Act 16 Water rights. Statute No. 9ofl995. Land Act 1998 71. (I) Subject to section 45 of this Act, all rights in the water c.>f any natural spring, river, stream, water-course, pond, or lake on or under land, whether alienated or unalienated, shall be reserved to the Government and no such water shall be obstructed, dammed, diverted, polluted or otherwise interfered with, directly or indirectly except in pursuance of permission in writing granted by the lVlinister responsible for water or natural resources in accordance with the Water Statute, 1995. (2) Nothing in this section shall prevent the reasonable use by an occupier of land of any waters referred to in subsection ( 1) for domestic, small-scale agricultural, or pastoral purposes. Rights of way. 72. ( 1) All land, wheth'er alienated or unalienated, shall be subject to all existing public rights of way which shall be reserved to and vested in the Government on behalf of the public; and all such rights of way shall be maintained by the public uninterrupted unless they are terminated or altered by the direction of the Minister in writing. Act No. 2 of 1969. (2) The Access to Roads Act is amended by substituting "Land Tribunal" for the word "Magistrate" wherever it occurs. Rights of -officials to 73. ( 1) Where any offiCer of the Government necessarily and unavoidably in order to carry out his or her duties needs to enter on to private land, he or she may, enter giving not less than three days notice of the proposed entry to the owner or occupier of the land. encamp. (2) A person who exercises the right conferred upon him or her by subsection ( 1) of this section shall, if so required by the occupier of the land in respect of which the right is exercised, establish his or her encampment in such suitable place as the occupier may select. (3) The Government ·shall pay promotlv- 66