Text of the provision
Art. 509. No one may enter private property to search waters or make use of them without permission from the owners, except as provided by the Mining Law.
(414a)
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
No one may enter private property to look for water or make use of it without the owner’s permission, except where the Mining Law provides otherwise.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 508 — Limits On Rain Water Beds.
- Article 510 — Rights Of Lower Estates Preserved.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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