Information Act (No. 140). Country/Territory Iceland Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Access-to-information Public participation Governance Procedural matters Dispute settlement Data collection/reporting Registration Geographical area Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The objectives of this Act is to ensure transparency in the administration and in the handling of public interests, inter alia with the purpose of strengthening: a) right to information and freedom of expression; b) the possibility of the public to participate in a democratic society; c) media and public pressure on the government; d) the possibility of the media to share information about public affairs; and d) public trust in the administration. The Act covers all government actives. It consists of 36 articles organized in the following chapters: I. Objective and Scope; II. General access to information; III. Party access to information about him or herself; IV. Procedure; V. Decision Committee on Information Matters; VI. Registration of cases etc.; VII. Re-use of public information; VIII. Access to data for research purposes; IX. Validity etc. Full text Icelandic Website www.althingi.is References - Legislation Amended by Act No. 45 on the re-use of public information. Legislation | Iceland | 2018 Keyword: Access-to-information, Public participation, Governance, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX