Article 17
The conditions for a convicted person to be arrested and remanded in custody are:
a. that the act for which he is convicted may, according to Icelandic law, carry a heavier penalty than 1 year imprisonment and
b. that there is reason to believe that he intends to evade the enforcement of the sanctions or, in the case of an out-of-court judgment, that there is a fear that he will corrupt the case file.

Article 22
Sanctions that deprive a person of his liberty and have been convicted or otherwise determined by a court for a criminal act in a state that has ratified the Convention on the Transfer of Convicted Persons, subject to the following conditions:
a. that the convicted person is an Icelandic citizen or resident in this country,
b. that the defendant has agreed that sanctions will be complied with in this country,
c. that the act for which the sanctions were imposed is punishable under Icelandic law,
d. that at least 6 months of the penalty period remain when enforcement is requested in this country or special reasons recommend that enforcement be transferred to this country,
e. that the judgment is final.

[The conditions of paragraph 1 (b) may be deviated from. if the convicted person has escaped the execution of the sentence in part or in full by fleeing to the country. The same applies if a convicted person is to be deported or expelled from the state requesting enforcement.]

Subject to the fulfillment of conditions other than point d of the first paragraph. may comply with indefinite sanctions in this country.

The request of the foreign government for enforcement in this country shall be sent to [the Ministry] which examines whether there are conditions for complying with it.

[Ministry] may also request from a foreign state that enforcement take place in this country.