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(1) The rent reserved under a tenancy agreement shall be set out in the agreement and expressed to be an amount of padi not exceeding the amount set out in the Second Schedule in respect of the class of land to which the land comprised in the tenancy agreement belongs: Provided that, by mutual agreement between the landlord and the tenant after the crop has been harvested, the tenant may commute the rent for a cash payment calculated on the price of padi ruling at the place of harvest at the time when payment is due and on the quantity payable as rent under this section. (2) The State Authority may, with the concurrence of the Minister, by order amend the Second Schedule and prescribe the maximum rent reserved under a tenancy agreement in respect of padi lands in the State or within any defined area thereof. (3) The State Authority may by notification in the Gazetteβ (a) classify any padi land in the State for the purpose of the Second Schedule; and (b) declare any part of the State or any padi land to be a double cropping area. (4) Upon a declaration being made under paragraph (3)(b) a further 30 per centum shall be added to the maximum rent reserved as set out in the Second Schedule or as may be prescribed by the State Authority under subsection (2). (5) Any landlord or tenant who is dissatisfied with the classification or declaration affecting a padi land under his tenancy agreement may, within 30 days of the classification or declaration, appeal to the State Authority for a review of such classification or declaration. (6) On review the State Authority may make such order as may be deemed fit as to the classification of the padi land or the rent reserved in respect thereof and such order shall be final.