Act on the Water Associations. Country/Territory Sweden Document type Legislation Date 1976 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Inland fisheries Freshwater resources management Inland waters Water users' associations Non-governmental entity Freshwater pollution Pollution control Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act makes provision for the creation of water associations which shall have as purpose protection and regulation of specific fresh water bodies. Section 2 concerns the delimitation of the geographical area of competence of the association. Section 3 specifies who can participate in an association, whereas sections 4 and set out conditions for the creation of an association. Sections 6 and 7 provide in more detail with respect to activities of associations. Other provisions of the Act concern internal structure and procedure of associations and other matters of administrative and legal character. Full text Swedish