Malaysia legislation
Section 99
Section 99
(1)
Subject to subsection (2) and section 112, a holder of a mineral tenement is entitled to the enjoyment of water as may be found on the land which is the subject of the mineral tenement for the purposes of such tenement.
(2)
No holder of a mineral tenement shall –
(a)
make, cause or permit to be made, any alteration in the water supply of any land for the purposes of the mineral tenement as may prejudicially affect the water supply enjoyed by any other persons or lands;
(b)
obtain or cause to be obtained any water supply from any river, stream or water course flowing over or under the land which is the subject of a mineral tenement; or
(c)
divert or cause to be diverted any water supply from lands outside the area covered by the mineral tenement to the land which is the subject of the mineral tenement, except under the authority and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence or permit issued under this Part.
(3)
Whenever any alteration or diversion has been made to any water supply, the holder of the mineral tenement who benefited therefrom shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to have made the same.
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Application for water licence.