Extinction of the interest of a proprietor or tiller

Extinction of the interest of a proprietor or tiller.—If a proprietor, or a tiller, to whom land has been transferred under the provisions of section 5—

1. (a) dies intestate leaving no heir entitled to inherit, or
2. (b) transfers his land or part thereof, or any interest therein in contravention of the provisions of this Act, or
3. (c) being a tiller sublets except for reasons beyond his control for two successive harvests the land so transferred to him, his right of ownership in the land held by him or part thereof shall be extinguished and such land or part thereof shall escheat to Government.