The Minister may make rules on seabed surveying for nature protection reasons
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om stedbestemt information (Bemyndigelsesbestemmelse om fastsættelse af regler vedrørende EU's naturbeskyttelsesdirektiver)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives the Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities the legal basis (the rule in the law that gives the right to do something) to set rules on conditions for seabed surveying under the chapter on seabed surveying.
- The rules are set to implement the EU nature protection directives.
- Who: The rules do not apply to defence activities covered by rules under section 71 b of the Nature Protection Act. The act also does not apply to the Faroe Islands or Greenland.
- 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)
Lovforslaget skal sikre, at EU’s naturbeskyttelsesdirektiver overholdes ved søopmåling i Danmark. Det giver ministeren bemyndigelse til at fastsætte regler for, hvornår og hvordan søopmåling må ske. Bemyndigelsen skal sikre fleksibilitet i tilfælde af teknologisk udvikling på området. Loven foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2026.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 5 November 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