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CCQ-1991 - Civil Code of Québec
Section 966
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966. Accretions left by the imperceptible recession of running water from one bank while it encroaches upon the opposite bank become the property of the riparian owner on the bank gradually added to, and the riparian owner on the opposite bank has no claim for the lost land.
That right does not exist as regards accretions from the sea, which form part of the domain of the State.
966. Accretions left by the imperceptible recession of running water from one bank while it encroaches upon the opposite bank are acquired by the riparian owner on the bank gradually added to, and the riparian owner on the opposite bank has no claim for the lost land.
No right exists under this article in respect of accretions from the sea, which form part of the domain of the State.
