New Emergency Preparedness Act gives the minister and the police new powers
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af færdselsloven, lov om luftfart, postloven og forskellige andre love (Styrket beredskab på transportområdet m.v. og præcisering af politiets adgang til at neutralisere droner m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives the Minister of Transport the option to depart from rules on roads and traffic, and to set rules on a specific use of a specific harbour area, when this is necessary for essential national defence purposes or civil preparedness purposes.
- The police get a clear legal basis (the rule in the law that gives the right to do something) to neutralise drones.
- Who: The rules mainly concern the Minister of Transport, postal companies with a licence, harbours, drone operators and the police. Owners of properties in rural areas may leave the letterbox away from the driveway if they have no option to do so.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget har til formål at styrke Danmarks beredskab på transportområdet og skabe mulighed for hurtige tiltag i krisesituationer. Transportministeren får hjemmel til midlertidigt at tillade fravigelse af regler i bl.a. færdselsloven, vejloven, postloven og luftfartsloven af hensyn til nationale forsvars- og beredskabsformål. Forslaget giver mulighed for at prioritere havnearealer, sikre postudbringning under ekstraordinære forhold og håndtere ikkesamarbejdsvillige droner. Herudover får politiet en klarere retlig ramme til at neutralisere droner og andre fjernstyrede genstande af hensyn til sikkerhed. Beføjelserne skal anvendes proportionalt, og de mest vidtgående bemyndigelser på transportområdet foreslås at ophøre automatisk ved udgangen af 2028.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 31 October 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 18 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 29 December 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet