Act No. 1 of 1965 relative to farm lease. Country/Territory Norway Document type Legislation Date 1965 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Agricultural land Land tenure Lease Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act regulates agreements of lease of real property used for agricultural or forestry purposes and other matters regarding the relationship between lessor and lessee. Section 1 defines the application sphere of the Act. The rules laid down by this Act cannot be excluded by agreements, unless the Act expressly provides so. Lease contracts shall be made in writing (sect. 3). The owner of the land object of the agreements shall submit the agreement to the municipality within a month of entry into force (sect. 4). Other provisions concern duration of the contract, obligations of lessee and lessor, use of land, use of manure, natural disasters, etc. (29 sections) Full text Norwegian Website www.lovdata.no