(1) Where a cultivator cultivating any land dies, the cultivation of such land may be continued for the remaining peroiod of that agricultural year by the lawful heir of the cultivator and if such lawful heir continues the cultivation, he shall have all the rights aud b c subject to all the liabillities of a cultivator under this Act in respect of such remaining period.':
(2) Where ;- •.
(a) no lawful heir of the cultivator is 111 a POSlllOD W cultivate the land personally, or
(b) the lawful heir .ornits or fails to take any steps for the continuation. of the cultivation of the land within flft0en days from the date of the death of ithe cultivator, Or if the agricultural operations in the. neighbouring lands arc not .then in progress,' within fifteen days from the date of commencement of such operation, ~~.~;cultivation of the land may be continued by such person as in.ry be nominated by the owner.