42 (3) Subject to this section and to section 4.29, no person may be compulsorily deprived of their property except where the following conditions are satisfied— (a) the deprivation is in terms of a law of general application; (b) the deprivation is necessary for any of the following reasons— (i) in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health or town and country planning; or (ii) in order to develop or use that or any other property for a purpose beneficial to the community; (c) the law requires the acquiring authority— (i) to give reasonable notice of the intention to acquire the property to everyone whose interest or right in the property would be affected by the acquisition; (ii) to pay fair and adequate compensation for the acquisition before acquiring the property or within a reasonable time after the acquisition; and (iii) if the acquisition is contested, to apply to a competent court before acquiring the property, or not later than thirty days after the acquisition, for an order confirming the acquisition; (d) the law entitles any person whose property has been acquired to apply to a competent court for the prompt return of the property if the court does not confirm the acquisition; and (e) the law entitles any claimant for compensation to apply to a competent court for the determination of— (i) the existence, nature and value of their interest in the property concerned; (ii) the legality of the deprivation; and (iii) the amount of compensation to which they are entitled; and to apply to the court for an order directing the prompt payment of any compensation. (4) Where a person has a vested or contingent right to the payment of a pension benefit, a law which provides for the extinction or diminution of that right is regarded, for the purposes of subsection (3), as a law providing for the compulsory acquisition of property. 4.29 Rights to agricultural land (1) In this section— ―agricultural land‖ means land used or suitable for agriculture, that is to say for horticulture, viticulture, forestry or aquaculture or for any purpose of husbandry, including— (a) the keeping or breeding of livestock, game, poultry, animals or bees; or (b) the grazing of livestock or game;

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