Acts

Government.no does not publish a complete overview of valid acts. For a complete overview (in Norwegian), check Lovdata, which, in addition to the overview, also publishes all acts and regulations in their entirety.

 

 

  • Product Control Act

    11/06/1976 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to prevent products or consumer services from causing damage to health, prevent products from causing environmental disturbance, and prevent environmental disturbance by promoting effective energy use in products.

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  • Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Act

    17/12/2004 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to limit emissions of greenhouse gases in a cost-effective manner by means of a system involving the duty to surrender greenhouse gas emission allowances and freely transferable emission allowances.

  • Planning and Building Act (1985)

    14/05/1985 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

  • The Housing Cooperatives Act

    31/12/2013 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Act of 6 June 2003 No. 39 relating to housing cooperatives (the Housing Cooperatives Act). Cf. the previous Act of 4 February 1960 No. 2 relating to housing cooperatives.

  • Act relating to Veterinarians and Other Animal Health Personnel

    15/06/2001 Law Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Act of 15 June 2001 No. 75 relating to Veterinarians and Other Animal Health Personnel DATE: 15.06.2001 No. 75 MINISTRY: Ministry of Agriculture PUBLISHED: In 2001, Booklet 7 ENTRY INTO FORCE: 1 January 2002 LAST AMENDED: AMENDS: Act of 10 December

  • Planning and Building Act (2008)

    27/06/2008 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

  • Gene Technology Act

    02/04/1993 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the production and use of genetically modified organisms and the production of cloned animals take place in an ethically justifiable and socially acceptable manner, in accordance with the principle of

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  • Cultural Heritage Act

    09/06/1978 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to protect archeological and architectural monuments and sites, and cultural environments in all their variety and detail, both as part of our cultural heritage and identity and as an element in the overall environment and

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  • Animal Welfare Act.

    10/07/2009 Law Ministry of Agriculture and Food

  • Motor traffic on uncultivated land and in watercourses

    10/06/1977 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to regulate motor traffic on uncultivated land and in watercourses on the basis of overall considerations of the public interest, with a view to protecting the natural environment and promoting public wellbeing.

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  • Svalbard Environmental Protection Act

    15/06/2001 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to preserve a virtually untouched environment in Svalbard with respect to continuous areas of wilderness, landscape, flora, fauna and cultural heritage.

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  • Pollution Control Act

    13/03/1981 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to protect the outdoor environment against pollution and to reduce existing pollution, to reduce the quantity of waste and to promote better waste management.

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  • Outdoor Recreation Act

    28/06/1957 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to protect the natural basis for outdoor recreation and to safeguard the public right of access to and passage through the countryside and the right to spend time there, etc, so that opportunities for outdoor recreation as

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  • Environmental Information Act

    09/05/2003 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to ensure public access to environmental information and thus make it easier for individuals to contribute to the protection of the environment, to protect themselves against injury to health and environmental damage, and

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  • Nature Diversity Act

    19/06/2009 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to protect biological, geological and landscape diversity and ecological processes through conservation and sustainable use, and in such a way that the environment provides a basis for human activity, culture, health and

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  • The Professional Qualifications Act

    14/10/2019 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    The purpose of this Act is to allow professionals who are nationals of an EEA State or Switzerland to exercise their profession in Norway under the same conditions as professionals who obtained their professional qualifications in Norway, in

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  • The Sami Act

    29/05/2007 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Act of 12 June 1987 No. 56 concerning the Sameting (the Sami parliament) and other Sami legal matters (the Sami Act)

  • The Vocational Education Act

    14/10/2019 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    The objective of this Act is to ensure the provision of high quality tertiary vocational education and satisfactory conditions for students of tertiary vocational education.

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  • The Tenancy Act

    12/10/2007 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Act No. 17 of 26 March 1999 relating to tenancy agreements (Tenancy Act). Cf. Act No. 13 of 7 July 1967 relating to rent restriction. - Cf. previous Decree 20 April 1813, Act No. 13 of 25 June 1935, Act No. 5 of 25 June 1936 and Act No. 6 of 16 June

  • The Anti-Discrimination Ombud Act

    20/02/2007 Law Ministry of Children and Families

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