Acts

Government.no does not publish a complete overview of valid acts. For a complete overview (in Norwegian), check Lovdata, which, in addition to the overview, also publishes all acts and regulations in their entirety.

 

 

  • Education Act

    15/09/2025 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    Act relating to Primary and Secondary Education and Training (the Education Act)

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  • The Independent Schools Act

    14/10/2019 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    The objective of this Act is to help facilitate the establishment and operation of independent schools, so that parents and pupils may choose other schools than the government schools, cf. Section 2 no. 2 of the (Norwegian) Human Rights Act.

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  • Kindergarten Act

    09/05/2011 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    Kindergartens shall provide children under compulsory school age with good opportunities for development and activity in close understanding and collaboration with the children's homes.

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  • Nature Diversity Act

    19/06/2009 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to protect biological, geological and landscape diversity and ecological processes through conservation and sustainable use, and in such a way that the environment provides a basis for human activity, culture, health and

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  • The Tenancy Act

    12/10/2007 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Act No. 17 of 26 March 1999 relating to tenancy agreements (Tenancy Act). Cf. Act No. 13 of 7 July 1967 relating to rent restriction. - Cf. previous Decree 20 April 1813, Act No. 13 of 25 June 1935, Act No. 5 of 25 June 1936 and Act No. 6 of 16 June

  • The Professional Qualifications Act

    14/10/2019 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    The purpose of this Act is to allow professionals who are nationals of an EEA State or Switzerland to exercise their profession in Norway under the same conditions as professionals who obtained their professional qualifications in Norway, in

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  • Climate Change Act

    16/06/2017 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to promote the implementation of Norway’s climate targets as part of its process of transformation to a low-emission society by 2050.

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  • The Anti-Discrimination Ombud Act

    20/02/2007 Law Ministry of Children and Families

  • Child Welfare Act

    01/01/2023 Law Ministry of Children and Families

    Entry into force: 1 January 2023, 1 July 2023, as determined by the King Download the law: Act relating to child welfare (Child Welfare Act) (PDF)

  • The Cash Benefit Act

    16/10/2001 Law Ministry of Children and Families

  • Cultural Heritage Act

    09/06/1978 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to protect archeological and architectural monuments and sites, and cultural environments in all their variety and detail, both as part of our cultural heritage and identity and as an element in the overall environment and

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  • The Local Government Act

    21/04/2021 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Norwegian Local Governments Act The purpose of Local Government Act is to promote local self-government and provide the necessary frameworks for this. The Act facilitates the local representative government and a strong representative local

  • The Vocational Education Act

    14/10/2019 Law Ministry of Education and Research

    The objective of this Act is to ensure the provision of high quality tertiary vocational education and satisfactory conditions for students of tertiary vocational education.

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  • Political Parties Act

    17/06/2005 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Act on certain aspects relating to the political parties (The Political Parties Act).

  • Act on a national register for land information (Cadastre Act)

    17/06/2005 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Act on a national register for land information (Cadastre Act)

  • Marriage Act is available at Lovdata

    19/12/2024 Law Ministry of Children and Families

    Marriage Act

  • The Sami Act

    02/07/2025 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Act of 12 June 1987 No. 56 concerning the Sameting (the Sami parliament) and other Sami legal matters (the Sami Act)

  • Pollution Control Act

    13/03/1981 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to protect the outdoor environment against pollution and to reduce existing pollution, to reduce the quantity of waste and to promote better waste management.

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  • Gene Technology Act

    02/04/1993 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the production and use of genetically modified organisms and the production of cloned animals take place in an ethically justifiable and socially acceptable manner, in accordance with the principle of

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  • Outdoor Recreation Act

    28/06/1957 Law Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The purpose of this Act is to protect the natural basis for outdoor recreation and to safeguard the public right of access to and passage through the countryside and the right to spend time there, etc, so that opportunities for outdoor recreation as

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