(1) Subject to the provisions of section 9, the rent payable by a tenant shall be—
(a) where the rent is fixed by an agreement in writing, the rent so agreed upon;
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(b) where there is no such agreement, the rent payable for the agricultural year immediately preceding the period in respect of which the rent falls to be determined; em (¢) where it is not practicable to ascertain the vent fer the previous agricultural year referred to a 1955 : Pepsu Act 13] TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL 129 LANDS in clause (b), the rent payable according to the usage of the locality;
(d) where the case does not fall under any of the aforesaid clauses, a reasonable rent.
(2) The reasonable rent referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) shall be determined by the prescribed Qe authority who in determining such rent shall have regard to the following matters, namely: —
(a) the rental value of any land leased for similar purposes in the locality;
(b) the income from similar lands in the locality;
(¢) the prices of foodgrains and other commodities in the locality;
(d) such other matters as may be prescribed.