Seal hunting is prohibited in Iceland, whether this involves hunting at sea, rivers or lakes, except with special permission from the Directorate of Fisheries.

The use of compulsion in services for the disabled is strictly prohibited except when preventing someone from causing themselves or others bodily harm.

The Federation of Icelandic Merchants has donated an adjustable training staircase worth ISK 2.5 million to Akureyri Hospital (SAk). The staircase is located by the surgical ward in SAk’s main building.

Pharmacy license holders and others intending to engage in the remote sale of medicines are required to notify the Icelandic Medicines Agency about it.

The new unemployment benefits application, now available on Ísland.is, has been developed to make the process simpler and reduce the burden on people in vulnerable situations.

The Icelandic Planning Agency confirmed on 9 July 2024 the amendment to the 2019-2039 Main Plan of Grundarfjörður, which was approved by the town council on 11 January 2024.

The book Searching for Money has now been published as a sound book.

Today, the court pronounced a judgement in case 24/2023 involving all seven judges of the court. The issue was whether the law on parental leave would contravene the obligation under the EEA Agreement.

Last autumn, students in the 5th and 6th grades at Stórutjarnaskóli took part in the Children’s Literature Festival, where they wrote and created their own books.

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