Act No. 19 of 1974 relative to concessions for the acquisition of real property (Concessions Act). Country/Territory Norway Document type Legislation Date 1974 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Concession Ownership Land tenure Authorization/permit Transfer Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The scope of this Act is to regulate the sale and acquisition of real property, and in particular land used for agricultural purposes, so as to safeguard effective use of such property, to protect the production capacity, and to regulate ownership for the benefit of public good. The interests to be protected are listed in section 1 and include agriculture, forestry and nature conservation. The Act applies to various rights in land including lease. Sections 5 and 6 list exemptions from the duty to obtain a concession. Sections 19 to 21 specify procedures for the granting of concessions. (29 sections) Full text English/Norwegian Website www.lovdata.no; www.ub.uio.no References - Legislation Amended by Act No. 23 of 1995 concerning land use. Legislation | Norway | 1995 (2011) Keyword: Land-use planning, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Land reform, Land consolidation, Subdivision of land, Expropriation Source: FAO, FAOLEX