Sub-tenants of occupancy proprietary tenants, etc.

(1) Every sub-tenant (a) of an occupancy tenant other than an occupancy tenant under section 5 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, or (b) of an exproprietary tenant, or of a non-occupancy tenant of over twelve years or less, or of a rent free grantee or a grantee at a favourable rate of rent, or (c) of a tenant holding land under a Patta Dawami or Istamrari but without right of transfer by sale, who is recorded as such in the fasli year, before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be a non-occupancy tenant of the land held by him and such land, for the purposes of section 13, shall not be available to the occupancy tenant, exproprietary tenant, non-occupancy tenants, rent free grantee or a grantee at favourable rate of rent or Pattadar for acquisition of Bhumidhari rights. (2) The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 10 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this section. Application for surrender. Tahsildar. Deputy Commissioner.