Division of jurisdiction

The Minister of Health and Energy has political responsibility for the following policy areas:

• Health

• Energy and the environment

Legislation within these areas is available at www.logir.fo.

All legislation passed by the Løgting, the Faroese Parliament, is also available on the Løgting’s website. Select “Tingmál” and then “Løgtingstíðindi”, which appears near the bottom left of the page. Legislation is listed under the year in which it was introduced to the Løgting.

The Minister of Health and Energy is responsible for pharmacies; building matters; elderly care; electricity supply; preventive health measures; health research; mapping and surveying; land-use planning; cadastral registration and land subdivision; nature conservation; personal names, including how parish ministers responsible for parish registers record names pursuant to the Names Act; energy; councils and committees within the health sector; substance abuse; mental health; hospital services; forestry; institutions and services within the health sector; health emergency preparedness; land registration; tobacco control; environmental matters; land consolidation; and climate policy.