Upper Austria Forest Land Division Law. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Oberösterreich Document type Legislation Date 1978 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw on the division of forest land. Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Private forest Public forest Land tenure Subdivision of land Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 of the above-mentioned Law establishes that the division of forest land as a result of which a remaining part of land would reach no longer the minimum size for forestry management is forbidden. The minimum size is 1 ha and a minimum width of 40 m. However, if the public interest prevails such divisions are permitted as, for instance, in case of water works, mining activities, energy resources, improvement of agricultural structure, land reform, and so on. The text consists of 8 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at