Execution of lease, liability of land-owners, etc.

(1) Every lease granted under this Chapter shall be executed by the Assistant Commissioner on behalf of the land-owner or other person entitled to be in possession of the land, and the lessee shall be liable to pay the rent specified in the lease to the person on whose behalf the lease was executed at the time and in the manner provided for in the lease.

(2) The land-owner or other person on whose behalf the land is leased out by the Assistant Commissioner shall, in respect of the services rendered by the State Government under this Chapter, be liable to pay to the State Government a sum equal to four times the land revenue payable on the land, and the said sum shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue.

(3) Subject to the provisions of sections 8 and 86, every lease executed by the Assistant Commissioner under this Chapter shall be valid and take effect according to its terms.