Type

No/Yr

Title

Comments

Law

155/2018

On Soil and Land Conservation

Modernization of 1965 law. Important provisions still under 6/1986 (Ministry for Industries and Innovation).

Law

6/1986

Act on Rangelands

Foundation from1969.Under Ministry for Industries and Innovation; ensures influence of the agricultural sector on land use issues.

Law

99/1993

Farm Commodity Act

Legal basis for the QMS. Amendments made later to accommodate changes of regulations.

Statement

2000

Declaration of Intent (“Viljayfirlýsing”)

Declaration signed by user’s associations, national agencies and the government.

Regulation

175/2003

Quality Management in Seep Farming (QMS)

Initial foundation for the QMS, some basic criteria on the land use part (L-QMS).

Regulation

10/2008

QMS-Update

Major changes on assessment and classification of land condition of the L-QMS.

Regulation

1160/2013

QMS-Update

Controversial changes relaxing demands for environmentally acceptable land use.

Regulation

536/2015

QMS-Update

Relaxing rules. Role of SCSI minimized, implementation left entirely to the agricultural sector.

Regulations

1166/2017

511/2018

QMS-Updates

No significant changes to L-QMS.