According to the Food Act, licenses for food distribution are issued by the Health Committee (heilbrigðisnefnd). Similarly, according to the Tobacco Control Act, licenses for retail sale of tobacco are issued by the Health Committee in the relevant control area. For instance, in the city of Reykjavik, the health committee consists of six representatives, five of them elected by the city council and one nominated by the employers' association in Reykjavik.As regards wholesale of alcohol, licenses are issued by district magistrates (see: https://island.is/s/syslumenn/eydublod). The Act on the executive power and administration of the state in a district stipulates that district magistrates exercise the executive power and administration of the state in a district, and that the office of district commissioner is under the authority of the Minister. 