Legislation | Prime Minister´s Office 9 of 10 http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/acts-of-law//nr/15 Code, Copyright Act and Act on the Protection of Privacy as Regards the Processing of Personal Data, or the rights of a third person b. The source of the information shall be mentioned c. When information is made accessible to others, it must be clearly stated who bears responsibility for processing it Article 27 Reusing information from public files When access is granted to information from public files pursuant to the third paragraph of Art. 3 or the provisions of special acts, the government authority shall be authorised to stipulate that reusing the information will be subject to licence and will have to fulfil specific requirements, such as the quality or updating of data. Consistency and equality shall be ensured when formulating such requirements, which must not excessively restrict competition or the possibilities for reusing the information. On its website, a government authority shall display a list of the files containing information kept by the authority that it is permissible to reuse, in addition to the requirements controlling such reuse. An application for permission to reuse information from a public file shall be directed to the government authority which according to law holds responsibility for entering and processing the information in the file concerned. A public authority shall finish as quickly as possible its handling of applications for permission to reuse information from public files. If a request has not been handled within 20 days of when the application was received, the reasons for the delay and the time when the decision is to be expected must be made clear. Should a government authority refuse to grant permission for reusing information on the grounds of item 2 of the fourth paragraph of Art. 24, the name of the rights holder or her/his agent must be specified. It is permissible to charge for providing access to information from public files, pursuant to the third and fourth paragraphs of Art. 12. The public authority concerned shall establish a schedule of fees, to be confirmed by the Minister. The schedule of fees shall be advertised in Section B of the Law and Ministerial Gazette, as well as being accessible on the government authority's website. No more must be paid for reusing information that comes under the provisions of this Chapter and is subject to a copyright of the State or of municipalities than what is indicated in the sixth paragraph, unless specifically dictated by law. When a government authority makes information accessible to the public on the Internet, based on an agreement with a third person who has a legally protected right to it according to the Copyright Act, the name of the rights holder must be specified. Article 28 Prohibition of agreements on exclusive rights No government authority may make agreements on any exclusive right to reuse public information that is subject to the provisions of this Chapter, cf. however the second paragraph. When it may be presumed that public information will not be reused in the service of public interests unless doing so is based on an exclusive right, making such an agreement is authorised, provided the reasons for doing so are stated. The reasons for exclusive arrangements must be reviewed regularly, or at least every three years. 23/06/2010 12:39 PM