Laws and regulations
The laws and regulations are in Norwegian language only (The Svalbard Environmetal Protection Act and the Tourism regulations are translated to English language also. Please note that the translation is not official. It is only provided for information purposes).
| Laws and regulations | Description |
|---|---|
| A | |
| Alcohol scheme for Svalbard | Regulations on the alcohol scheme for Svalbard |
| B | |
| Båndtvangforskriften | Regulations relating to dog leashes in Svalbard |
| Bergverksordningen for Svalbard | The mining code (the mining regulations) for Svalbard |
| Bjørnøya - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning the protection of Bjørnøya Nature Reserve in Svalbard |
| Border Act | Act on Border Supervision and Border Control of Persons (Border Act) |
| C | |
| Control of travelers to and from Svalbard | The regulation applies to controls on Svalbard of travelers to and from the archipelago, and applies to Svalbard and associated territorial waters. |
| D | |
| Dyrehelseforskriften | Regulations on measures against diseases and zoonotic agents in animals |
| F | |
| Festningen - fredningsforskrift | Regulations on the conservation of Festningen Geotope Protected Area in Svalbard |
| Firearms and scare devices for protection against polar bears | The Governor's guidelines for firearms and scare devices for protection against polar bears |
| Forskrift om sortering og innsamling av avfall, avfallsgebyrer og byggavfall i Longyearbyen planområde | Regulations on waste and handling of waste in Longyearbyen |
| Forurensingsforskriften | Regulations on environmental contaminants, waste and drainage and waste disposal fees in Svalbard |
| Fuglereservater på Svalbard - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning major bird sanctuaries and nature conservation areas in Svalbard since 1973 |
| G | |
| Goods transport control in Svalbard | Regulation on goods transport control in Svalbard |
| H | |
| Heavy fuel oil ban | Heavy fuel oil ban in Svalbard waters |
| Hopen - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning the protection of Hopen Nature Reserve in Svalbard |
| Høstingsforskriften | Regulations concerning harvesting (hunting, trapping and fishing) and gathering of eggs and down |
| Hund til Svalbard - forskrift | Regulations concerning import of animals to Svalbard |
| I | |
| Indre Wijdefjorden- fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning the protection of Indre Wijdefjorden National Park in Svalbard |
| J | |
| Jakt på svalbardrype og Svalbardrein - forskrift | Regulations concerning local regulation of hunting of the Svalbard ptarmigan and Svalbard reindeer in Svalbard |
| Jakt-, fangst. og fiskekort på Svalbard - avgift | Regulations concerning the fees for hunting, trapping and fishing licenses etc. in Svalbard |
| K | |
| Kjæledyrforskriften | Regulations on non-commercial transfer of pets |
| L | |
| Leirforskriften | Regulations relating to camping activities in Svalbard |
| M | |
| Masimjelt og Purpurkarse - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning the protection of Oxytropis deflexa and Braya purpurascens. Delegation of authority |
| Midterhuken - fredningsforskrift | Regulations on the prohibition of traffic at automatically protected cultural heritage sites at Midterhuken, Bellsund |
| Moffen - fredningsbestemmelser | Regulations concerning the protection of Moffen Nature Reserve in Svalbard |
| Motor traffic in Svalbard | Regulations relating to motor traffic in Svalbard. Please note that the translation is not official. It is only provided for information purposes. |
| Motorferdselsforskriften | Regulations concerning motorised traffic in Svalbard |
| N | |
| Nordaust-Svalbard - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning major bird sanctuaries and nature conservation areas in Svalbard since 1973, including Nordaust-Svalbard nature reserve |
| Nordre Isfjorden - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning the protection of Nordre Isfjorden National Park in Svalbard |
| O | |
| Ossian Sars - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning the protection of Ossian Sars Nature Reserve |
| R | |
| Røyeforskriften | Regulations on fishing for char in Svalbard in 2024 |
| S | |
| Sassen-Bünsow Land - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning the protection of Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park in Svalbard |
| Sivilbeskyttelsesloven | Act relating to municipal emergency preparedness, civil protection measures and the civil defence |
| Skytevåpen i Longyearbyen og omegn - forskrift | The regulation regulates the use of firearms. The rules are somewhat different than those applicable on the mainland |
| Søraust-Svalbard - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning major bird sanctuaries and nature conservation areas in Svalbard since 1973, Southeast-Svalbard |
| Straffeloven | The Norwegian penal code |
| Svalbard Environmental Protection Act | The translation is not official; it is provided for information purposes only. In the event of any inconsistency, the Norwegian version shall prevail. This transaltion is based on the norwegian version of 12. april 2012. Later amendments are not translated. |
| Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund - fee | The regulation determines the purpose of the fee, its geographical limitations, the obligation to pay fees and their collection, reimbursement etc. |
| Svalbardloven | The Svalbard law |
| Svalbardmiljøloven | The Svalbard Environmental Act |
| Svalbardtraktaten | The Svalbard treaty |
| T | |
| Tourism regulations | Regulations relating to tourism, field operations and other travel in Svalbard. The translation is not official; it is provided for information purposes only. In the event of any inconsistency, the Norwegian version shall prevail. This transaltion is based on the Norwegian version of 12. april 2012. Later amendments are not translated. |
| V | |
| Van Mijenfjorden national park - fredningsforskrift | Regulations concerning the protection of Van Mijenfjorden National Park in Svalbard. Formerly Nordenskiøldland National Park |
| Våpenforskriften | Regulations on firearms, weapons parts and ammunition etc |
| Våpenloven | Act relating to firearms and ammunition, etc |
| Vigohamna - fredningsforsskrift | Regulations concerning area protection and regulation of access to Virgohamna in Svalbard |