(1)A lawful or bona fide occupant shall not be evicted from registered land except upon an order of eviction issued by a court and only for non­payment of the annual nominal ground rent.

(2)A court shall, before making an order of eviction under this section, take into consideration the matters specified in section 32(1).

(3)When making an order for eviction, the court shall state in the order, the date, being not less than six months after the date of the order, by which the person to be evicted shall vacate the land and may grant any other order as to expenses, damages, compensation or any other matter as the court thinks fit.

(4)For the purposes of this section, the word "court" shall mean a court presided over by a magistrate grade I or a chief magistrate as the case may be, and reference to a district land tribunal in this Act and amendments thereto shall be interpreted accordingly.