"lawful occupier"

includes an occupier protected under the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 1996 (Act No. 3 of 1996), the Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act, 1996 (Act No. 31 of 1996), or the extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (Act No. 26 of 1997), if the land regarding which the occupier enjoys such protection falls within a protected area or is proposed to be declared as or included in a protected area;