Closer Settlement Act 1957
30Covenants and conditions
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30 Covenants and conditions
(1) *[Section 30 Subsection (1) amended by No. 88 of 1983, s. 4 and Sched. 2 ]**[Section 30 Subsection (1) amended by No. 77 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*For the purpose of paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 29 , the regulations shall prescribe –
(a) covenants by the lessee –
(i) for reasonable residence on and working of the holding by or on behalf of the lessee;
(ii) against assigning, subletting, charging, or parting with possession without consent;
(iii) to pay for buildings as provided in section 32 ;
(iv) to insure buildings being paid for under that section;
(v) to pay additional rent for improvements made by TDR during his term;
(vi) to preserve the holding and its soil, fertility, and improvements; and
(vii) duly to repay any advance and interest thereon under Part VI ;
(b) covenants by TDR –
(i) for quiet enjoyment; and
(ii) to pay compensation for improvements made or paid for by the lessee with the written consent of TDR and not exhausted at the termination of the lease; and
(c) conditions of forfeiture –
(i) for non-payment of rent;
(ii) for waste; and
(iii) for a breach of covenant or condition –
and may prescribe such other covenants and conditions as TDR recommends or the Governor requires.
(2) *[Section 30 Subsection (2) amended by No. 88 of 1983, s. 4 and Sched. 2 ]**[Section 30 Subsection (2) amended by No. 77 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*For the purposes of this section –
(a) the regulations may prescribe more than one form of covenant or condition, or set of covenants and conditions, to be used as TDR thinks fit; and