Rent payable by kudikidappukaran

(1) All arrears of rent, if any, payable by a kudikidappukaran on the date of the commencement of this Act, whether the same be payable under any law, custom or contract or under a decree or order of court, shall be deemed to be fully discharged if he pays one year's rent or the actual amount in arrears, whichever is less. (2) On and after the commencement of this Act, notwithstanding any contract, decree or order of court, a kudikidappukaran shall not be required to pay more than Six rupees yearly as rent in respect of his kudikidappu which is not situated within the limits of any municipal corporation or any municipality: Provided that a kudikidappukaran who was not liable to pay any rent in respect of his kudikidappu immediately before the commencement of this Act shall not be liable to pay any rent; nor shall a kudikidappukaran be liable to pay any rent in excess of that which he was paying before the commencement of this Act.