Act on the carrying into effect of the Water Act of 1983. Country/Territory Sweden Document type Legislation Date 1984 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Publication of the Department of Geography, University of Linköping, pp. 129-138; www.juridiskt forum - Sweden (Swedish text). Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Inland fisheries Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Water rights Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract An Act to provide for a variety of matters relative to the introduction and application sphere of the Water Act of 1983. It repeals the Water Act of 1918 and some other legislation. If reference is made in other legislation to a provision of legislation prior to the Water Act of 1983, which regulates a matter that is also regulated by the new Act, than the provisions of the new Act shall replace those of prior legislation (sect. 3). Provisions of this Act are in part of transitional character and define the relationship between the Water Act of 1983 and previous water legislation, notably the Water Law of 1918. Section 12 compensation of damages resulting from restrictions on water rights for the good of general fisheries interests. Full text English/Swedish References - Legislation Implements Water Act, 1983. Legislation | Sweden | 1983 (1999) Keyword: Inland fisheries, Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water rights, Waterworks, Drainage/land reclamation, Irrigation, Water abstraction, Surface water, Groundwater, Effluent waste water/discharge, Access-to-information, Institution, Water conservation zone, Water users' associations, Court/tribunal, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX