13. Where a private forest or waste land of which the control has been vested in a Regional Forest Officer by a notification under sub-section (2) of section 6 or under section 7 or under section 11 is, at the date of publication of such notification, held either exclusively or jointly with other property under a lease granted by the owner of such forest or land before such date, the rent payable under the lease or under an order of apportionment made under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 12 in respect of such forest or land during the period such forest or land remains so vested in the Regional Forest Officer shall, subject to the prior payment of the land-revenue, if any, due to the Government thereupon be a first charge upon the leasehold interest in such forest created by such lease.