Act No. 60 of 1992 relative to management and conservation of forests on state owned common land.

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Institution

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Act provides for the management and conservation of forests on "state-owned common land", that is, public land subject to rights of common to e.g. fishing, forestry, hunting of game etc. but owned by the crown/state. The Act is divided into four Chapters: Public management and administration (1); Timber logging rights (2); Election of common councils (3); Miscellaneous provisions (4). The right to harvest timber is granted to those owners of properties within the common areas which from old have harvested in those areas (sect. 2.1).

Full text

Norwegian

Website

www.lovdata.no

References - Legislation

Amended by

Forestry Act (No. 31 of 2009).

Legislation | Norway | 2005 (2009)

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Special fund, Institution, Inventory, Policy/planning, Traditional rights/customary rights, Pastoralism, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX