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Article 504

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The use of public waters is acquired: (1) By administrative concession; (2) By prescription for ten years.

Official text — RA 386

The use of public waters is acquired:

(1) By administrative concession;

(2) By prescription for ten years.

The extent of the rights and obligations of the use shall be that established, in the first case, by the terms of the concession, and, in the second case, by the manner and form in which the waters have been used. (409a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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