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Act amending the Water Act (531/2014).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water abstraction Waterworks Freshwater pollution Drainage/land reclamation Pollution control
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act amend the Water Act of 2011 in provisions of Chapter (General provisions) on the relationship with the Environment Protection Act, in Chapter 2 (Public rights, obligations and restrictions) on nuisance removal and the placing of dredged material, in Chapter 3 (Water resources management projects subject to a permit) on conditions and rules attached to a permit, in Chapter 4 (Abstraction of water) on the application sphere of the Chapter and on regulations for a protected area, in Chapter 5 on ditch drainage, in Chapter 11 on application procedures, in Chapter 13 on liability and compensation, and in Chapter 18 (Miscellaneous provisions) on information to be entered in the environmental protection database.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Act (No. 587 of 2011).

Legislation | Finland | 2011 (2023)

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Inland fisheries, Liability/compensation, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Transport/storage, Framework law, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Surface water, Groundwater, Institution, Allocation/quota, Water conservation zone, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Priorities, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Drainage/land reclamation, Water rights, Sub-national agreement, Equipment, Data collection/reporting, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water abstraction, Well sinking/boreholes, Servitude, Sewerage, Recreational water use, Waterworks, Sustainable use, Sustainable development, Transboundary effects, Hydropower generation, Business/industry/corporations, Pollution control, Wetlands, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX