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Annexes     regulating   water   flowage   from   which   they   benefit.   Those   beneficiaries   who   are   adjacent   to   spate   water   flowage   are   entitled   to   construct   fences   to   protect   their   properties   to   safeguard   it   from   dangers   of   floods   provided  that  such  shall  not  affect  the  public  interest.     Article   (69):-­‐   Concerning   penalty   for   a   period   not   exceeding   two   years   to   any   person   who   drills   a   well   or   construct  any  water  structure  to  capture  spate  water  or  to  divert  it  from  its  natural  course  whether  for  himself   or  for  others  with  or  without  charge  having  no  license  to  do  so  from  NWRA.     Article   (70):-­‐   Provides   for   imprisonment   of   a   period   not   more   than   six   months   or   fine   not   more   than   YR   200,000  along  with  suspension  of  any  work  in  relation  to  such  violation  and  obligation  to  repair  the  damage  in   case  of  any  expansion  or  extension  or  reclamation  of  agricultural  land  or  civil  or  industrial  establishments  or   others  occurring  in  Wadi  flowage  of  spate  or  in  public  canals  which  results  in  obstructions  of  spate  flowage  in   such  Wadis  in  their  specified  flowage  courses.     Article  (71):-­‐  Provides  for  imprisonment  no  more  than  a  month  or  fine  not  more  than  YR  30,000  to  any  person   who  did  not  register  his  beneficiary  rights  with  NWRA  in  time.   Also,  any  person  who  assigns  to  other  person  his   drilling  license  or  his  beneficiary  right  without  NWRA  approval.     Article   (74):-­‐   Stipulates   that   NWRA   shall   consult   and   coordinate   with   MAI   concerning   the   functions   and   responsibilities  of  MAI  as  provided  for  in  this  law.     Article  (75):-­‐  Provides  for  compensation  to  any  damages  to  holders  of  water  rights.  The  responsibility  shall  be   endured  by  the  person  who  carries  such  violation  that  resulted  in  such  damages.     Article   (79):-­‐  Stipulates  that  as  far  as  sources  of  water  and  its  flowage  and  in  relation  to  irrigation  and  its  rights   or  customs,  the  provisions  of  the  Civil  Law  shall  apply.     Article   (80):-­‐  Stipulates  that  in  case  there  is  no  provision  in  this  law  (the  Water  Law).  Then  provisions  of  the   Civil  Law  and  the  Principles  of  Shari’ah  shall  apply.   The Political Economy in Yemen of Water Management: Conflict Analysis and Recommendations  198  of  241