Prohibition of leases, etc.

(1) Save as provided in this Act, after the date of commencement of the Amendment Act, no tenancy shall be created or continued in respect of any land nor shall any land be leased for any period whatsoever. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to,— (a) a tenancy created or continued by a soldier or seaman if such tenancy is created or continued while he is serving as a soldier or a seaman or within three months before he became a soldier or a seaman. (b) to any land leased after the commencement of the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1995 in the districts of Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada by land owners or persons registered as occupants under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of utilising the land for acquaculture for a period not exceeding twenty years, at such lease rent as may be determined by mutual agreement between the parties and such agreement shall be registered and a copy thereof shall be sent to the Deputy Commissioner within fifteen days from the date of such registration. (3) Every lease created under sub-section (2) shall be in writing.