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As in Iceland, the sýslumaður system was brought to the Faroe Islands in the 13th century as the Norwegian king exerted greater influence over the islands. Traditionally, there were six sýslumenn, one for each sýsla. [7] Today, sýslumenn are the modern district sheriffs appointed to
In Iceland, the Police (Icelandic: Ríkislögreglan, lit. 'the State Police') is the national police force of Iceland.It is responsible for law enforcement throughout the country, except in Icelandic territorial waters which fall under the jurisdiction of the Icelandic Coast Guard. [2]
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 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.
National law enforcement agencies of Iceland (2 P) Pages in category "Law enforcement agencies of Iceland" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Iceland Air Defence System or Íslenska Loftvarnarkerfið was founded in 1987, and operates four radar complexes, a software and support facility and a command and report centre. It is a part of the Coast Guard. Iceland's NATO allies also regularly deploy fighter aircraft to patrol the country's airspace as part of the Icelandic Air ...
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 ...
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)