Section 79A: Cancellation of lease of State land

79A. Cancellation of lease of State land Where an inquiry initiated by the Registrar reveals that an agricultural co-operative society has benefited from lease of State land and – (a) has failed to develop the land within a period of 2 years as from date of start of the lease; (b) has sublet the land to a third party; (c) any member of the society has exploited the land for his personal benefit, to the detriment of the interests of the society; or (d) has left the land in an abandoned state for 2 years after an initial development, the lease may, in accordance with section 6 of the State Lands Act, be cancelled. (b) in section 118 – (i) in subsection (2), by adding the following new paragraph – (c) The Registrar may issue guidelines consistent with Government general policy in the context of national emergency situations, natural disasters or any force majeure. (ii) in subsection (3), by inserting, after the words “a directive”, the words “or any guideline”. 200 Acts 2020