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      21. Dec 2017Legislation, Public Safety and Security, Ministry of Justice, Acts of Parliament

      Act on the Icelandic Coast Guard

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Act on the Icelandic Coast Guard No. 52, June 14th 2006 Entered into force 1 July 2006. Chapter I Direction, area of operations, and tasks of the Icelandic Coast Guard Section 1 Purpose The Icelandic Coast Guard shall provide security and rescue services at sea, enforce law at sea, and perform any other tasks provided for in this Act or any administrative provisions issued in accordance with it, or as otherwise ordered as provided for by law

      21. Dec 2017Legislation, Public Safety and Security, Ministry of Justice, Acts of Parliament

      Civil Protection Act

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Civil Protection Act No. 82, 12 June 2008 SECTION I General provisions. Article 1 The aim of civil protection

      21. Dec 2017Legislation, Foreign Nationals, Ministry of Justice, Acts of Parliament

      Icelandic Nationality Act, No. 100/1952

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Icelandic Nationality Act, No. 100/1952 Translated from the Icelandic. In case of any discrepancies between the original text in Icelandic and the translation, only the original text as published in the Official Gazette of Iceland (Stjórnartíðindi) is authentic

      21. Dec 2017Legislation, Foreign Nationals, Ministry of Justice, Acts of Parliament

      Icelandic Nationality Act, No. 100/1952

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Icelandic Nationality Act, No. 100/1952 Translated from the Icelandic. In case of any discrepancies between the original text in Icelandic and the translation, only the original text as published in the Official Gazette of Iceland (Stjórnartíðindi) is authentic

      21. Dec 2017Legislation, Social Welfare and Families, Ministry of Justice, Acts of Parliament

      Act on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decisions on the Custody of Children and the Return of Abducted Children, etc. No. 160 27th December 1995

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Act on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decisions on the Custody of Children and the Return of Abducted Children, etc. No. 160 27th December 1995 Translated from the Icelandic

      21. Dec 2017Legislation, Social Welfare and Families, Ministry of Justice, Acts of Parliament

      Act on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decisions on the Custody of Children and the Return of Abducted Children, etc. No. 160 27th December 1995

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Act on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decisions on the Custody of Children and the Return of Abducted Children, etc. No. 160 27th December 1995 Translated from the Icelandic

      21. Dec 2017Legislation, Social Welfare and Families, Ministry of Justice, Acts of Parliament

      Children Act, no. 76/2003, with later amendments

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Children Act, no. 76/2003, with later amendments Children Act no. 76/2003, with later amendments Tags Social Welfare and Families Ministry of Justice Acts of Parliament Go back Disclaimer: This section of the site details available translations on legislation relating to the Government Offices in Iceland

      21. Dec 2017Legislation, Social Welfare and Families, Ministry of Justice, Acts of Parliament

      Children Act, no. 76/2003, with later amendments

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Children Act, no. 76/2003, with later amendments Children Act no. 76/2003, with later amendments Tags Social Welfare and Families Ministry of Justice Acts of Parliament Go back Disclaimer: This section of the site details available translations on legislation relating to the Government Offices in Iceland

      21. Dec 2017Personal Law, Acts of Parliament, Legislation, Ministry of Justice

      Inheritance Act No. 8, 14 March 1962

      21 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Inheritance Act No. 8, 14 March 1962 Translated from the Icelandic In case of any discrepancies between the original text in Icelandic and the translation, only the original text as published in the Official Gazette of Iceland (Stjórnartíðindi) is authentic. Please note as well that amendments may have been made since the translations were prepared

      13. Dec 2017Ministry of Justice, Legislation, Acts of Parliament

      Adoption Act

      NOTE: This article is more than 5 years old. 13 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Adoption Act No. 130/1999 with amendments Chapter I Adoptions and legal requirements in respect thereof Article 1 Permission for adoption

      13. Dec 2017Ministry of Justice, Legislation, Acts of Parliament

      Adoption Act

      13 December 2017 / Ministry of Justice Adoption Act No. 130/1999 with amendments Chapter I Adoptions and legal requirements in respect thereof Article 1 Permission for adoption. District Commissioners grant permission for adoptions

      29. Oct 2009Reports, Law and Order, Ministry of Justice

      Report of the Permanent Committe on Procedural Law on amendments to the Insolvency Regime in relation to the assessment programme with the IMF

      29 October 2009 / Ministry of Justice Report of the Permanent Committe on Procedural Law on amendments to the Insolvency Regime in relation to the assessment programme with the IMF Report of the Permanent Committe on Procedural Law on amendments to the Insolvency Regime in relation to the assessment programme with the IMF (pdf) Icelandic: Skýrsla réttarfarsnefndar um breytingu á gjaldþrotaskiptalögum í tengslum við áætlun AGS (pdf) Tags Law and Order Ministry of Justice Go back

      19. Jun 2000Reports, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Equality

      Iceland´s Fifteenth Periodic Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination According to Article 9 of the Convention.

      19 June 2000 / Ministry of Justice Iceland´s Fifteenth Periodic Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination According to Article 9 of the Convention. Iceland}s Fifteenth Periodic Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination According to Article 9 of the Convention. CERD}s concluding observations

      05. May 1998Reports, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Equality

      Iceland's Third Report on the Implementation of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights

      05 May 1998 / Ministry of Justice Iceland's Third Report on the Implementation of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights Iceland's Third Report on the Implementation of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights Contents I. General Observations 1 - 11 II. Information relating to Individual Provisions of Parts I

      05. May 1998Reports, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Equality

      Iceland's First Report on the Application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20th November 1989

      05 May 1998 / Ministry of Justice Iceland's First Report on the Application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20th November 1989 Iceland's First Report on the Application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20th November 1989 Introduction

      Ministry of Justice, Social Welfare and Families

      Further details regarding the Hague Convention

      Further details regarding the Hague Convention Ministry of Justice Child Abduction According to the Hague Convention and the Act on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decisions concerning Custody of Children, Return of Abducted Children etc. , No. 160/1995, the removal or the retention of a child is to be considered wrongful where it is in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person, an institution or any other body, either jointly or alone, under the law of the State in which the child was habitually resident immediately before the removal or retention; and at the time of removal or retention those rights were actually exercised, either jointly or alone, or would have been so exercised but for the removal or retention

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