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Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act—(1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law or in the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service, whether made before or after the commencement of this section, ; Provided that where under any such award, agreement contract of service, custom or otherwise, any agricultural worker was enjoying immediately before the commencement of this section tenefits in respect of any raatter, which are more favourable to him than thos: to which. he would be entitled under this Act, the agricultural worker shall be entitled tothe more favourable benefits in respect of that matter notwithstanding that he receives benefits in respect of other matter under this Act. 12) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as precluding any agricultural worker from entering into an agreement with a land owner for granting him rights or privileges in respect of any matter, which are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act. 14 (3) For the avoidance of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section, (2) shall be deemed to enable a land owner to enter into any agreement in contravention of the provisions of section—7. 34, Exemption—(1) Nothing contained in this Act other than section— 13, 14, 16, 17, clause (>) of sub-section (1) and sub-sections.(3),and (4) of section 18 and sub-section (1} of Section 33 shall apply in,relation toa Jand owner who does not hold more than one hectare in extent of agricultural land. Explanation. Where the landowner is a member of a family, the extent of land held individually by any member of his family or jointly by some or all of the members of such family shall, for the purposes of this sub-section be deemed to be held by the landowner. (2) The Government may, by Notification in the Gazette, for reasons to be recorded in writing, exempt any landowner.or class of ladowners or any agricultura! land or class of agricultural lands from all or any of the provisions ‘of this Act other than sections 11,13,14,16, 17clause(b) ofstib-section U}and sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 18 and sub-section (1) of section 33.