(1) Evcry non-agricultural lcnanl shall pay or tcndrr tliz yearly X I ~ C nnd rcnl before sunset of the day on which j l falls due: place Tor paymccn~ol
Provided that ~ h c non-agricul~ural lcnanl may pay or tendcr thc mnl.
renl payable for the ycar at any time during ~ h c ycar before i t iatls due.
(2) Thc paymcnt or tendcr a l rcnt may be madc-
(i) at ~ h c landlord's local orficc or at such other convcnienl place as may be appoinlcd in that behalf by [he landlord; or ( i i ) by pos~al moncy-order in the manner prcscribed.
A lender may also bc made by depositing ~ h c rent i n Court i n accordance with [he provisions of sec~ion 5 1.
(3) Where rent is scnl by postal moncy-ordcr in the manncr prcscribed, the Court may presume unlil Ihc c o n m y is proved lhur a tcndcr has been made.
(4) When a landlord acccpls rent sen1 by pos~ul rnoncy-order, ~ h c facl or this acccplance shall nor be uscd i n any way ;ls cvidcnce that he has admiltcd as correct any of thc pari.iculars set forth in ~ h c postal moncy-ordcr form.
(5) Any yearly rcnl or part of any yearly rent not duly paid a1 or beforc !he timc whcn jr ialls due shall bc dccmcd to be an amcar.
45. ( I ) When J, non-agricultural tenant makes a paymcnr on Appmpriaaccuunl of rcnt, hc may declare [he year or y c m in respec[ of ulhiuh hc ;:;:,,&, wishes he payment 10 bc credited, and the paymcnr shall be crcdi~crl accnrdingly.
(2) If hc does not makc any such declaration, rhc paymcnt may bc crcdiled 10 [he account OF such ycar or years as the landlord thinks f i ~ .