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Civil Act — Article 297 (Servitude for water)

민법 제297조

(1) If the water on land subject to a right to water is not sufficient to meet the requirements of both the dominant and the servient lands, it shall, according to the demand of each piece of land, first be appropriated to household uses, and the remainder to other uses; provided, this shall not apply if it has been otherwise provided for by the act of creation.

(2) If two or more rights to water have been created over one and the same servient land, the person having the subsequent right to water may not interfere with the use of the water by the person having a prior right to water.

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