Act No. 57 on the exploration and utilization of ground resources. Pays/Territoire Islande Type du document Législation Date 1998 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Énergie, Ressources minérales, Eau Mot clé Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Énergie renouvelable Droit d'accès Autorisation/permis Concession Exploration Minéraux Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Responsabilité/indemnisation Exploitation minière Gaz naturel Questions de procédures Monitorage Eaux souterraines Approvisionnement en eau Production d'énergie hydroélectrique Irrigation Prélèvement d'eau Aire géographique Arctique, Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 18 June 1998. Résumé The present Act covers the survey and utilization of resources in the ground, at the bottom of rivers and lakes and at the bottom of the sea within netting limits. It also covers surveys of hydropower for the generation of electricity. The Act has 36 articles distributed in the following Chapters: I. Scope and Definitions; II. Ownership rights to resources; III. Surveys and prospecting; IV. Utilization of resources; V. Minerals; VI. Geothermal energy; VII. Groundwater; VIII. Conditions for the issue of licences, their substance and revocation; IX. Protection and monitoring of extraction areas, disclosure requirements, handling of information etc.; X. Provisions on Expropriation and Compensation; XI. Miscellaneous Provisions; Texte intégral Islandais/Anglais Site web www.stjornarradid.is