Text of the provision
Art. 514. When the owner of waters artificially brought to the surface abandons them to their natural course, they shall become of public dominion.
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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
If the owner of artificially raised water abandons it to its natural course, the water becomes of public dominion and stops being his.
Related provisions
- Article 513 — Waters Artificially Brought Forth.
- Article 515 — Duty To Maintain Defensive Works.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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