Law (2018: 568) on compensation for reduction of water areas. Country/Territory Sweden Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Land tenure Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Water rights Inland waters Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act provides rules for the award of indemnity for decreased size of water bodies owned by private persons due to the determination of shorelines and water depths in accordance with the Act on the borders of public waters (1950:595) and a specified measurement system. An indemnity claim must be made by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, which decides on compensation for the state's account. Full text Swedish Website www.riksdagen.se