Eitt sindur um ógegni (inhabilitet) hjá føroyskum kommunustýrislimum

Abstract

The article deals with the competence of members of local councils to take part in decision-making in local government, in
cases where they have a personal interest. The legal grounds for regarding a council member as not being competent are
explained. Several concrete examples are examined. The question of who in the Faroes has the authority to declare a council
member incompetent, and the consequences of barring a member from participation are discussed. The article deals also with
the situation where a local council does not have a quorum because too many members are absent due to incompetence. Finally the validity of decisions in which incompetent members have taken part is examined.