Act relative to the floating on in the Torne and Muonio boundary rivers.

Subject

Forestry, Water

Keyword

Timber Inland waters Transport/storage

Geographical area

Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Basin

Tornealven

Abstract

This Act ratifies the Agreement between Finland and Sweden regarding the floating of timber in the Torne and Muonio boundary rivers of 17 February 1949 and declares some of its provisions to have the force of law in Sweden. The Agreement is included in the Schedule to this Act. It regulates floating of goods, especially of timber, on rivers that form the boundary between Finland and Sweden. The rules concern the right of floating, methods and means of floating, (activities of) floating associations, liability of damage caused by floating, etc. The rules concern also the protection of fisheries from floating.

Full text

Swedish

Website

62.95.69.15

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Act (SFS 2010:897) on the border river agreement between Sweden and Finland.

Legislation | Sweden | 2010

Keyword: Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Fishing area, Fishery management and conservation, Inland waters, Institution, Freshwater pollution, Water abstraction, Water rights, Waterworks, Transboundary effects, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX