Section 4 — Tenancy agreement.

4. Tenancy agreement, -(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act
or any other law for the time being in force, no person shall, after the
commencement of this Act, let or take on rent any premises except by an
agreement in writing, signed by the landlord and tenant jointly, in the form
specified in the First Schedule. Such agreement shall be registered or
notarized with the notary public. Two copies of the tenancy agreement to be
made in original one each for the landlord and tenant.

       (2) Where, in relation to a tenancy created before the commencement




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               (a) an agreement in writing was already entered into it shall
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               be registered or notarized within six months of the
               commencement of this Act if it is not registered or notarized.
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               (b) no agreement in writing was entered into, the landlord
               and the tenant shall enter into an agreement in writing with
               regard to that tenancy, in the form specified in the First
               Schedule and get this registered or notarized within six
               months of the commencement of this Act.

      (3) Information provided as per sub-section (1) and (2) shall be taken
as evidence of facts relating to tenancy and matters connected therewith and
in its absence any statement in the agreement shall not be received as
evidence of the facts in any court of law.