Lag om Bottenhavets nationalpark

Bottenhavets nationalpark inrättas för naturvård, kulturarv, forskning, undervisning och miljöuppföljning, och yrkesfisket ska samtidigt tryggas.

The provision says Bottenhavets national park includes about 91,200 hectares of state-owned areas in several named municipalities, and its maps mark different kinds of land and water areas with specific colors and lines.

This section says that rules on prohibited activities in Bottenhavets nationalpark are found in section 49 of the Nature Conservation Act, and exceptions to the protection rules are found in sections 50 and 51.

Fishing is allowed in Bottenhavets national park on state land, despite the nature conservation law rule cited, if done in the manner set out in the fishing law.

This section allows certain hunting and wildlife-regulation activities in Bottenhavets nationalpark, including grey seal hunting and some seabird hunting, in specific places and with permission from Forststyrelsen where required.

Some parts of Bottenhavets national park may have movement banned or restricted when needed.

The Olkiluoto nuclear power plant may take the cooling-water intake and discharge measures in the Bothnian Sea National Park if Metsähallitus gives permission, even though protection rules would otherwise apply.

This section says the law takes effect on 1 July 2011, and a specified point in Regulation 503/1992 is repealed.