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Act to amend the Water Act (No. 646 of 1992).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Finlands Författningssamling Nos. 642-652 of 1992, pp. 1855-1860.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Waterworks Authorization/permit Priorities Registration Freshwater pollution Water rights Irrigation Court/tribunal Surface water Groundwater Pollution control
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on 1 September 1992.
Abstract

This Act amends provisions of the principal Act relative to its application sphere, to conditions for the construction of waterworks, to use of water power, water channels, drainage, abstraction of groundwater and other uses of water in liquid form, water pollution, the water book of the Water Court and procedures before the Court, appeal against decisions of the Court, the local Environment Offices, and to various miscellaneous matters. Sections 15 and 18 of Chapter 9 concern the conditions of permit for the abstraction of groundwater and the diversion of water for use in liquid form. Section 5 of Chapter 20 provides for procedures of application for matters as prescribed in section 2 of the same Chapter and section 3 of Chapter 10 concerning waste water.

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