Act No. 57 on the exploration and utilization of ground resources. Country/Territory Iceland Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Mineral resources, Water Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Access right Authorization/permit Concession Exploration Minerals Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Mining Natural gas Procedural matters Monitoring Groundwater Water supply Hydropower generation Irrigation Water abstraction Geographical area Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 18 June 1998. Abstract The present Act covers the survey and utilization of resources in the ground, at the bottom of rivers and lakes and at the bottom of the sea within netting limits. It also covers surveys of hydropower for the generation of electricity. The Act has 36 articles distributed in the following Chapters: I. Scope and Definitions; II. Ownership rights to resources; III. Surveys and prospecting; IV. Utilization of resources; V. Minerals; VI. Geothermal energy; VII. Groundwater; VIII. Conditions for the issue of licences, their substance and revocation; IX. Protection and monitoring of extraction areas, disclosure requirements, handling of information etc.; X. Provisions on Expropriation and Compensation; XI. Miscellaneous Provisions; Full text Icelandic/English Website www.stjornarradid.is