Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 447
447. (1) Any owner whose tenement has no outlet to the public
road, may compel the owners of the neighbouring tenements to
allow him the necessary way, subject to the payment of an
indemnity proportionate to the damage which such way may cause.
(2) Such right of way shall be exercised over that part where it
will be least injurious to the person over whose tenement it is
allowed.
Tenement
becoming enclosed
on all sides.
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