National Planning Agency
The issue of marine and coastal planning moves from the Minister of the Environment to the Minister of Infrastructure
10th December 2021
According to the Presidential decree on the division of the Administrative Board published on 28 November, the Law on the Structure of the Sea and Coastal Regions and therefore issues related to the marine and coastal planning are transferred to the new Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, which previously belonged to the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources.
This means that, among other things, the responsibility for the appointment of regional councils for the development of coastal planning, the appointment of consultation groups for the development of coastal planning and the approval of coastal planning will in future be in the hands of the Minister of Infrastructure.
More information on the move is available on the website of the Icelandic National Planning Agency.