Forestry Agency Act (No. 1169 of 1993). Pays/Territoire Finlande Type du document Législation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Finlands Författningssamling, No. 1169-1174 of 1993, pp. 3207-3210. Sujet Forêts, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Institution Forêt privée Biodiversité Aire géographique Arctique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 1 January 1994. Résumé 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) Texte intégral Suédois Références - Législation Implementé par Forestry Agency Regulation (No. 1525 of 1993). Législation | Finlande | 1993 Mot clé: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Act to repeal section 12 of the Forestry Agency Act (No. 756 of 1994). Législation | Finlande | 1994 Mot clé: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX