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KKO 340/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court allows coastal municipality to separate shared-use areas from its territory despite individual usage rights.

Case Number KKO 340/2001
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court ruled that a coastal municipality could legally separate specific shared-use areas from its territory, even though an individual held exclusive usage rights granted in 1989. The plaintiff argued that such separation would violate their established rights, while the municipality contended that administrative reorganization was necessary for effective management. The court determined that the original grant did not prevent the municipality from restructuring its boundaries to exclude the disputed areas.

Legislator headnote

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Section 1 of the Coastal Zone Act; Section 2 of the Coastal Zone Act: The coastal municipality retains the authority to reorganize its territory and exclude areas with shared-use rights from its jurisdiction, provided such action does not fundamentally negate the nature of the granted rights.

Keywords

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coastal zone management shared use rights municipal boundary reorganization exclusive usage entitlement territorial separation

Cited Legislation

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Section 1 of the Coastal Zone Act
Section 2 of the Coastal Zone Act
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Full text

Rantaosakkaan A:n omistamille tiloille oli vuonna 1989 pidetyssä rantakaavatoimituksessa myönnetty yksinomainen käyttöoikeus eräisiin kaavan mukaisiin yhteiskäyttöalueisiin. Kysymys siitä, voitiinko rantakunta jakaa siten, että rantakunnasta erotettiin ne yhteiskäyttöalueet, johon A:lla yksin oli käyttöoikeus.