(1)The follOwingpersons shall be primarily liable for the payment of cess in the following order of • preference:- .
(a) in the case of a tenure holder the tenure holder;
(b) in the case of a holding consisting of land leased by the State Government the lessee thereof.
(2) When there are more than one tenure holder or lessee in a holding, all such tenure holder or lessees, as the case may-be, shall be jointly or severally liable to the payment of all cess.
(3) In the case of default by any person who is primarily liable under sub-rule (1)the cess and any arrears thereof shall be recoverable from the person in possession of the land :
Provided that such person shall be entitled to credit for the amount recovered. from him, in the account of the person who is.
primarily liable. ., . _." ..' .. _ ._, ..., .~ 5. Cess shall be credited to Zila ~anchayat Raj Nidhi.-The amount .of cess shall be credited into Zila Panchayat Raj Nidhi Constituted under .the prOvisionsofSection 76 of the Act.