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Forestry Agency Act (No. 1169 of 1993).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Finlands Författningssamling, No. 1169-1174 of 1993, pp. 3207-3210.
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Institution Private forest Biodiversity
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 1 January 1994.
Abstract

The Forestry Agency is established within the administration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. As far as matters of environment protection and nature conservation are concerned, the Agency will report to the Ministry of Environment (sect. 1). The Agency shall in general take all possible measures to protect natural resources and biodiversity and shall in particular carry out all tasks entrusted to it by various laws including the Fisheries Act (286/82), the Act regulating hunting (615/93) and the Water Act (264/61) (sect. 2). The Agency holds in property national reserves and other public areas (sect. 6). The Agency shall be led by a Board of Directors (sect. 11). Section 11 regulates the transfer of rights and obligations from the old Agency to the Agency established under the present Act. (17 sections)

Full text
Swedish

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Forestry Agency Regulation (No. 1525 of 1993).

Legislation | Finland | 1993

Keyword: Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act to repeal section 12 of the Forestry Agency Act (No. 756 of 1994).

Legislation | Finland | 1994

Keyword: Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX