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Act No. 72 on the Fisheries Fund.

Country/Territory
Iceland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Special fund Aquaculture Inland fisheries Research
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 1 January 2009.
Abstract

The present Act establishes the Fisheries Fund. The Fisheries Fund is an independent fund owned by the state and managed by the Ministry of of Fisheries and Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Innovation, which has the role of providing loans or grants for projects that serve the purpose of promoting fish farming, improving fishing facilities, supporting research in rivers and lakes and increasing the value of fishing from them. The Fund shall be administered by a Board. Provisions on the composition and task of the Board are described. The Act also lays down details provisions on the allocations from the Fund. A regulation containing further provisions on the implementation of this Act, including on procedures and the allocation of funds from the Fisheries Fund, may be issued by the competent Ministries.

Full text
Icelandic
Website
www.althingi.is