The present Act lays down rules on Land and forest Iceland, which shall be the joint institution of the Icelandic Soil Conservation and Forestry Agency as of 1 January 2024. The Agency shall supervise and administer the implementation of the Act on Land Reclamation and the Act on Forests and Forestry. It shall also handle day-to-day administration in accordance with the laws, other laws that the organization operates under and international agreements that relate to the organization's subjects. The tasks of the Agency are: 1) Implementation of the Act on Soil Conservation and the Act on Forests and Forestry, regulations and other government directives regarding the issue of soil conservation and forestry; 2) to work on and according to the national plan for soil conservation and forestry; 3) to provide assistance and advice to the minister in the preparation of laws, regulations and other projects in the field of soil conservation and forestry; and 4) other projects assigned to the Agency by laws, regulations or ministerial decision.
Iceland · 2023-06-22