Section 223
Power of proprietors, lessees, etc., to grant tenancies not exceeding 3 years
of National Land Code (Revised - 2020)
(1)
Subject to sections 225 and 226, tenancies (or, as the case may be, subtenancies) for terms not exceeding three years may be granted as follows:
(a)
by the proprietor of any alienated land, in respect of the whole or any part thereof;
(b)
by any lessee or sublessee for the time being of any alienated land, in respect of the whole or any part of the land comprised in his lease or sublease;
(c)
by any person for the time being holding any alienated land under such a tenancy or subtenancy, in respect of the whole or any part of the land so held.
(2)
As provided by subsections 213(1) and (2), tenancies and subtenancies granted pursuant to this section shall constitute tenancies exempt from registration, and may be so granted either by word of mouth or by a written instrument in any form whatsoever.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall authorize a landlord (as defined in the Padi Cultivators (Control of Rent and Security of Tenure)
Act 1967) to let land for the cultivation of padi otherwise than in pursuance of that Act.