5. Lease by Collector.- (l) Where the Collector has taken possession of any land under section 3, he may lease it to any person on such terms and conditions as he may deem fit for the purpose of growing food and fodder crops. (2) Every such lease shall ordinarily be for a period of three years. (3) When the term of lease under sub-section (1) has expired or the lease has been determined under sub-section (1) of section 6, the Collector may lease it to any person as provided in sub-section (1) but the total period of lease shall not be more than twenty years.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Powers of Collector to cause land to be cultivated.Section 4 · Payment of compensation to owner.Section 6 · Power of Collector to determine lease in certain cases.Section 7 · Delivery of possession on determination of lease.Section 8 · Penalty for failure of the tenant to grow food or fodder crops.Section 9 · Sums due recoverable as arrears of land revenue.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 21 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.