Act No. 50 of 1978 concerning the Cultural Heritage (Cultural Heritage Act).

The purpose of this Act is to protect archaeological and architectural monuments and sites, and cultural environments (as defined in section 2) in all their variety and detail, both as part of our cultural heritage and identity and as an element in the overall environment and resource management. Chapter II contains provisions relative to monuments and sites which are automatically protected by law. They include traces of land cultivation of any kind, such as clearance cairns, ditches and plough furrows, fences and enclosures, and hunting, fishing and trapping devices. A cultural environment may be protected by the King in order to preserve its value to cultural history. In a protection order made in accordance with the first paragraph, the King may prohibit or otherwise regulate any activity within the protected area which may run counter to the purpose of the protection. The same applies to dividing the land or leasing it out for the purpose of such activity (sect. 20).