in force on the appointed
day, challenge the amount of compensation payable for any improvements effected on
the land before it was acquired.
(3)) As soon as practicable after the appointed day, or after the date when the land is
identified in the manner specified in subsection 1(b), as the case may be, the person responsible
under any law providing for the registration of title over land shall, without further notice, effect
the necessary endorsements upon any title deed and entries in any register kept in terms of that
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