Regulations on Rural Activities District Offices (No. 1279 of 1992).

Country/Territory: Finland
Document type: Regulation
Date: 1992
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Finlands Författningssamling, No. 1277-1285 of 1992, pp. 3166-3168.

Subject: Fisheries
Keyword: Institution Fishery management and conservation Agricultural development
Geographical area: Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes: These Regulations shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.

Abstract: Each Rural Activities District Office shall carry out, within its respective districts, the tasks as indicated in the Fisheries Act, i.e. the control and supervision of fisheries, the conservation of fish resources and the keeping of the register. Borders and residence of the Offices shall be established by the Ministry of Agriculture (sect. 2). The delineation of responsibilities in the field of fisheries control and management shall be established separately (sec.4). The remaining provisions concern internal organization of the District Offices. The Chief of the Office may be assisted by a Chief for Fisheries (sect. 3). (19 sections)
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