Act No. 25 respecting the Icelandic Coast Guard, 1967

ACT RESPECTING TIIB ICELANDIC COAST GUARD No. 2S of 1967 Art. 1 The Coaet Guard ta a State eatabU ■hment havina & venue at Reykjavik, it■ aim bein& I • {a) To undertak• 1ener&l policina in th• ocean around Iceland, both inaide and outaide tertitori&l watera. {b) To render a••i■tance in th• reacue of per■ona from peril• of the eea or aahore and aleo to undertake ur1ent ambulance aervice either indep .. ndently or in co-operation with the National Life Savina A1aociAtion of Iceland or other part!•• workin1 on reacue d U••• (c) To aulet or aalvaaf' boat1 or ehip■ which may be 1rounded or havina diffic:ulUe1 at ,ea around Iceland, U thie i• de•ired. (d) To 1r&nt remote pl& u or communitie, neceuary aid or aaahta.nce when non al communication• fail throu1b unfo.r•• •••n cau•••• auch •• jlolar ice, layer■ of anow, · violent etorma or other Acta of Goe (e) To arran1• for marl. • eurveyina and participate in oc•anic reeearch, fhhery ret.aarch, eea-bed re•e&rch and other aclentific: work •• may be decided upon at each atven time. (f) To aive notice of, remove or render harmleee floteam, min••• bomb■ or other article• which may endanaer aeaf&rere or the public. (&) To aa ■ht in the execution of civil defence, aeneral policlna, medical, Cuatome and 11.ght-houee dutiee, •• far •• circum• ■tance1 permit or •• may be 1pedally decided, (h) To notify the Directorate of Shippina without delay U Lawe reapectina th• eupervi1ion o{ veu•l• or R.•1ulation1 laid down ln accordance therev.-ith are violated or Uthe Coaat G·aard c:onalder th&i a ahip be not aeaworthy. 2 Administration Art. 2 Tile Mlnhter of Ju1tlce undertake• 1uperior admlnlatrAtlon o( tile entire actlvttlol of the Coaat Guard and wHl luue the requlaite Re1ulatlona or lnetruction• relatln1 to the aener&l admlnletr&tion of lte ••rloue eectore, Art. 3 The Prealdent will appoint a Director to admlnlater the Coaat Ouard and to aulat the Mlnlater in everythln1 pertalntna to lt• atralra. Art. 4 The Director will engage the personnel o( the Coaat Guard, Officer• aa well ae 1eneral employeea, and will decide upon their •phere of dutie• ln conformity with the requirement• of the eetabliahement, their apeclal k.nowled1e and right•• After havln1 received the Director"'• propoaal• the Mlnleter of Juatice will lay down further •~•tructiona relatin1 to the enaacement of peraonnel. Personnel Art, 5 The peraoMel of the Coaat Guard •hall be con,ldered to belong to the State"'• police force and ■hall have ri1hte and dutie• accordingly, cf. Act No. 56/1963 and Act No. 82/1961, Section V Shipmate• on board· the veuele of the Coaat Ouard ■hall be le11ally 1lgned on. lt ■ hall, however, be pernduible to tranafer ahipmatea between ••••el• or to other dutiea, provided that the Reglatrar of Crew• be advlaed about auch alteration■• Art. 6 The right• of employee• to apecific dutiea will be eubject to Lawe llnd Regulation• rela.Ung thereto, ■uch aa thoee reapectlng profeaalonal righte of Commander•• Navigation Officer•, Engineer• and Captain• of a.lrcraft. .Art. 7 The per■onnel of the Coa•t Guard may neither at.rike nor participate ln •trike announcement•. Art. 8 While di•charging their dutle ■ the per•onnel •hall wear •1niform• in accordance with rule• laid down by the Mini9ter of Juatice, Wages and Teorms Art. 9 W•1•• and term• of thoee employ••• of the Coaet Ouard •ho eerva con•tantly a•hore •hall be In accordance with Act• concerninll wa1•• and term• •1reement• of Gonrnment employee• or trade union •1reement• of the employee• concerned. Art. 10 Wa1e• and term• of tho•e employee• who eerve conetant1y at ee4 or ln the air ehall be in conformity with the waae• and term• a1reemente of the trade union• concerned •• applicable or ln accordance with a apedal trade union a1reement with the admlnlett"I\• tlon of the Coaet Ouard. Art. 11 U employee• work alternatively on land, at ■ea or in the air their wa1e• ehall be fixed accordln1 to theh· principal dutie ■, but other term• accordln1 to the work they diecharse at each aiven time. Art. 12 In caae a veeeel or an alrcraf't (equipment) of the Coaat Ouard earn an award for the aalv•1• of valuable• there will firat be paid out of the aalvage award all expenditure on account of the aalva1e other than cuatomary operational coata, but out of the balance remaintn1 \/,t = a "I'll••'•" • to the crew of a veaael or an •lrcra!t and thla will be dietributed ln correct proportion to the fixed month ly wage• of each individual. In other re11pect1 aalvage award11 accrUf to the Coaat Guard Fund. The 1uperior admlnlatration of the Coa1t Ouard ehall be authorh.ed to pay out of the Coast Ouard Fund'• portion a apeclffc amount to thoae who have ta.ken the greate11t pain, in the 1alvage work. Art. 13 The Jn1urance of employ••• ■hall be aubject to the Social Security Act and the wage• l'lnd term• agreement■ concerned. The! Director ahall be authorh:nd to effect 1pecial inaurance cover 1n re11pect of tho11~ employees who are intended to diechar8e very ri•ky work. Art. 14 Each employee shall be 11ubject to medical ln1pection with thf'I con11ultant physician of the Coaat Ouard once a year or more fre< uently H thl• is deemed necea1ary. Coat Guard Vesaels, Aircraft and Outfit Art. 15 Th• Coaet Ou•rd operate coa■ t auard v••••l■, aircraft and other conveyance, which may be necH1ary for the 1uardln1 of territorial water• or other requirement•• cf. Art. 1, and the equip• ment may either be the property of the Coaat Guard Fund, other State ••tabllahment■ or taken on hlre. Art. 16 The vauela and aircraft of the Cout Guard ahall be marked with the Icelandic Coat of Arm• in a prominent place. The coaat auard ve•••l• ahall be marked with name ■, but aircraft ahall have re1iatratlon mark•• The Director will decide upon colour and other dl■tinctive feature• in conaultatlon with the Mini■ter of Juatice. The ve■ Hla and aircraft ahall not ■how a apecial home port. The Icelandic Coat Guard F1111d Art. 17 To a fund named the Icelandic Coaat Guard Fund there ■hall be contributed monetary fine• and the value of con:.l ■ cated property on account of violation• of the li ■hery lealdatlon and furtbermon aalvaae award■ •• atated In Art. 12 of the preaent Act. Art. 18 The fund ahall be d•voted to aettin1 up coaat auard veuela or other permanent equipment for the requirement• of the Coaat Guard. Tb• appropriating authority may, however, decide that part of the annual Income and intereat of th• fund may be devoted to the operational expendUura of the Cout Guard. Art. 19 The Miniater of JuaUce undertake• the admlniatration of the fund. It• money• ■hall be placed on lntere ■t in the National Bank. Jta account• aball be publiahed annually with thoH of other State e•tabllahmenta.