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the 31st December 1939, as the case may be, an applicatio~l under sub-section (4) of section 15 is pending in any Court, the period of lirtlilation pres- ciibed by this section shall stand extended until the expiry of a period of two ~llonths from the date of the ordel on such application. .[17-A. In any suit or proceeding before a civil scaling or revenue court involving a clarm for arrears of rent payable by an agriculturist, including a claim to set arrearsof off such arrears, whatever be the period to which the rent. arrears relate, the Court shall scale down all interest, if any, due on such arrears so as not to exceed a sum calculated at 5+ per cent per annum simple inte~est, notwithstanding anything to the conh ary contained in any contract or custom r A- Provided that the '(state) Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, alter and fix any other rate of interest from time to time. --- 1 This section y a s inserted by section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Agriculturists Relief (Amendment) Act, 1949 (Tamil Nad u Act Vof 1949). 'This word- substituted for the word " Provincial by the Adaptation Order of 1950. Provision lis to costs in certain cases. 594 Agriculturists Relief [ Explanation.-For the purpos& of this section, the definition of 'agriculturist' in section 3 (ii) shall be read as if- -/- - (i) in proviso (A) to that section, for the expres- sion ' frnancial years ending 31st March 1938', the expression ' financial years ending on the 31st March immediately preceding the date of institution of the suit or proceeding ' were substituted ; and , (ii) in provisos (B) and (C) to that section, for the words and figures 'immediately preceding the 1st October 1937', the words and figures 'endirg on the 31st March or the 30th September (whichever is later) immediately preceding the date of institution of the suit or proceeding' were substituted.] CHAPTER IV. Procedure and ilfisceiiuneolrs.