KKO 3183/1997
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Supreme Court dismissed appeal regarding the scope of the Lake Protection Act's application to a specific lake system.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's appeal concerning the interpretation of the Lake Protection Act's territorial scope. The appellant argued that the Act applied to the Iijoen water system, while the lower court and the state contended otherwise based on statutory definitions. The court upheld the lower court's decision by strictly interpreting the legislative text to limit the Act's application to the defined boundaries.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedKoskiensuojelulain 1 § 1 mom 40 kohta; The Lake Protection Act applies only to water bodies explicitly defined within its territorial scope, excluding adjacent systems not meeting the statutory criteria.
Keywords
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Lake Protection Act
territorial scope
water system definition
administrative appeal
statutory interpretation
environmental regulation
supreme court review
Cited Legislation
AI generatedKoskiensuojelulain 1 § 1 mom 40 kohta
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Full text
Kysymys Iijoen vesistön ulottuvuudesta koskiensuojelulain mukaan.
KoskiensuojeluL 1 § 1 mom 40 kohta