Indemnity

Subject to section 9 no claim shall lie against the Government for compensation or for the refund of betterment charges on account of loss occasioned by any temporary failure or stoppage of water in a canal or by any cause beyond the control of the Government or by any repairs, alterations or additions made to the canal or by any measure taken for regulating the proper flow of water therein or for maintaining the established course of irrigation in case where the Canal Officer considers such action to be necessary.