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Act to amend the Water Act (No. 1416 of 1994).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Finlands Författningssamling of 1994, pp. 4140-4143.
Subject
Sea, Water, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Pollution control Maritime zone Effluent waste water/discharge Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The amendments of the Water Act are made in consequence of the recent introduction of the Sea Protection Act. All provisions of the Act which apply to inland waters shall also apply to the territorial waters of Finland (sect. 3 of Chapter 1). Other provisions which have been amended concern: pollution of territorial waters (sects. 18 and 19 of Chapter 1), permits issued by the Water Court (sect. 20 of Chapter 1), dumping of mud (sect. 6 of Chapter 4), general provisions applicable to waste water and other polluting substances (sect. 2(a) of Chapter 10); permits for the drainage of waste water (sects. 24, 24(a), 24(e), and 25 of Chapter 10) and international relations (sects. 13 and 15 of Chapter 21).

Full text
Swedish

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Act (No. 264 of 1961).

Legislation | Finland | 1961 (2005)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Allocation/quota, Water conservation zone, Authorization/permit, Concession, Priorities, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Water rights, Institution, Sub-national agreement, Equipment, Data collection/reporting, Surface water, Groundwater, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water abstraction, Well sinking/boreholes, Servitude, Water supply, Sewerage, Recreational water use, Waterworks, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX