Federal Act on fishing rights in public waters. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Traditional rights/customary rights Certification Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 of the present Act establishes that the Minister of Finance is empowered to confirm the existence of fishing rights pertaining to public waters by issuing a certificate free of charge when the said fishing rights have been in existence since more than twenty years and, in particular if they have been already registered in the Fishing Book (Fischereibuch). The text consists of 2 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at