Act Number: 10

Act Name: The Bengal Rent Act, 1859

Year: 1859

Enactment Date: 1859-04-29

Long Title: An Act to amend the law relating to the recovery of Rent in the Presidency of Fort Willian in Bengal.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 22: Liability of farmer to have his lease cancelled for arrear adjudged due.
    Then an arrear of rent shall be adjudged to be due from any farmer or other lease-holder not having a permanent or transferable interest in the land, the lease of such leaseholder shall be liable to be cancelled, and the leaseholder to be rejected;
    Proviso.— Provided that no such lease shall be cancelled, nor the lease holder ejected otherwise, than in execution of a decree or order under the provision of this Act.
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