{"id":55,"date":"2014-02-01T13:15:38","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T12:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.uia.no\/ninaaf13\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2014-05-27T17:23:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T16:23:50","slug":"i-the-outdoor-recreation-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.uia.no\/ninaaf13\/assignments\/i-the-outdoor-recreation-act\/","title":{"rendered":"I: the outdoor recreation act"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Contents of the ORA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

General information<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The ORA came into force\u00a0 on 28th<\/sup> June\u00a0 1957. It\u00b4s original name is \u201cLov om friluftslivet\u201d. Norway was thus the first country in the world to implement an act regarding the use of nature into legislation. The roots of the ORA lay in the middle ages, where it was a necessity and common habit to stay in uncultivated land. Out of this obviousness resulted the unwritten law of the \u201callemannsretten\u201d (\u201cevery-man\u00b4s-right\u201d). The ORA is the written law that resulted out of this.<\/p>\n

The purpose of this Act is \u201cto protect the natural basis for outdoor recreation and to safeguard the public right of access to and passage through the countryside and the right to spend time there, etc, so that opportunities for outdoor recreation as a leisure activity that is healthy, environmentally sound and gives a sense of well-being are maintained and promoted.\u201d (\u00a71).<\/p>\n

It furthermore defines what people are allowed or not allowed to in the countryside. It therefore distinguishes between \u201ccultivated land\u201d and \u201cuncultivated land\u201d in \u00a71a.<\/p>\n

Cultivated land<\/h1>\n

Cultivated land is per definition \u201cfarmyards, plots around houses and cabins, tilled fields, hay meadows, cultivated pasture, young plantations and similar areas where public access would unduly hinder the owner or user.\u201d<\/p>\n

For cultivated land (with the exception of \u201cfarmyards or plots around houses and cabins, fenced gardens and parks or other fenced areas\u201d) is \u201caccess to and passage through<\/span>\u201d granted to every person \u201cwhen the ground is frozen or snow-covered, but not in the period from 30 April to 14 October<\/span>\u201d (\u00a73). For any use that goes further than access to and passage through e.g. \u201cpicnicking, sunbathing, staying overnight\u201d a person has to seek permission of the owner (\u00a79).<\/p>\n

Uncultivated land<\/h1>\n

All countryside that is neither cultivated nor tilled is considered to be uncultivated land.<\/p>\n

\u00a72 is the fundament of the \u201callemannsretten\u201d that allows every person to use uncultivated land without the permission of the owner \u201cat all times of year\u201d \u201cprovided that consideration and due care is shown\u201d. Precise definitions and limitations to this \u201cuse\u201d are defined in the following articles.<\/p>\n

Basically a person is allowed to do everything in uncultivated land, as long as \u201cthis does not cause any significant damage or inconvenience\u201d and as long it is not explicitly permitted by the owner or other specific rules. Under this condition It is allowed to:<\/p>\n