Article 707 of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law

المادة 707 من نظام المعاملات المدنية · الفرع الرابع: حق الارتفاق أولًا: إنشاء حق الارتفاق

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

1- حق المجرى حقٌّ لمالك الأرض في جريان مياه الريّ -طبيعيًّا كان أو اصطناعيًّا- في أرض غيره لتصل من موردها البعيد إلى أرضه.

2- إذا ثبت حق المجرى لأحد فليس لملاك الأراضي التي تجري فيها هذه المياه منعه ولو تطلب ذلك إقامة منشآت عليها، بشرط أن يدفع صاحب الحق عوضًا معجَّلًا وألا يخل ذلك بانتفاع مالك الأرض إخلالًا بيّنًا.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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