Land Act, 1939

Extension and amendment of section 10 of the Land Act, 1927.

38.—The following provisions shall have effect in relation to section 10 of the Land Act, 1927 , that is to say:—

(a) in addition to the tenanted land mentioned in the said section 10, that section shall apply and have effect in respect of tenanted land constituting or forming part of a holding purchased under any Land Purchase Act passed prior to the Land Act, 1923 , where the tenancy was created on or after the 1st day of September, 1922, and before the 10th day of August, 1923;

(b) where a tenant on tenanted land to which the said section 10 applies has not applied (either before or after the passing of this Act) under that section to have his tenancy brought within those provisions of the Land Act, 1923 , in virtue of which land is vested in the Land Commission as tenanted land on the appointed day, a sub-tenant of such tenant shall be at liberty to apply under the said section 10 to have his sub-tenancy brought within the said provisions, and, where such sub-tenant so applies, the said section 10 (as amended by this section) shall have effect in relation to such application in like manner as it would have effect in relation to a like application by his immediate landlord;

(c) the next preceding section shall apply and have effect in relation to tenanted land in respect of which the said section 10 has effect by virtue of this section as fully in all respects as the said next preceding section applies and has effect in the cases mentioned in sub-section (1) thereof.