Responsibility for payment of land revenue

(1) The primary responsibility for payment of land revenue shall not lie on the tenant, but where a tenant has sub-let for any period any land comprised in his holding and he defaults in the payment of land revenue, such and revenue shall be payable by the sub-tenant and the sub-tenant shall be entitled to credit from the tenant the amount paid by him. (2) Where there are two or more persons liable to pay land revenue under sub-section (1), all of them shall be jointly and severally liable for its payment.