The police in Greenland will no longer decide on rescue equipment at bathing areas
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om ændring af bekendtgørelse for Grønland om politiets sikring af den offentlige orden og beskyttelse af enkeltpersoners og den offentlige sikkerhed mv., samt politiets adgang til at iværksætte midlertidige foranstaltninger (ordensbekendtgørelsen)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The police in Greenland will no longer decide what rescue equipment and supervision there must be at coastal areas and lakes that are often used for bathing.
- The police's other rules on bathing, boating and fishing remain in force.
- Who: The police and the municipal councils in Greenland, as well as people bathing at coasts and lakes.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 July 2026.
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This executive order repeals (that a rule stops applying) § 14(1) of the Greenland public order executive order. Under that provision, the police could decide what rescue equipment and supervision there had to be at coastal areas and lakes that were often used for bathing.
The police can still lay down the rules that follow from the other provisions of § 14, e.g. for boating with motorboats and jet skis and for local fishing.
The police can also still lay down rules for boating with motorboats and jet skis close to the coast, and rules on local fishing and traffic on lakes.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 22 June 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 25 June 2026
- In force · 1 July 2026