{"id":61,"date":"2017-06-29T15:18:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T15:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vu2158.shelley.1984.is\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2025-08-22T14:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:56:03","slug":"safnalog-og-lagaumhverfi-safna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/um-safnarad\/safnalog-og-lagaumhverfi-safna\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum law and the legal environment for museums"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>In <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2011141.html\"><span class=\"s2\">Museums Act No. 141\/2011\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"><strong>provides further provisions on the role and activities of the Museum Council.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Other laws applicable to the activities of museums and museum councils<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2011140.html\"><span class=\"s1\">Act on the National Museum of Iceland No. 140\/2011\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2012064.html\">Visual Arts Act No. 64\/2012<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2012080.html\">Cultural Heritage Act No. 80\/2012<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2007035.html\">Act on the Icelandic Museum of Natural History No. 35\/2007<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2013023.html\">Act on the Icelandic National Broadcasting Corporation, a Public Interest Media Service No. 23\/2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s7\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/1993037.html\">Administrative Procedure Act No. 37\/1993<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2012140.html\">Information Act No. 140\/2012<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Museum Council Regulations<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reglugerd.is\/reglugerdir\/allar\/nr\/900-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regulation on the Recognition of Museums 900\/2013<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Laws and regulations concerning museum housing<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Museum premises shall be designed and built, and all facilities therein, in accordance with planning and building laws, regulations and standards, as well as fire protection and occupational safety laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2010123.html\">Planning Act No. 123\/2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reglugerd.is\/reglugerdir\/eftir-raduneytum\/umhverfisraduneyti\/nr\/18558\">Building Regulations No. 112\/2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reglugerd.is\/reglugerdir\/eftir-raduneytum\/umhverfisraduneyti\/nr\/18558\">Planning Regulation No. 90\/2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2000075.html\"><span class=\"s10\">Fire Protection Act No. 75\/2000<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/1980046.html\"><span class=\"s10\">Act on Environment, Hygiene and Safety at Work No. 46\/1980<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Other laws and regulations concerning the operation of museums<br \/>\n(note that the list is not exhaustive)<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">For museums operating under a charter\/charter that has received confirmation from the Minister of Justice (NOTE: Museums are not required to seek confirmation from the Minister of Justice of their charter\/charter):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/1988019.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s6\"><span class=\"s10\">Act on funds and institutions operating under a confirmed charter<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>For museums that are non-profit organizations<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li7\"><span class=\"s12\">L<a href=\"https:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/1999033.html\"><span class=\"s13\">Act on Non-Profit Institutions Engaged in Business Operations No. 33\/1999<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li7\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2003090.html\"><span class=\"s10\">Income Tax Act No. 90\/2003<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reglugerd.is\/reglugerdir\/eftir-raduneytum\/fjarmalaraduneyti\/nr\/22793\">Regulations on deductions from income from business or self-employment No. 1300\/2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"> <b>Note!<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s14\">Gifts and financial contributions to museums are tax deductible, cf. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/2003090.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Articles 30 and 31 of the Income Tax Act No. 90\/2003<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li10\"><span class=\"s14\">Museums, to the extent that they are not operated for profit, are exempt from property tax, cf. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.althingi.is\/lagas\/nuna\/1995004.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Article 5 of the Act on Municipal Revenue Sources No. 4\/1995\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00cd safnal\u00f6gum nr. 141\/2011\u00a0er n\u00e1nar kve\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 um hlutverk og starfsemi safnar\u00e1\u00f0s. \u00d6nnur l\u00f6g sem eiga vi\u00f0 um starfsemi safna og safnar\u00e1\u00f0s L\u00f6g um \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafn \u00cdslands nr. 140\/2011\u00a0 Myndlistarl\u00f6g nr. 64\/2012\u00a0 L\u00f6g um menningarminjar nr. 80\/2012\u00a0 L\u00f6g um N\u00e1tt\u00faruminjasafn \u00cdslands nr. 35\/2007\u00a0 L\u00f6g um R\u00edkis\u00fatvarpi\u00f0, fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0il \u00ed almanna\u00fe\u00e1gu nr. 23\/2013\u00a0 Stj\u00f3rns\u00fdslul\u00f6g nr. 37\/1993\u00a0 Uppl\u00fdsingal\u00f6g nr. 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