If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the

Government may, by general or special order, do anything not inconsistent with

such provisions which appears to the Government to be necessary for the purpose

of removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiration of two years from the commencement of this Act.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS ACT 5 OF 1971

At present in the Union territory of Puducherry, with the exception of Mahe

region, there are no laws to regulate the relationship between the landlord and the

cultivating tenant in so far as payment of rent is concerned. In other words, the landlords are free to charge any rent as may be agreed upon between them and their tenants. In the absence of such a measure, the incentive for the tenant to improve the land is lacking. The objectives of all land reforms are to create or introduce such measures which would be conducive or favourable to the cultivating tenants and thereby increasing the agricultural economy and promoting high level of efficiency in productivity. To achieve this purpose, it would be necessary to provide safeguards for the cultivating tenants with regard to the fixation of fair rent. ‘The present Bill, inter alia, provides the manner and machinery for fixation of fair rent. The present Bill is based on the Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1956 with suitable modifications.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS ACT 8 OF 1973

The Puducherry Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, (1970) came into force regions of Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam of the Union territory of Puducherry on 1-4-1971. In the said Act, there is no specific provision exempting the Government and Municipal lands from the operation of the provisions of the principal Act. As such, section 2A is incorporated for this purpose. The amendment bill covering the above said matter seeks to achieve the above object.

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