Act 16· Land Act 1998 ( b) persons resettled on registered land may be enabled to acquire registrable interest in the land on which they are settled; and ( c) the Government shall pay compensation to the registered owner within five years after the coming into force of this Act. (4) For the avoidance of doubt a person on land on the basis of a licence from the reszistered owner shall not be taken to be a lawtul or bona Jzde occupant unaer tn1s secnon. (5) Any person who has purchased or otherwise acquired the interest of the person qualified to be a bona fide occupant under this section shall be taken to be a bona fide occupant for the purposes of this Act. 31. (1) Where a person has occupied and utilized or developed any land unchallenged by the registered owner of the land or agent of the registered owner for less than twelve years and therefore does not qualify to be a bona fide occupant under section 30, it shall be the duty of that person to take all reasonable steps to seek and identify the registered owner of the land for the purpose of undertaking negotiations with that owner concerning his or her occupation of the land. Mediator to assist persons not qualified to be bonajide occupants. (2) Where any negotiations are entered into between the occupant and the registered owner under subsection (1) and the parties are unable, wttn1n a prescnoea ume, to reacn agreement in-the matter of the occupation of the land, either party may, in the prescribed manner, invite the Mediator to assist them in their negotiations. (3) The Mediator may, upon being invited under subsection (2) of this section and after satisfying himself or herself that there are reasonable prospects of reaching a satisfactory agreement between the parties, accept the invitation and give all reasonable assistance to the parties to reach an agreement on the occupation. 32. ( 1) A tenant by occupancy OI\ registered land shall enjoy security_ of occupancy_ on_theJand. 37 Tenant by occupancy.