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Only One Third Of Every Infection Control Violation Has Been Fined
From 1 March 2020 to and including 20 April, 312 violations of the Epidemiological Control Act have been registered by the police. Of these, only 90 have been prosecuted, or almost 29% of the cases. This is stated by the National Commissioner…
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New Traffic Laws In 2020
At the start of 2020, police will begin fining people who park backwards on the road. This is only one of the many changes that will come about in the new year. More new traffic laws will take effect at the start…
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Iceland’s Equal Pay Law Sets New World Standard
Iceland has always been praised as a country with great equality between men and women. It also recently became the world’s first nation to make it mandatory for companies and institutions with more than 25 employees to prove that they pay men…
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Most Icelanders Want To Increase Fines For Phone Driving
Most Icelanders self-report using their phones while driving, and a new poll shows the vast majority of Icelanders also believe fines for the practice should be increased. According to a new poll from Market and Media Research (MMR), 85% of Icelanders believe…
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Forlagið Fined 25 Million For Breaking Competition Law
Leading Icelandic publishing house, Forlagið, has been fined 25 million ISK for breaking competition laws, reports RÚV. Forlagið was founded in 2008 after a merger between JPV-útgáfa (JPV Publishing) and publishing company Vegamót. For the merger to be approved the companies had…
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Fines For Illegal Parking Doubled
Double-parking, parking on the sidewalk and needlessly parking in a disabled-only spot will now get you double the fines as before. Vísir reports that Reykjavík City Council has approved a measure that doubles all categories of parking fines. The move is not…