Rights and obligations of lessee

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(1) The lessee shall be entitled to cultivate the leased land during the period of the lease agreement without interruption or interference from the lessor except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the lease agreement and the provisions of this Act.
(2) The lessee shall be entitled to obtain a crop loan as per the provisions of banking laws, of tenure repayable within the agricultural crop cycle during the period of lease.
(3) No encumbrance, other than a crop loan under sub-section (2), shall be created by the lessee except with the prior written consent of the lessor.
(4) The lessee shall be responsible for the repayment of any crop loan taken or interest or any other liability created over the leased land, during the period of the lease agreement except any liability or loan taken for land improvement under section 7 of this Act.
(5) The lessee shall not, during the period of lease, sublet, in any manner or in whole or in part, transfer possession of the leased land to any person except the lessor: Provided that the engagement of labour for cultivation of land, shall not be construed as subletting or transferring of possession of the leased land.
(6) The lessee shall not use the land for a purpose other than agriculture or cultivation of crops and for matters connected with or related thereto, as per terms of lease agreement.

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