Section 5 — Lease by Collector.

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.