| (Section 3) |
| CONTRACT OF TENANCY |
| An agreement made the .............. day of ............................................... 20 ........... between .................................... of ............................................... (hereinafter called the landlord which expression wherever the context so allows includes his or her heirs, personal representatives and assigns) of the one part and .................................................. (hereinafter called the tenant which expression wherever the context so allows includes his or her heirs, personal representatives and assigns) of the other part whereby the landlord agrees to let and the tenant agrees to take all that parcel of land with/without buildings thereon (hereinafter called the holding) containing about ....................... acres situate at ............................... in the State of Saint Lucia and bounded as follows, that is to say, |
| Northerly |
| Southerly |
| Easterly and |
| Westerly |
| or howsoever otherwise the same may be abutted or bounded, known, distinguished or described, subject to the following terms and conditions— |
| 1. The tenancy shall be for a term of .......................... years from the date hereof and shall continue thereafter unless and until terminated by 6 months' notice in writing on either side to expire at the anniversary of the said term. |
| 2. The rent shall be $ ........................... a year payable half yearly and shall be recoverable at any time after the same becomes due and payable by action |
| OR |
| (a) The consideration for this contract shall be ........................ share of the crops or of the gross proceeds of the sale of the crop derived from the holding and rendered to the landlord. |
| (b) The tenant shall render to the landlord his or her share of the crops as soon as they are in a fit condition for sale or shall pay to the landlord his or her share of the proceeds immediately each separate transaction has been concluded. |
| 3. The tenant agrees— |
| (i) | to pay the rent in the manner aforesaid, or to render such share of the crops or proceeds thereof as may have been agreed upon as the consideration of the contract; |
| (ii) | not to assign or sub-let the holding without the consent in writing of the landlord; |
| (iii) | to maintain the standards of good husbandry as defined in the Agricultural Small Tenancies Act; |
| (iv) | not to plant any of the following species of trees, namely .............. |
| .......................................................................................................... |
| (v) | not to cut down, damage or destroy any of the following species of trees growing on the holding, namely ........................................ |
| ......................................................................................................... |
| (vi) | to keep under control on the holding such animals as may be approved in writing by the landlord. |
| 4. The landlord shall have the right of inspection at all reasonable times. |
| 5. The landlord agrees to permit the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved, fulfilling the obligations on his or her part contained in section 2 hereof and observing and performing the several conditions and stipulations on his or her part contained therein, peaceably and quietly to hold and enjoy the holding during the term hereby created without any interruption by the landlord or any person rightfully claiming under or in trust for him or her. |
| 6. This contract is subject to the provisions of the Agricultural Small Tenancies Act and all disputes and differences whatsoever arising out of the contract shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of that Act. |
| As witness our hands the day and year first above written. |
| SIGNED by the said |
| .............................. |
| before and in the presence of: |
| SIGNED by the said |
| .............................. |
| before and in the presence of: |