Text of the provision
Art. 506. The right to make use of public waters is extinguished by the lapse of the concession and by non-user for five years.
(411a)
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
The right to use public waters ends in two ways: when the concession lapses, and by non-user for five years. Simply not using the water for that period extinguishes the right.
Related provisions
- Article 505 — Concessions Without Prejudice To Third Persons.
- Article 507 — Spring Or Brook On Private Land.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.