Act No. 40 on the protection of whistleblowers. Country/Territory Iceland Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 January 2021. Abstract This Law applies to employees who report information or share data in good faith about law violations or other reprehensible behavior in the activities of their employers, whether they work for the public sector or in the private market. Reprehensible behavior refers to behavior that endangers the public interest, for example behavior that threatens the health or safety of people or the environment. Full text Icelandic Website www.althingi.is