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 Public water Inland waters Water users' associations Non-governmental entity Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, 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 concer Full text Swedish