Tenant holding under the institution to continue as tenant under the Government

(1) Where a cultivating tenant does not apply for the purchase of the right, title and interest vested in the Government under section 66, the tenant holding directly under the religious, charitable or educational institution of a public nature shall continue as tenant under the Government. (2) The rent payable by such tenant to the Government shall, on default, be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue under the Revenue Recovery Act for the time being in force.