A. or settlement for agricultural or other purposes; or B. for purposes of land reorganisation, forestry, environmental conservation or the utilisation of wild life or other natural resources; or C. for the relocation of persons dispossessed in consequence of the utilisation 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 utilisation of that or any other property for a purpose beneficial to the public generally or to any section of the public; and (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 (c) 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 (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 (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 (f) enables any claimant for compensation to apply to the High Court or some other court for the determination of any question relating to compensation and to appeal to the Supreme Court: Provided that the law need not make such provision where — (i) the property concerned is land or any interest or right therein; and (ii) the land is substantially unused or is used wholly or mainly for agricultural purposes or for environmental conservation or the utilisation of wild life or other natural resources; and (iii) the land or interest or right therein, as the case may be, is acquired for a purpose referred to in paragraph (a)(i). (2) Where any person, by virtue of a law, contract or scheme relating to the payment of pensions benefits, has a right, whet 3her vested or contingent, to the payment of pensions benefits or any commutation thereof or a refund of contributions, with or without interest, payable in terms of such law, contract or scheme, any law which thereafter provides for the extinction of or a diminution in such a right shall be regarded for the purposes of subsection (1) as a law providing for the acquisition of a right in property. (3) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be in contravention of subsection (1) to the extent that the law in question authorises the taking of possession of property compulsorily during a period of public emergency or in the event of any other emergency or disaster that threatens the life or well-being of the community or where there is a situation that may lead to such emergency or disaster and makes provision that– - 29 -