Right of the [Government] in water

With effect from the date appointed under sub-sect-ion

1. (3) of section 1 (hereinafter referred to as the relevent date) all rights in the water of any natural source of supply shall vest in the [Government]¹ except to the extent to which rights may have been acquired in such water before the rele-vent date; and notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Easements Act, 1882 (V of 1882) or the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908),² or any custom to the contrary, no rights shall be acquired after such date against the [Government]¹ by any person in the water from such supply.