(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation or any other law for the time being in force in the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, no person shall, after the commencement of this Regulation, let out or take on rent any premises except by an agreement in writing the information of which shall be given to the Rent Authority, by the landlord and tenant jointly, in the Form specified in the First Schedule within a period of two months from the date of such tenancy agreement.
(2) If the term of the agreement referred to in sub-section (1), exceeds eleven months, then such agreements shall be registered under the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908.
(3) Where the landlord and the tenant fail to jointly inform the execution of the tenancy agreement referred to in sub-section (1), the landlord and tenant shall separately inform the execution of such tenancy agreement to the Rent Authority within a period of one month from the date of expiry of the period referred to in sub-section (1).
(4) The Rent Authority may, within a period of three months from the date of its appointment, put in place a digital platform in the local vernacular language or the language Regulation not to apply to certain premises.
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(5) The Rent Authority may, after receiving information about the execution of tenancy agreement along with the copy of the agreement and the documents specified in the First Schedule,—
(a) provide a unique identification number to the parties; and
(b) upload details of the tenancy agreement on its website in the local vernacular language or the language of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, within a period of seven working days from the date of receipt of such information, in such manner along with such documents as may be prescribed.
(6) The terms of authorisation of the property manager, if any, appointed by the landlord to deal with the tenant shall be such as agreed to by the landlord and tenant in that behalf in the tenancy agreement.
(7) The information provided under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) shall be conclusive proof of the facts relating to tenancy and matters connected therewith, and in the absence of any statement of information, the landlord and the tenant shall not be entitled to any relief under the provisions of this Regulation.