Act relative to the floating on in the Torne and Muonio boundary rivers.

This Act ratifies the Agreement between Finland and Sweden regarding the floating of timber in the Torne and Muonio boundary rivers of 17 February 1949 and declares some of its provisions to have the force of law in Sweden. The Agreement is included in the Schedule to this Act. It regulates floating of goods, especially of timber, on rivers that form the boundary between Finland and Sweden. The rules concern the right of floating, methods and means of floating, (activities of) floating associations, liability of damage caused by floating, etc. The rules concern also the protection of fisheries from floating.