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. |