Sub-division, subletting and assignment prohibited

(1) No subdivision or subletting of any land by a tenant and no assignment of any interest held by a tenant shall be valid.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) it shall be lawful for a tenant to be a member of a cooperative farming society, and as such member to sub-let, assign, mortgage or create a charge on his interest in the land in favour of such society.