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Law On Rivers And Groundwater (Water Resources Act)

Original Language Title: Lov om vassdrag og grunnvann (vannressursloven)

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Law on the vassdrag and groundwater (water resource law).

Date LAW-2000-11-24-82
Ministry of Oil and Energy Department
Last modified LAW-2013-06-21-100 from 01.01.2016, LAW-2015 -06-19-65 from 01.10.2015
Published In 2000 booklet 26
Istrontrecation 01.01.2001
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Card title Water resource law-vrl.

Capital overview :

Jf. Promise 14 des 1917 No. 1 17 and 12 June 1931 # 1 as well as law 15 March 1940 # 3 Section 2 to 6. Jof. earlier laws 1 July 1887 # 4 and 15 March 1940 # 3.

Chapter 1. Foretarget and scope

SECTION 1. (purpose)

This law has for purpose to ensure a civic-minded use and the management of vassdrag and groundwater.

SECTION 2. (what the law is raining as vassdrag and groundwater)

As vassdrag is counted all stationary or runny surface water with year-safe water feeding, with its bottom and widths until the highest normal flood water stand. Although a vassdrag on some streamers runs under the soil or under glaciers, it is considered in its entirety as vassdrag. As vassdrag also counts water races without year-proof water transfer if it atres clearly from its surroundings.

Lovens rules for vassdrag also apply to

a) artificial water races with year-proof water-feeding excluding wires and tunnels ;
b) artificial water magazines that stand in direct communications with the groundwater or a vassdrag.

Against the sea, the law applies so far

a) The gas payment at midway water feeding lies above the sea level by ordinary low-water stand ; or
b) The bottom is marked by the tiran of fresh water.

The king can determine

a) where the limit on fixed mark goes after the first clause ;
b) where the border towards sea runs after third clause ;
c) that the law completely or partly shall apply to poller and other uncontained vannods without the fall to the sea, when it is reasonable to equal them with vassdrag ;
d) by regulation in which extent the provisions of the law shall apply to artificial water races and water magazines ;
e) by regulation, the law also out above chapter 9 completely or partly shall apply to wires and tunnels that bring water under pressure.

With groundwater understood water in the saturated zone in the ground.

SECTION 3. (definitions)

In this law understood by the

a) vassdragtile : vassesdragon and all other measures in the vassextract that after its species are suitable for impact on the water, water population, vassdragon's rent or stream direction or the physical and chemical water quality differently than by pollution ;
b) vassdragon facility : building or construction in or over vassdrag, except for airpipelines ;
c) Annual water transfer : water-feeding as at the middle temperature above the freezing point does not wipe out of natural causes more often than every 10 years on average ;
d) The highest average flood water stand : water stand at the highest flood that experience can be counted on average every 10 years.
SECTION 4. (site real scope)

The king determines what extent the law shall apply to Svalbard, Jan Mayen and the automotive countries, and can for these areas determine such candid rules as the site's conditions are said.

The law applies to border gas drag with the limitations that follow by ordinary folk or conventions that the King has struck. As border gas drag counts, a vassdrag that constitutes or crosses the border of a different state. The king can provide regulations for the review of the population of the population of the fold.

For border gas drag against Sweden, the law applies as far as it is unily with law 12. June 1931 # 1 in accordance with the Convention of the Convention of Norway and Sweden about certain questions regarding the vassescourt of 11. May 1929.

Chapter 2. Almemorial rules about vassdrag

SECTION 5. (management responsibility and suit-alike)

Anyone should be performing tactics to avoid damage or disadvantage in the vassek of public or private interests.

Vassesdragon measures shall be scheduled and carried out so that they are to at least possible damage and disadvantage for public and private interests. This duty applies as far as it can be met without unsustainable expense or disadvantage. The Vassesdragon authority can at regulation determine closer rules about planning, review and operation of specific types of vassegtile measures.

Vassesdragon measures shall fill all requirements as with the equitable can be brought to safeguards for human beings, environmental or property.

SECTION 6. (the relationship with the wholesale law)

Grannalovens rules get the Applicability of measures that touch neighbors in vassdrag so far nothing else follows of the paragrafen here.

The rules of the grande notice and grannage of the wholesale law Section Section 6-8 do not apply to measures that must have consession following the law here or law 14. December 1917 # 17 about vasmission regulations.

The roof that has consession after the law here or the vassesance Regulation Act cannot be required in co-law of the degree of wholesale law Section 10.

The fact that the damage or disadvantage is permitted by the law here is not to the hurdle to impose compensation or settlement as far as this follows by the rules of the wholesale law.

SECTION 7. (water races in vassdrag and infiltration in the ground)

No one has to prevent the water's run in the vassdrag without home in this law.

Outbuilding and other basic exploitation should be preferably happen so that the downturn can still be allowed to drain through infiltration in the ground. The Vassesdragon authority can provide the injunction on measures that will provide better infiltration in the ground, if this can be performed without unreasonable costs.

SECTION 8. (context of session liquidate measures)

No one has to commit vassdragon measures that may be to neuroworthy damage or disadvantage for any public interest in the vassor Sea, without it happening in the co-rules of Section 12 or Section 15, or with the session from the vassegness of the vassdragon.

The impact of the Vassesness may in regulation or in the individual case determine that measures outside the vasser that can have susceptible effects for a vassdrag must have the session. In that case, the law of the law also applies to the rest of the rules of vassdragon measures except the adhall after Section 18 to covet the predecision of whether the tilever is conssession spastient.

If a vassdragstyle ceiling that goes in during the first clause must be committed immediately to prevent any significant damage, it shall be given message to the vassesdragon authority as soon as possible. The Vassesdragon authority can if necessary give cuts about execution and about correction.

Whether the consession spequal and consession treatment applies otherwise to rules in Chapter 3.

SECTION 9. (quality target for vassdrag)

The Vassesdragon authority can determine quality targets for vassdrag, blunn about water transfer, substance content and arttsinstance in the vassem, and regulations of vassdragon's duties if quality goals do not come true. Quality goals to be binding on the inequality of public authority, are determined after the management of the rules of regulations.

Quality targets for pollutants are determined after the pollution law.

SECTION 10. (water withdrawals and minimum water transfer)

Upon withdrawals and the abduction of water that changes the water-feeding in rivers and streams of year-safe water, at least the average low-water transfer shall be back, if not otherwise follows by this paragraph. The same applies when water is held at the uptake.

In the session of the withdrawal, the abduction or staging shall be determining the conditions of minimum water transfer in rivers and streams are settled following a concrete assessment. By the decision, it should be among other placed emphasis on securing

a) water mirrors,
b) vogas the importance of plant and wildlife,
c) water quality,
d) groundwater instances.

The Vassesdragon authority may give permission for the terms after first and other clause of absence over a shorter period for single case without environmental consequences. Attaches after this clause cannot be incurred.

SECTION 11. (border vegetation)

Along the shore of vassdrag with year-long water transfer, a limited natural vegetation belt is to be maintained as counterworks deflation and provides the living place for plants and animals. Nevertheless, this rule does not apply to the construction that stands in the necessary context of the vasser, or where it is needed opening to ensure access to the vasser.

The Gruner, the admissions and affected craft authorities, may require the municipality to determine the width of the belt. The width can also be determined in legal binding plans after the plan and building laws.

The Vassesdragon authority can in the shonest case of exemption for the claim in the first clause.

SECTION 12. (recovery of the vassdragon race)

When a vassdrag is taking new races, barees or dupes, the old race can without the session after Section 8

a) restore within three years if the change is due to a single-standing hending ;
b) rential up or replenifills mass until the depth or breadth that the vassextract had five years ago.

Recovery after the first clause that may be to neuroworthy damage or disadvantage for any public interest, shall be reported to the vassesdragon authority. The recovery can be performed by the thoroughkeeper himself, by other owners in the vassor of the vassdragon authority.

Upon recovery after the first clause, the use of foreign reason can be made as long as it does not cause any significant damage and disadvantages that with the equitable can be avoided. The Gruner shall be given notice in reasonable time in advance.

Gefts in agriculture and forest use can without consession after Section 8 renas up compliance with regulations determined in or in co-hold of law 27 May 2005 No. 31 on forest use (forest use lova) and the Earth Law 12. May 1995 # 23.

Whether beamframes apply to the rules of the natural diversity Act Section 18.

0 Modified by laws 27 May 2005 # 31 (ikr. 1 jan 2006 ifg. res. 27 May 2005 # 487), 27 jan 2012 # 11 (ikr. 16 March 2012 ifg res. 16 March 2012 # 225).
SECTION 13. (the main rule of the thoroughno's disposal)

Vassetion belongs to the owner of the reason it covers, if nothing else follows of the shonest legal conditions. When a vassdrag hero or partly lies in same-sex rules, applies to rules in law 18. June 1965 # 6 about sameige for the relationship between the co-owners.

The owners on each side of a vassdrag have equal rights to the exploitation of the water force, if nothing else follows the basis of particular legal grounds.

The Grunser can oppose that second without any particular legal basis is exercising the disposal of the vassdrag that belongs to him. Within the frames of the legislation, the thoroughholder itself can advise over the vasser so far non-honest rights are to obstacles for this.

The Vassesness authority may determine limitations in the raw materials over a property of consideration for future drinking water supply that is under planning. Such a constraint cannot be made current for more than five years. The bet can be renewed once with up to five new years.

SECTION 14. (reopening of vassdrag)

The Vassesdragon authority can with six-month notice to the thoroughholder to make the reopening of a closed vassdrag. The Gruner has the right to damages by the rules of law 6. April 1984 # 17 about the settlement of the origner of solid foreign-and-long-time foreign return for loss caused by the reopening. Unless otherwise agreed, the replacement is determined by discretion as desired by the vassdragon authority.

SECTION 15. (supplementary rules about the thoroughno's water withdrawals)

A thoroughness in the vassextract can without the consession after Section 8 take out water to household and house pets on the property. This applies so far the Draft does not come in violation of the rules of Section 5 and 10.

Is there the button on water, the thoroughguers in the vassk are equal to the right after need to take out water for the following purposes after this prioritizing :

1. firm household,
2. livestock.

The Vassesdragon authority may if necessary hit the further ordinance of the dispatch and the completion of water withdrawals in button conditions, and hernir take into account landscape and public interests. If the vassdragon authority receives a motion to hit the ordinance of distribution or review, the decision of whether the motion should be taken to follow or not considered an individual ordinance.

Grunt's output right after other clause also applies in relation to vassdragon measures with the session after Section 8, unless the consession holder provides for other water supply. The Vassesdragon authority can still determine in the maneuvering regulations or terms of the session that the admissions court should be restricted to a certain amount or abduction completely, against the consession holder's replacement for damage or disadvantage.

SECTION 16. (The general public's disposal of vassdrag)

Anyone can use vassdrag to

a) water withdrawals without the ditches or use of fixed wire or engine power ;
b) bading in accordance with law 28. June 1957 # 16 about the outdoor life ;
c) Behavioral without the use of motor ;
d) motorised behaviour on open or ice-laid vassdrag when it occurs in accordance with law 10. June 1977 # 82 about motor behavior in the field of ground and vassdrag and the thoroughno has not closed the ban after other clause.

The use of vassdrag in accordance with the first clause should happen so considerate that it does not cause disadvantages of significance for the thoroughness or for other users. The Gruner can ban motorised behavior in the vassesone. The Vassesdragon authority can put a ban on the side if the ban after a vevining of those interests that make the current ones must be deemed unreasonable. The Vassesdragon authority can give permission for it to be taken a reasonable fee for the ferocity of motor vessel in channels and vassdrag that are facilitated for this purpose.

Anyone has the right to take up items that are sunk in vassdrag and to cream timber in vassdrag that is cream-only so far it does not trigger the context of the context of the Section 8. If a busy item has to be counted as the hit-and-hit rules, the rules apply in law 29. May 1953 # 3 about the hit-and-hit property May it count as waste, applies to the rules of the pollution law. Whether the right to fish applies to the rules of law 15. May 1992 # 47 about laccefish and incountryfish m.v.

SECTION 17. (the rability of the midplay in lakes)

The state is reable to control what is free midplay in larger lakes. Located the lake to state public, the centerpiece of the public is part of the general public. Private has the right of use of the midplay as follows by law or other legal grounds.

Chapter 3. Closer to the session of the vassdragon style of m.v.

SECTION 18. (special decision on the context of the session alike)

The Vassesdragon authority can at regulation or individual ordinance determine if a vassdragon measures need consession after Section 8 or give regulation that certain vassdragtile measures or vassegdragon measures in closer to designated areas or types of areas shall be reported to vassdragon authority. The Vassesdragon authority is to hit single-pass after the first period if the takeover, touched the craft authority or others with legal interest, and can ban commit before the decision has been hit. Compass over the ordinance that the ceiling must have consession, cannot be given uptake effect. The rule in Section 27 applies to the equivalent.

0 Modified by law 19 June 2009 # 100 (ikr. 1 July 2009 ifg res. 19 June 2009 # 704).
SECTION 19. (special rules for water power building)

The session of water power building that includes vassegments regulations is given by the rules of law 14. December 1917 # 17 about vasmission regulations when this follows of dennes Section 1 and 2. The law here still applies to such vassar regulations so far that has not been made exceptions here or are determined separate rules in the vassal Regulatory Act.

For river power plants with midfielder production over 40 GWh applies to vassem Regulatory Act Section 5 letter a-d and f, Section 6 and Section 8 first joints instead of Section 20 and 23-25 in the law here. For consessions to such river power plants apply to the vassel Regulation Act Section 10 # 3, Section 12 # 1-13, 16-20, 21 with exception of third and fourth clause, Section 16 # 1-3, Section 19 and Section 20 instead of Section 26 and 27-29 in the law here. If it for an electric power plant with midfielder production over 40 GWh is not granted session after law 14. December 1917 # 16 about the order of water fall mv., set session fees by the rules of dennes Section 2 third clause 13.

For other water power facilities, the law applies here full-out, nonetheless so that the vassel Regulation Act Section 12 # 1 if construction deadlines apply instead of Section 27.

0 Modified by law 27 jan 2012 # 11 (ikr. 16 March 2012 ifg res. 16 March 2012 # 225).
SECTION 20. (coordinate of permissions)

The Vassesdragon authority may determine in regulation or in the individual case that there is no need of consession after the law here for measures that

a) must be permitted by law 15. May 1992 # 47 about laccefish and incountryfish m.v. Section 7 other joints or Section 10 ;
b) must be permitted after the pollution law Section 11 or after regulation of home in the pollution law ;
c) must have dispensation from the safety of the natural diversity of the natural diversity of the Law V or older conservation Act as mentioned in the Natural diversity Act Section 77, or performed as the extension measures by the natural diversity law Section 47 ;
d) Is allowed in regulatory plan by Schedule and Building Law ; or
e) has been approved with home in regulation after forest use lova Section 7 or Earth law Section 11.

The king may give regulation that consession treatment after the law here in specific case types can replace consession treatment after specific other laws.

0 Modified by laws 27 May 2005 # 31 (ikr. 1 jan 2006 ifg. res. 27 May 2005 # 487), 27 jan 2012 # 11 (ikr. 16 March 2012 ifg res. 16 March 2012 # 225), 28 March 2014 No. 9 (ikr. 1 June 2014 ifg. res. 28 March 2014 No. 371).
SECTION 21. (reentry of the vassegsandslay)

The re-entry of the vassesgandan with the session after Section 8 can happen without new consession if the work takes to within five years from the facility became functional inunviable, and it completes with reasonable quickness. The Vassesdragon authority can extend the deadline one time.

SECTION 22. (planning in vassdrag)

When central public authorities have set in motion overall planning for use or protection of vassdrag for a larger area, the vassdragon authority without further delay or decline an application for conservation that is applicable to a vassdrag that is involved in the planning. Consession can only be given if the ceiling is without noteworthy of the importance of the planning.

When a plan mentioned in the first clause is to be completed, it shall be added due to the processing of the application of the session. An application that is in violation of the plan can be denied without further action. Only the ministry can provide consession to vassegdragon measures that can reduce the water power in vassdrag as in the plan is predisposed to power extraction.

Overall planning of various measures within one vassestion should be preferably happening by the rules of the plan and the Building Act.

Consession liquidating measures in vassdrag must have the consession after the law here, and the consession cannot be replaced by legal binding plans after the plan and building laws. The Vassesdragon authority can determine that any power production facility with final consession after this law without further impact as state area plan after plan-and building laws Section 6-4.

0 Modified by law 27 June 2008 No. 71 (ikr. 1 July 2009 ifg res. 12 June 2009 # 638).
SECTION 23. (the content of applications ; case study)

Sikead about the session after Section 8 shall comply with regulation after Section 65 provide necessary information on the planned measures and the advantages and disadvantages of it and about the ratio of legal-binding plans after the plan and building laws.

The Vassesness authority may require further information of the applicant and may decide that the applicant should conduct or cost investigations or outbreaks needed to clarify the benefits or disadvantages of the ceiling. For measures that go in under the rules about the consequence of the plan and the Building Act, these rules apply to the site.

If a vassdragtile can cause significant damage or disadvantages, it shall be placed emphasis on getting the output of appropriate options that have a different localization, other technical solutions or other design. If the ceiling will have meaning for the disposal of the vasser of the otherwise, it shall be placed emphasis on clearing such follows.

SECTION 24 (public disclosure of applications-inversion)

The application is publicly in accordance with the rules of public law.

The application shall be announced for the applicant's bill by the rules of the plan and the Building Act Section 12-10 first joints first and second period, second and fourth clause, jf. SECTION 5-2. The impact of the Vassesness can unmake announcement if

a) the case can be fully lit differently ;
b) it is clear that the treatment must be postponed after Section 22 ; or
c) it is clear that the application must be denied.

The rules of the incomes in plan-and the Building Act Section 5-4 to 5-6 applies as far as they fit for applications of consession to power production facilities after this law, the same organs provided to the Plan and Building Law, are also given clashing on The session of the rules of the rules of the Management Act VI. The Ministry provides further regulations on the use of the use of the insession of the consession cases after this law.

0 Modified by laws 19 May 2006 # 16 (ikr. 1 jan 2009 ifg res. 17 oct 2008 No. 1 1118), 27 June 2008 No. 71 (ikr. 1 July 2009 ifg res. 12 June 2009 # 638), 27 jan 2012 No. 1 11 (ikr. 16 March 2012 ifg res. 16 March 2012 # 225), 20 June 2014 # 52 (ikr. 1 July 2015 ifg. res. 19 June 2015 # 702).
SECTION 25. (criteria for the session)

Consession can only be given if the benefits of the ceiling exceeds the damage and disadvantages of public and private interests that are affected in the vasser or Watershed field.

When a measure is of lasting character or for other reasons can get more long-term effects, the requirement in the first clause shall be met in the longer term.

SECTION 26 (terms of the session)

In the session, conditions can be set to counter damage or disadvantages for public or private interests. It shall be placed emphasis on promoting security against damage to humans, environment or property, ensuring a best possible landscape adaptionand to maintain the natural life of the vassextract. It can be herunder set terms to

a) ensuring against damage through the construction and function requirements and requirements of the required maintenance of vassegsssfacilities ;
b) ensuring cleanup or backdrop on downposting ;
c) adapt to the roof of other featured exploitation ;
d) provide access for others to take part in the vassdragon style ceiling ;
e) remedy damage and disadvantages of older measures in the vassextract, herding by the reopening of streams, reestablishing border zones and other restoration of natural areas, if it stands in reasonable context with what the session is applicable.

Can a vassdragstyle impact of water and water condition, it shall be determined limits of water-capable and water-feeding in accordance with Section 10, with necessary cuts for control, and if necessary, the injunction is given how the faucet of Magazine is going to happen.

In consession to vassdragstyle that can be caused to significantly disadvantage for other exploitation of the vassor of the Watershed, it can be set as conditions that the appraisal adds to such exploitation elsewhere or provide supplements for this purpose.

The session can time limit. It can be determined that the consession should be revised after a certain amount of time.

It can be set terms of safety for any replacement liability for damage or disadvantage as the ceiling of violence is caused. If the apprability of the ground is even in control of the reason where the ceiling is to be carried out and the ceiling clearly will not cause any loss or damage, the vassesness of the vandruff can be taken to determining the discretion of any replacement.

SECTION 27. (abduction of the session)

The session abduction if not the work has been put into effect at the latest three years after it was issued. The same applies if the work is then set for more than two years. The Vassesdragon authority can extend the deadline once again with up to three new years.

SECTION 28. (recleaning of consessions)

In the straight case, the vassesness of the vandrunoff can undo or change terms or set new terms of consideration to public or private interests. It shall be taken into account for the loss as a change will inflict on the consession holder and the pros and cons that the change for the otherwise will be subject to. The provisions do not apply to measures that are processed by law 14. December 1917 # 17 about vasmission regulations.

SECTION 29. (the processing of recleaning cases)

For the treatment of cases by Section 28, the rules apply in Section 23 as far as they fit.

Changes in a manoeuvring regulations that allow access to vary the water population or water management shall be submitted at the hearing after the management of regulations and announcements by the rules of the Plan and Building Act Section 12-10 first clauses first and second period, other and fourth joints, jf. SECTION 5-2. The Vassesdragon authority is due at the applicant's cost to hold public meeting on the matter, if the ministry does not exempt for this.

0 Modified by laws 27 jan 2012 # 11 (ikr. 16 March 2012 ifg res. 16 March 2012 # 225), 20 June 2014 # 52 (ikr. 1 July 2015 ifg. res. 19 June 2015 # 702).

Chapter 4. Public tile

SECTION 30. (facilitation for common style of water supply and dry overlay)

The supply of water supply and dry-cleaning is supposed to be in reasonable extent to be performed so that they can come in handy for other more thorough ones.

When the vassdragon authority processes an application for the session after Section 8 to water supply or dry-cleaning, it should at public announcement or individual subdirection seek to clarify whether the tiv can also cover the need for other interested. In terms of the session, the vassem of the dragon can determine further how this is going to happen, blunds that other interested should be able to participate in ownership or with supplements, jf. SECTION 31

SECTION 31 (refunds for expenses of joint measures)

Any one that drags significantly benefit from a vassdragtile or exploitation of groundwater should be counted as participant in the ceiling when it comes to the distribution of the measures of facilities, maintenance or operation.

The participants can make agreement on the dispatch of the grant's expenses.

Unless all co-expenses are distributed by agreement between participants or by particular rules, they can be distributed between participants

a) of the vassdragon authority. The bet is the compulset basis for the outlay ;
b) by discretion after motion from a participant or referral from the vassesdragon authority. It is admission to demand new discretion after ten years ;
c) of the soil-shifting court following motion from a participant or after reference from the vassesdragon authority.

A joint expense can only be distributed on the participants who benefit from it. When part of the ceiling depends on another part that more people benefit from, the expenses of both share are to be distributed on them all. No participant has to pay such a high share of the grant's common expenses that the participant is being worse-faced than if the ceiling was not yet to be able.

The king can give further regulation on cost distribution on joint measures.

0 Modified by law 21 June 2013 # 100 (ikr. 1 jan 2016 ifg. res. 21 June 2013 # 736).

Chapter 5. Verdown vassdrag

SECTION 32. (verdown vassdrag)

With the verdown vassdrag is understood in this law vassdrag that is warded against power construction at the Parliament's ordinance for vassdrag or by other stoking ceiling.

Verdown vassdrag is announced in Norwegian Lovtimeend.

Change in the scope of verdown vassdrag can only happen at the ordinance of Parliament. Such ordinance knowledge is made in Norwegian Lol-era.

SECTION 33. (the rules of verdown vassdrag)

In the verdown vassdrag of the Guard especially through

a) the rules of this law, herunder the special rules of this chapter,
b) provisions of the Act of the Natural diversity Act of the V, or
c) -legally binding plans after the plan and building law.

For as far as the vasser goes in under the ordinance of the Natural diversity Act, the rules of the law apply and in the co-diversity of the natural diversity law instead of the law here. The rules of security, supervision, damages and who can exercise their disposal in the law here apply anyway. Does a privacy drag in under binding plan by the Plan and Building Act Act, applies to the rules of the law here next to such a plan.

0 Modified by law 19 June 2009 # 100 (ikr. 1 July 2009 ifg res. 19 June 2009 # 704).
SECTION 34. (power building in verdown vassdrag)

No one has to conduct power-building in violation of the Parliament's ordinance of the protection of vassdrag.

All plans for power outbuilds in the verdown vassdrag must be reported to the vassesdragon authority for assessment prior to the execution of the ceiling.

The rules of Section 35 apply as far as they fit for power construction offerings in verdown vassdrag.

SECTION 35. (second vassegscaftile in verdown vassdrag)

In verdown vassem where the privacy of the Guard is through this law, existing facilities may consist and ongoing business continue, if nothing else follows by Section 66 and 67. By the way, the following special rules apply :

1. Existing facilities cannot be applied to new purposes without the session after Section 8.
2. If a change in ongoing business within the frame of the current consession will affect the conservation values in the vassextract, it can only happen with new consession. The same is true for resumption of business that has been set for at least five years.
3. In verdown vassdrag measures, measures after Section 12 were first clauses not excluding from the context of the session spliked after Section 8.
4. The Vassesdragon authority can for further specified areas in the verdown vassdrag determine that all measures should be el-deductibility.
5. New facilities can only be allowed if the envision of the conservation values in the vasser does not speak against.
6. The rebuilding of existing facilities that involves extensions can only be allowed if conditions in the vasser after an overall assessment will be environmental as favourable as before the redevelopment.
7. Water withdrawals are permitted in accordance with Section 15. The Vassesdragon authority can still determine a limit for the overall water outlet.
8. When the vassdragon authority hits decisions that apply to a warded of the protection of this law, it shall be placed significantly weighing on the envision of the conservation values. The Vassesdragon authority can decline an application for the session without further case management. If it is given the consession, the justification for the woodland will show how the safety values are believed to be touched and why this has not been crucial to the ordinance.
9. Along the verdown vassdrag, the vassdragon authority can hit the ordinance of reestablishing vegetation that is naturally on the spot in a zone along the bank which is determined in binding plan by the plan and building laws. For losses as a result of the bill paid damages by the rules of law 6. April 1984 # 17 about the settlement of the origner of solid foreign and Unless, of course, otherwise agreed, the replacement is determined by discretion as desired by the vassesdragon authority.

Chapter 6. Aim for damage

SECTION 36. (regulations about the requirements of security)

The Vassesdragon authority can provide regulation to promote security against damage to humans, environment and property.

SECTION 37. (maintenance of the vassdragon style ceiling)

Vassesdragon measures that can be caused to harm, shall the person responsible at any time hold in the defensible stand. Maintenance work items until the facility is legally closed after Section 41.

The Vassesdragon authority can give cuts of measures after the first clause. It shall take the position of any injunction immediately possible when someone with legal interest asks for it. The decision is single also if the cuts are not issued.

SECTION 38. (contingency plans)

Adtashaver with responsibility for a vassegable ceiling that can cause significant danger to humans, environment or property, shall have a contingency plan. The plan should provide guidelines for what should be done if an accident occurs or by acute danger-taking. The plan is to be renewed as needed.

The Vassesdragon authority can

a) demand that a contingency plan be worked out and added approval ;
b) provide the raise of changes to the plan ;
c) give the injunction that additional admissions should work together on contingency plan or that the plan is to be worked out by a joint organization ;
d) provide regulation on contingency plan and readiness against acute vassesdragon hunger accidents.
SECTION 39. (requirements for professional qualifications)

The Vassesdragon authority may in regulation or single-pass determine requirements for skilled qualifications of personnel who foredate planning, construction, operation, and investigations of vassdragtile.

SECTION 40. (measures in serious danger situation)

When conditions in or outside a vassdrag create a special and unusual danger to humans, environment or property, the vassdragon authority can impose any tilting shaver to incorrect its business to reduce the danger. If the person responsible is clearly unable to fulfill the maintenance duty of a facility that evolds risk of significantly damage, the vassesness shall provide necessary maintenance after Section 37 or downposting after Section 41.

The Vassesdragon authority may if necessary commit measures on foreign property to protect people, environment or property against a particular danger of serious injury. Committing such measures on a property that has not been threatened, the owner has the right to compensation following the rules of liability for emergency actions.

0 Modified by law 25 June 2010 # 45 (ikr. 25 June 2010 ifg. res. 25 June 2010 # 942).

Chapter 7. The closure of the vassesdragon

SECTION 41. (the adhall to downsize vassegssslay)

If the owner of a vassdragon facility will no longer hold the facility at the same time, the facility should be removed and the vasser as far as possible to be reintroduced to the conditions as they were before the facility was built. Before a downturn, the owner should give all interested underheaded good time ahead.

If downposting can lead to taxable damage or disadvantage for public interests, the session is required after Section 8. Consession is to be given if not very honest reasons speak against. The Vassesdragon authority can set terms in the session of the session by the rules of Section 26.

The impact of the Vassesness can give the conservation to that the downturn is going on differently than mentioned in the first clause, if it will not cause any increased danger or damage.

SECTION 42. (transfer of vassdragon facility instead of downposting)

The Vassesdragon authority can transfer a vassdragon-like wish to be defunct to someone who wishes it maintained, if not the owner then dropped down-posting.

SECTION 43. (resolution of cream unions)

Before a cream-making association is dissolved, the federation's cream facilities should be overpulled or downmatched by the rules of this chapter and other necessary cleanup, or it should stand such security for continued operation and maintenance as well as possible responsibility as the vassesdragon authority determines. The Vassesdragon authority can impose a cream-warming association to run security for the cost of the downturn of the cream facilities.

Chapter 8. Baseline

SECTION 44. (the rot above ground water)

The groundwater belongs to the owner of the reason that the groundwater is located in or under, if nothing else follows of the shonest legal conditions. Located a groundwater occurrence under several properties, it is located to the real estate that coowns with a party relationship that responds to each real estate's space on the surface. Law 18. June 1965 # 6 If same-age Section 10 other clauses do not apply to these same-party parties.

The authority over groundwater must be practiced in accordance with the requirements in Section 10 and 15 different and third joints. The roof of groundwater should be limited to the groundwater of groundwater.

For damage or disadvantage as a result of the exercise of their disposal over groundwater, the rules apply to chapter 9 about damages for damage equivalent as far as they fit.

SECTION 45. (session alike for the disposal of groundwater)

Grunneer can without the consession take out water to household and house pets on the property.

Advice above groundwater is consession spastly after Section 8, jf Chapter 3, at

a) water withdrawals that exceed a limit as the vassesdragon authority has determined in regulation ;
b) water withdrawals that exceed the scope that is natural for business as it is common to drive on such properties ;
c) other disposal over or influence of groundwater if the vassesdragon authority has decided it in regulation or in the individual case.
SECTION 46. (groundwater drilling)

The performing drilling for water should perform actially to avoid injuries and disadvantages as a result of drilling. The provisions of Section 39 are applicable to the equivalent of groundwater drilling.

After completing drilling, the person shall be promptly and the latest within 3 months sending message of the drilling to the vassegness of the vassdragon.

The Ministry can provide regulation on what information a message after other clause should contain. It can be given regulation on execution of borings, herding about how investigations and trial handling shall be performed.

The performing groundwater survey and outworks a report on the examination shall be promptly and the latest within three months after the cancellation of the report sending in message of this to the vassesdragon authority. The Vassesdragon authority can at need request a copy of the report with necessary car layers.

Chapter 9. Replacement for damage

SECTION 47. (replacement liability)

The appraisal can be responsible for any common replacement rules by violation of Section 5 first joints and 46 first clauses.

The appraisal is responsible without regard to guilt

a) for damage or disadvantage from vassegdragon measures caused by failure or missing at the ceiling's execution after Section 5 other and third clause or in connection with violation of the conservation duties after Section 8 or terms in session after Section 26 ;
b) for damage or disadvantage on property or rights from a consession given vassdragon measures ;
c) for damage or disadvantage on property or right on the downposting of a vassesdrasspost, jf. SECTION 41 ;
d) for damage from water cords or water tunnels ;
e) for damage caused by motorised behavior or cream in the vasser ;
f) when otherwise follows by common replacement rules.
SECTION 48. (evidence burden)

If a vassdragtile is in violation of this law or pass on the co-hold of the law, and the ceiling of violence has been attributed to the state's evidence of the state before the damage if it can no longer be observed.

SECTION 49. (scope and outmeasurement of damages)

Replacement for damage and disadvantage on property from a legal vassdragon measures can only be required in the extent that the damage or disadvantage is unreasonable or unnecessarily by the rules of the wholesale law Section 2 more to the fourth clause.

For damages for damage and disadvantage that frames the inequality of allmale correcters apply to the rules of the pollution law Section 57 letter d, jf. Section 58 equivalent, and so that the vassesness of the pollution takes place in the contaminants of the pollution.

For the pleting of the substitution responsibility applies to law 13. June 1969 No. 1 26 about damage substitution Section 5-2. By damage to fixed property or things, it should at assessment also be taken into account whether the property or the thing can withstand very little.

SECTION 50. (insurance spequal)

The Vassesdragon authority can give the injunction that vassegrability that can be caused significant damage to potential replacement liability.

Chapter 10. Exspection and exspoprication coup

SECTION 51. (the ratio of average exspoprication right)

By expolation of the disposal of vassdrag and groundwater, the rules apply to the rules of law 23. October 1959 # 3 about the hurricane of solid foreign and law 6. April 1984 # 17 about the settlement of the origner of regular foreign and foreign foreign, if nothing else is determined in this chapter. Exopediation can also happen after other legislation.

By expolation to water power production is elevated all replacements by 25 percent.

Permission to exspoprication after the order of the oreidation Act should be given at the same time with the session after Section 8.

The known substitutions are determined to annual amounts unless the replacement is less than the minimum amount of which the King decides. The one-time state shall still be determined if the property in its entirety or for an essential part is being defaced, or the exopriprate requires it.

Previous-determined annual replacements under the minimum amount of the King decide, can be transformed into one-time state and resettlement with a sum once and for all if one of the parties demands it.

SECTION 52. (replacement for seninjuries)

Volder a vassdragon-style damage of significance that was not predicted at previous settlement, could be injured demanding damages for the damage by lawsuits. The provisions of Section 51 other clauses apply accordingly.

Chapter 11. The vision of vassdrag and groundwater

SECTION 53. (supervision)

The Vassesdragon authority leads supervision with vassegrability and with the state and development in vassdrag, if nothing else is determined in other legislation. The Vassesdragon authority can at regulation or in the individual case leave to others to bring the health of the

For supervision of groundwater and groundwater measures, the rules apply in this chapter as far as they fit.

SECTION 54. (Internet control)

The responsible for a vassdragon facility shall note that the facility and operation of it meet the requirements determined in or in the co-hold of this law ; the Vassesdragon authority provides regulation on internal control and Internet control systems.

SECTION 55. (right to information and experience)

The Vassesdragon authority is to for its supervision have unhindered access to vassdragtile, vassdrag and Watershed fields. Access shaver duties after injunction to put forward for vassesness of information, documents or other material of importance to the Board of Health. When very honest reasons, such information may be required by the injunction of others.

SECTION 56. (staging of water marks)

The Vassesdragon authority has the right to set up water marks or devices for measurements in vassdrag and Watershed fields. The Gruner shall be notified before setting up. The Vassesness authority can after application also give others the right to conduct such uptake.

As far as the purpose of the uptake allows, the setting should occur without the disadvantage of the fugant or other interests in the vassek.

SECTION 57 (examinations)

The Vassesdragon authority can conduct investigations in vassdrag and Watershed fields. If the examination is voltages or disadvantages out over it as one with the equitable need to find themselves in, the scathing may claim damages.

The Vassesdragon authority can impose an added shaver in vasseske to provide or cost investigations or similar measures that with the equitable can be required to clarify the measures of safety. The same is true to an access shaver with the consession after this law to clarify the effects of the nature of the natural conditions in the vassek.

SECTION 58. (fee for control with vassegscaftile)

The Vassesdragon authority can provide regulation on the fee for control with vassegdragon measures. The travel rates are set so that the fees gathered not exceeding the vassesdragon's costs with the control and to measures after Section 40 first clause different periods. The fee is compulset basis for the outlay. The fee not the fee to the due time, the answer is then interest as stipulate in co-law of law 17. December 1976 # 100 on interest at delayed payment m. Section 3 first clause.

Chapter 12. The review of the law and the ordinance of the Act of the Act

SECTION 59. (injunction on correction)

The person who has legal interest in it may require that relationships that are in violation of the law or ordinance of the rule of law are being directed. When the vassesdragon authority is stating a judicial relationship by a consession liquidation voicing or measures for exploitation of groundwater, it shall provide injunction for correction if it is not given the session after Section 8 or the previous ordinance is resettled after Section 28. If necessary, it can be incurred in ongoing business.

Finds the vassesness of other conditions that may cause danger or disadvantage for humans, environment or property, it can provide injunction on correction in accordance with the rules of Section 28 or 40.

The Vassesdragon authority has the obligation to consider a request for the commitment of measures by significant environmental damage in water which is retaken by the EES agreement Attachment XX Section 1 in (Europarliaments and Council Directive 2004 /35/EC), when the request is protested by a physical or legal person who berects or is expected to be touched by the injury, or that has sufficient interest in the case. The request must be underbuilt with information that probabilising that there is significant environmental damage.

Vassesdragon's decision on the basis of the request as mentioned in the third clause is single-bill also if the cuts are not granted.

The rule in Section 48 applies to the equivalent of court requirements.

0 Modified by law 14 June 2013 # 52.
SECTION 60. (obsessive)

In order to ensure that the ordinance of the co-law of this law is implemented, the vassesdragon authority may impose the responsible obsessive-to the state.

Compulsive can be determined when violation of the law or ordinance of the rule of law has been detected. Compulting is beginning to run if the responsible oversits the due date for the correction of the relationship that the vassesdragon authority has stipulating. Compulsive can also be determined in advance and runs when from any violation takes to. It can be determined that the foreclosure runs as long as the illegal relationship lasts, or that it is due for each violation.

The Vassesdragon authority can be waived on-run foreclosure.

Section 60 a. (Overcharge fee)

The Vassesdragon authorities may illadle the violation fee of it as intentional or negligent or co-appear to violation of regulations given in or in the co-hold of this law ; the same applies to terms of terms determined in or in co-hold of the session after previous legislation on the vassegments.

The payment deadline for the illa-term fee is four weeks from the pass time. Ilaid fees are compulset basis for the outlay.

If an offence that may involve the violation fee after the first clause has been committed by someone who has acted on behalf of an enterprise, the violation fee can be illegation of the enterprise. This applies even if the violation fee cannot be illegation any single person. With enterprises, here company, single-person enterprises, foundation, association or other convergence, living or public business.

By the decision of whether the violation fee shall be illegation and by the measurement of the sanction, it shall particularly be placed emphasis on :

a) The violation of the violation,
b) about the violations of guidelines, instruction, training, control or other measures could be prevented,
c) whether the violation has been committed to further the violation of the violation,
d) whether the violations have had or could have achieved any benefit at the violation,
e) of the present iteration,
f) The offenders ' economic ability.
0 Added by law 19 June 2009 # 106 (ikr. 1 jan 2010 ifg. res. 23 oct 2009 # 1295), modified by law 11 jan 2013 # 3 (ikr. 1 June 2013 ifg. res. 24 May 2013 # 533).
SECTION 61. (immediate commit at the vassesdragon authority)

Has the vassdragon authority given the injunction of measures after this law that the responsible does not descendant, the vassesdragon authority can ensure the commit of the ceiling.

The Vassesdragon authority can commit the measures without prerequisite cuts if it is necessary to avert an imminent danger, or if it after circumstances will be unreasonably crowded to the person responsible.

It can at individual ordinance be determined that the expenses of the commit shall be covered by the responsible one. The bet is the compulset basis for the outlay.

Has the vassdragon authority hit the bill with claims of refunds after third clause, the statute of limitations runs for the requirement from the time of the final ordinance was hit. Vassesdragon's demands for coverage of expenses related to significant environmental damage as mentioned in Section 59 third joints, or associated with imminent danger of such damage, forages 5 years after the time of final pass, but still at the end of 30 years after The measures were conducted. Previous claims after third clause foraged 10 years after the measures were conducted. By the way, the rules of the statute of limitations apply as far as they fit.

0 Modified by law 14 June 2013 # 52.
SECTION 62. (use of the property of others by commit)

Is it necessary for the commit after Section 59 or 61, the vassdragon authority can make use of the liability of the liability or other's property. The Vassesdragon authority may if necessary give the responsible admission to the use of other people's property.

Will it be after the first clause made use of the property of others, the person shall have compensation of the responsible for loss caused by injury and disadvantage. The Vassesdragon authority represents the amount.

Chapter 13 Punishment

SECTION 63. (criminal liability)

With fines or prison until three months, it is punished as intentional or negligent

a) commits a measures that are consession liquidly following this law without home in consession or without permission in plan ;
b) commits a meldful vassdragon measures without following the rules of this law or regulation in the co-hold of this law on meldduty ;
c) exceeds a consession or overcomes consession terms or injunction stipulate with home in this law ;
d) overtakes the provisions of Section 5 third joints, Section 10 first clauses (jf. Section 44 other clause), Section 11, 16 other joints, 37 first clause, 38 first clause first period, 39, 46 or 54 ;
e) overcomes a provision in regulations after Section 36, 38 different clause letter d or 39 that the regulation sets punishment for.

Similarly, it is punishable by the overstepping determination in Section 44 other clause other periods.

Is there volt danger of significant damage to humans, environment or property, or the otherwise-preceded display, can be violations after first and other clause is punishable by prison until two years, if no stricter penalty gets the use of the inquiry. The same is true for where the violation has caused damage to humans or conservation values in a warded of vasvt.

0 Modified by law 19 June 2015 # 65 (ikr. 1 oct 2015).

Chapter 14 Administrative regulations

SECTION 64. (vassdragon authority)

The king determines who is the vassdragon authority and what vassdragon authority can hit the ordinance after the law, and hernially put tasks by the law to municipality. The Ministry can also lay tasks after the law of others other than the vassesdragon authority, herder to private court subjects.

The county's clavild authority over the ordinance has been met by the municipality.

The king can give anyone with the authority following the law instruction on how the authority is to be practiced and about the delegation of it.

SECTION 65. (review regulations)

The Ministry can provide regulations for padding and review of the law, herunder about

a) the content of applications and messages and about the management of them ;
b) cooperation between the vassesdragon authority and other public authorities.

Chapter 15. Closing provisions

SECTION 66. (the ratio of older measures)

The law also applies to the vassdragon measures that were commended before the law takes effect (older vassegdragon measures).

A session after law 15. March 1940 # 3 about the vassegments Section 104 and 105 or pass by Section 144 applies as a session of the law here.

Older vassdragon measures that did not need permission after former vassdragon law enforcement can proceed without the session after Section 8. The Vassesness can in the shonest case nonetheless determine in individual ordinance that the ceiling must have consession, and that the ceiling will be illegal if it is not submitted for a set due date.

For older vassdragon measures, Section 10 of the extent of the span has not made use of the average low-water transfer before the law of the law. At the consession processing of older vassdragon measures after the third clause other period applies to Section 10 fully. Has an older vassdragon-style session after the vassrav Act, it can by recleaning after Section 28 are placed requirements in accordance with Section 10 other clauses. For older vassdragstyle that falls under the vassel Regulation Act, Section 10 does not apply.

For the exercise of the disposal of groundwater, the first to fourth clause applies as far as it fits. Basic water suicles established before the law of the law can be practiced in the same extent as previously independent of the determination in Section 44 first clause.

SECTION 67. (The relationship with the ordinance met after older legislation)

Regulations or individual ordinance determined with the home of the legislatory regulations that repeal after Section 68 and 69 still stand by team until they are changed or repea-named in the co-hold of the law here.

Agreements of the delivery of force in accordance with the rules of prior law 15. March 1940 # 3 If the vasses can be required relieved at the discretion of full compensation.

SECTION 68. (Commencement)

This law takes effect when the King decides. 1

From the same time, all the paragraphs are repeased except Section 2-6 in law 15. March 1940 # 3 about the vassegments.

1 From 1 jan 2001 ifg. res. 24 Nov 2000 # 1169.
SECTION 69. (changes in other laws)

When the law takes effect, the following changes are made in other laws :---