(1) Any person who holds non-agricultural land within the jurisdiction of the Authority otherwise than under a lease or license issued by the Authority may, in the prescribed manner, surrender his rights in such land in favour of the Authority for the purpose of obtaining free hold rights from the Authority, the Authority may accept such rights and may issue free hold patta.
(2) Any person who holds any order or patta issued under any other law may also surrender his rights in such land in favour of the Authority for the purposed of obtaining free hold rights from the Authority, the Authority may accept such rights and may issue free hold patta. In case such land is on leasehold basis the free hold patta shall be issued on depositing one time lease money as may be prescribed.
(3) On acceptance of rights by the Authority under sub-sections (1) and (2), all the rights of the holder in the said land shall vest in the Authority and the Authority shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and on payment by the holder such fee or charges as may be determined by the State Government, issue free hold patta to the holder of the said land.
(4) The free hold patta issued under sub-section (3) shall be subject to all the covenants before acceptance by the Authority of the rights under sub-sections (1) and (2).