Svalbard Act of 1925

E508903

Norwegian law act of parliament

The Svalbard Act of 1925 is a Norwegian law that established Norway’s sovereignty and administrative framework over the Svalbard archipelago, defining its governance, legal system, and key institutions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Norwegian Svalbard Act of 1925	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Norwegian law ⓘ act of parliament ⓘ
administeredBy	Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ Svalbard archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Svalbard Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
clarifies	extent of Norwegian legislative competence in Svalbard ⓘ relationship between Svalbard and mainland Norway’s legal system ⓘ status of foreign nationals in Svalbard under Norwegian law ⓘ
country	Norway ⓘ
defines	Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard ⓘ administrative authorities in Svalbard ⓘ application of Norwegian law in Svalbard ⓘ framework for civil law in Svalbard ⓘ framework for criminal law in Svalbard ⓘ framework for environmental and land-use regulation in Svalbard ⓘ framework for policing in Svalbard ⓘ framework for property rights in Svalbard ⓘ framework for taxation and fees in Svalbard ⓘ governor’s powers in Svalbard ⓘ judicial organization in Svalbard ⓘ rules for local administration in Svalbard ⓘ
establishes	Governor of Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ Longyearbyen as an administrative center (through later amendments and practice) ⓘ
implements	obligations of Norway under the Svalbard Treaty ⓘ
jurisdiction	Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Norwegian ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
purpose	to define the administrative framework for Svalbard ⓘ to establish Norway’s sovereignty over Svalbard ⓘ to regulate governance of Svalbard ⓘ to regulate the legal system applicable in Svalbard ⓘ
regulates	courts in Svalbard ⓘ land registration in Svalbard ⓘ local democracy arrangements in Svalbard (through later amendments) ⓘ mining claims and property in Svalbard ⓘ police authority in Svalbard ⓘ public administration in Svalbard ⓘ
subjectOf	Norwegian constitutional and legal commentary NERFINISHED ⓘ international law scholarship on Arctic governance ⓘ
territorialScope	land areas of Svalbard ⓘ territorial waters around Svalbard (as specified in the act and later amendments) ⓘ

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Governor of Svalbard → hasLegalBasis → Svalbard Act of 1925 ⓘ

Svalbard Treaty → relatedTo → Svalbard Act of 1925 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norwegian Svalbard Act of 1925