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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