The construction or building of dams, dikes or any other works which encroaches into any public navigable river, stream, coastal, waters and any other navigable public waters or waterways as well as the construction or building of dams, dikes or any other works in areas declared as communal fishing grounds, shall be ordered removed as public nuisances or as prohibited construction. However, the Secretary of Public Works and Communications may authorize the construction of any such works when public interests or safety requires so, or when it is absolutely necessary for the protection of private property. Fishpond constructions or works on communal fishing grounds introduced in good faith before the areas were proclaimed as fishing grounds shall be exempted from the provisions of this Act, provided such constructions or works do not obstruct or impede the free passage of any navigable river, stream, or would not cause inundation of agricultural areas.
Филиппины · 1958-06-13