(2) Tno officer commanding the station may, by general or special order, require a landlord to give intimation that any accommodation of which he is the landlord has fallen vacant and to- let or not to let such accommodation to any person.
(2) Every tenant occupying accommodation shall, within seven days of ms vacating such accommodation, give intimation thereof in writing to the officer commanding the station.
• (3) The'ofneer commanding the station may, on application being made to him by the landlord require a prospective tenant of any accommodation in respect of which an order has been made under this section to pay to the landlord an advance of rent equal—
(a) to one month's rent, where the accommodation is to be let on av monthly basis, and
(b) to one-half of the yearly rent where,the accommodation is to be let on a yearly basis.
(4) In respect of any accommodation constructed after the 1st day of October, 1946, in respect of which he has #to pass an order under this section, the officer commanding the station shall allot it to the owner if the owner, not being in occupation of any other house owned by him in the cantonment, genuinely requires such accommodation for his own residence.
Explanation I.—Any accommodation newly constructed shall be deemed to be vacant as soon as it is fit for occupation.
'- Explanation II.—For 'the purposes of this section "retting" includes sub-letting.