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The office of sýslumenn was established in Iceland when the country submitted to the King of Norway in 1262–1264 and royal authority was invested in sýslumenn to oversee the island's 12 sýslur. Appointed by the King of Norway, it was possible for a single sýslumaður to oversee up to a quarter of the island through representatives ...
The counties of Iceland. Historically, Iceland was divided into 23 counties. Currently, Iceland is split up amongst 24 sheriffs that represent government in various capacities. The jurisdiction of the Sheriff's Offices greatly resemble the historical county divisions.
In 1939, at the orders of then Prime Minister Hermann Jónasson, the State Police and the Útlendingaeftirlitið (Foreigner monitoring agency) founded a security department, or eftirgrennslanadeild in Icelandic. [41] This service was founded primarily to monitor Nazi scientists in Iceland as well
In Iceland, sýslumenn (singular sýslumaður, translated "sheriff") [60] are administrators of the state, holders of the executive power in their jurisdiction and heads of their Sheriff's Office. Sheriffs are in charge of certain legal matters that typically involve registration of some sort and executing the orders of the court.
Pages in category "Law enforcement in Iceland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
Bishop's Office (Biskupsstofa) Courts in Iceland; Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration (Flugmálastjórn Íslands) Police (Lögregla) State Directory of Prisons (Fangelsismálastofnun ríkisins) Sýslumenn; Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin)
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland's centre-left Social Democratic Alliance became the biggest party in a snap election that unseated the ruling coalition of the past seven years, the final count ...
Prime Minister's Office: Forsætisráðuneyti: n/a Predecessors of the Ministry of Health Ministry of Health and Social Security: Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðuneyti: n/a Predecessors of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism Ministry of Industry and Business Affairs: Iðnaðar- og viðskiptaráðuneyti: n/a