(1) No surrender of land made by a cultivating tenant after the commencement of this Act shall be valid unless it is made in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) Where a surrender of land is made under sub-section (1) the rights of the cultivating tenant shall vest in the Government and the Government may assume the management of the land or settle another cultivating tenant thereon.
(3) Where the management of the land is assumed under sub-section (2) the Government shall be liable to pay to the landlord fair rent payable under the Puducherry Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1970 and the liability of the cultivating tenant who has surrendered his holding to pay the rent to the landlord in respect of that land shall cease from the date 1[on which the management of the land is assumed by the Government].
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall affect the liability of such tenant to pay rent in respect of any period before such date.
(4) Where in pursuance of surrender under sub-section (1), another cultivating tenant has been settled by the Government, 1[the cultivating tenant so settled by the Government shall] with effect on and from the date on which he was so settled, pay to the landlord fair rent as payable under the Puducherry Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1970.
Abandonment by cultivating tenant.