The manager shall, during the management of the property, have all powers which the owner thereof might, as such, have legally exercised, and shall receive and recover all rents and profits due in respect of the property under management, to have powers of Collector for their recovery.—and for the purpose of recovering such rents and profits shall have, in addition to any powers possessed by a Thakur, all the powers possessed by a Collector, under the law for the time being in force, for securing and recovering land-revenue due to Government:
Provided that he shall not, before the liquidation scheme hereinafter mentioned has been sanctioned, demise the property under management, or any part thereof, for any term exceeding two years, to take effect in possession.