(1) Every occupant who has leased his occupancy or part thereof, prior to the coming into force of this Act, shall 1[on or before 1st September, 1954] get such lease, if subsisting on the date of coming into force of this Act, registered with a revenue officer not below the rank of a Mahalkari, furnishing such particulars as may be prescribed by Government.
(2) No lease, other than a lease which has been registered under sub-section
(1), shall be recognised as such and the provisions of section 6 shall apply to such lease as if it were granted in contravention of section 5.
CHAPTER-II Prohibition of lease of agricultural lands.
5. (1) On and after the date on which this Act comes into force, an occupant shall not, save as otherwise expressly provided by or under this Act, lease to any person, or renew any lease registered under sub-section (1) of section 4 in respect of his occupancy but he shall cultivate it personally.
(2) Any lease granted or renewed, whether by an instrument, or an oral agreement, in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be void.