State Act
Section 357
Art. 357 – For the purposes laid down in the preceding article, the unforeseen happenings or cases beyond ones control are only those of inundations of saline water or fresh water due to the breach of bunds or to the mal-functioning of the sluice gates, drought, fire, extraordinary invasion of insects and the lack of water in the reservoirs of irrigation of fields for the cultivation of vaingana. Sole § In cases of inundation and of drought, the lessee can ask for reduction of rent only if the leased lot has produced less than half of the production attributed in the estimate. If it is verified that this production is above 75 percent of the one foreseen in the estimate, the lessee shall incur in a fine, applied by the Governor-General, corresponding to 50 per cent of the respective rent.