reguleringsmessig

Reguleringsmessig is a Norwegian adjective used to describe something that relates to regulation or has regulatory significance. It is commonly encountered in public administration, urban and regional planning, and environmental governance to signal requirements, boundaries, or consequences that are determined by laws, regulations, or regulatory planning documents.

Etymology and scope: The term is formed from regulering (regulation) and the suffix -messig, which conveys the sense of “having the quality of” or “pertaining to.” In practice, reguleringsmessig concerns how a plan, project, or decision must comply with established regulatory frameworks, such as zoning codes, environmental permits, or planning statutes.

Usage and examples: In planning and policy documents, phrases such as reguleringsmessig krav (regulatory requirement), reguleringsmessig konsekvens (regulatory consequence), or reguleringsmessig avgrensing (regulatory boundary) are used to indicate aspects constrained or governed by regulation. The term helps differentiate between voluntary decisions and those that are legally binding or subject to regulatory review, approval processes, or impact assessments.

See also: regulering, reguleringsplan, plan- og bygningsloven, regulatorisk as a related concept in a Norwegian legal and planning context.