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(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) and (3) no tenant shall, after the commencement of this Regulation, sub let for any period whatsoever any agricultural land comprised in his holding : Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent a tenant who is a member of registered co-operative farming society from sub- letting any such land to such society. (2) A tenant who is- (i) a person under disability ; or (ii) a person, being a permanent resident of the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but in the service of the Union and employed in the mainland of India ; or (iii) a public, charitable or religious institution; (iv) a local authority or a co-operative society, may sub-let the whole or any part of his or its holding: Provided that where a holding is held jointly by more than one person the provisions of this sub-section shall not be applicable unless all such persons belong to any one or more of the classes aforesaid: Provided further that any sub-letting made in pursuance of this sub-section shall cease to be in force on the expiry of the agricultural year immediately following the date on which such person ceases to belong to any one or more of the classes aforesaid. (3) Where on account of any unforeseen calamity a tenant is unable to cultivate his holding and obtains a certificate in that behalf from the Tehsildar, he may sub-let the whole or any part of his holding for one year during any consecutive period of three years. (4) Where a tenant had sub-let any agricultural land immediately before the commencement of this Regulation and the period for which such land was sub-let is not over at such commencement, the person to whom such land had been sub-let shall be entitled to remain in possession thereof after such commencement for the remaining period for which such land was sub-let or until the expiry of the agricultural year immediately following such commencement whichever is earlier. (5) The rent payable by sub-tenant in respect of any agricultural land held by him shall not exceed, - _________________________________________________________ * In the Principal Regulation the power vested with the Chief Commissioner which has been delegated to Deputy Commissioner vide notification No. 124/75 F.52-1/75-I dt. 2-9-1975 31 (a) where the rent is payable in kind as a share of the produce, one-fourth of the produce in such land or its value calculated in the prescribed manner, if plough cattle for the cultivation of such land is supplied by the tenant, and one fifth of such produce of its value as so calculated, if such plough cattle is not supplied by the tenant; (b) in any other case, four times the land revenue payable in respect of the land. (6) The rent payable by a sub-tenant shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), be the rent agreed upon between him and the tenant or where there is no such agreement the reasonable rent which shall be determined in the prescribed manner. (7) The rent shall be paid at such time and in such manner as may be agreed upon or, in the absence of such agreement, as may be prescribed. (8) Every tenant receiving rent shall give or cause to be given to the sub-tenant a receipt for the same in such form as may be prescribed duly signed by him or his authorized agent.