diff --git a/apps/services/auth/admin-api/src/app/v2/scopes/test/me-scopes.spec.ts b/apps/services/auth/admin-api/src/app/v2/scopes/test/me-scopes.spec.ts
index d85cc5ba1808..89618911bb21 100644
--- a/apps/services/auth/admin-api/src/app/v2/scopes/test/me-scopes.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/services/auth/admin-api/src/app/v2/scopes/test/me-scopes.spec.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ApiScopeDelegationType,
   AdminPatchScopeDto,
   ApiScope,
+  SUPER_USER_DELEGATION_TYPES,
 } from '@island.is/auth-api-lib'
 import { FixtureFactory } from '@island.is/services/auth/testing'
 import {
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ const createTestData = async ({
         AuthDelegationType.LegalGuardian,
         AuthDelegationProvider.NationalRegistry,
       ],
+      [
+        AuthDelegationType.LegalRepresentative,
+        AuthDelegationProvider.DistrictCommissionersRegistry,
+      ],
     ].map(async ([delegationType, provider]) =>
       fixtureFactory.createDelegationType({
         id: delegationType,
@@ -374,6 +379,8 @@ interface PatchTestCase {
     allowExplicitDelegationGrant?: boolean
     grantToPersonalRepresentatives?: boolean
     isAccessControlled?: boolean
+    addedDelegationTypes?: AuthDelegationType[]
+    removedDelegationTypes?: AuthDelegationType[]
   }
   expected: {
     status: number
@@ -513,6 +520,44 @@ const patchTestCases: Record<string, PatchTestCase> = {
   },
 }
 
+const expected403Response = {
+  status: 403,
+  body: {
+    title: 'Forbidden',
+    status: 403,
+    detail: 'User does not have access to update admin controlled fields',
+    type: 'https://httpstatuses.org/403',
+  },
+}
+
+SUPER_USER_DELEGATION_TYPES.map((delegationType) => {
+  const delegationTypeName = AuthDelegationType[delegationType]
+
+  patchTestCases[
+    `should return a forbidden exception when adding super user delegation type: ${delegationTypeName}`
+  ] = {
+    user: currentUser,
+    tenantId: TENANT_ID,
+    scopeName: mockedPatchApiScope.name,
+    input: {
+      addedDelegationTypes: [delegationType],
+    },
+    expected: expected403Response,
+  }
+
+  patchTestCases[
+    `should return a forbidden exception when removing super user delegation type: ${delegationTypeName}`
+  ] = {
+    user: currentUser,
+    tenantId: TENANT_ID,
+    scopeName: mockedPatchApiScope.name,
+    input: {
+      removedDelegationTypes: [delegationType],
+    },
+    expected: expected403Response,
+  }
+})
+
 describe('MeScopesController', () => {
   describe('with auth', () => {
     // GET: /v2/me/tenants/:tenantId/scopes
@@ -761,7 +806,7 @@ describe('MeScopesController', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('PATCH: /v2/me/tenants/:tenantId/scopes/:scopeName', () => {
+  describe('PATCH: /v2/me/tenants/:tenantId/scopes/:scopeName as super user', () => {
     let app: TestApp
     let server: request.SuperTest<request.Test>
     let apiScopeDelegationTypeModel: typeof ApiScopeDelegationType
@@ -831,6 +876,7 @@ describe('MeScopesController', () => {
             AuthDelegationType.LegalGuardian,
             AuthDelegationType.ProcurationHolder,
             AuthDelegationType.PersonalRepresentative,
+            AuthDelegationType.LegalRepresentative,
           ],
         },
         expected: {
@@ -845,6 +891,7 @@ describe('MeScopesController', () => {
             AuthDelegationType.LegalGuardian,
             AuthDelegationType.ProcurationHolder,
             AuthDelegationType.PersonalRepresentative,
+            AuthDelegationType.LegalRepresentative,
           ],
         },
       })
@@ -858,6 +905,7 @@ describe('MeScopesController', () => {
             AuthDelegationType.LegalGuardian,
             AuthDelegationType.ProcurationHolder,
             AuthDelegationType.PersonalRepresentative,
+            AuthDelegationType.LegalRepresentative,
           ],
         },
         expected: {
@@ -872,6 +920,7 @@ describe('MeScopesController', () => {
             AuthDelegationType.LegalGuardian,
             AuthDelegationType.ProcurationHolder,
             AuthDelegationType.PersonalRepresentative,
+            AuthDelegationType.LegalRepresentative,
           ],
         },
       })
@@ -883,6 +932,7 @@ describe('MeScopesController', () => {
             AuthDelegationType.LegalGuardian,
             AuthDelegationType.ProcurationHolder,
             AuthDelegationType.PersonalRepresentative,
+            AuthDelegationType.LegalRepresentative,
           ],
         },
         expected: {
@@ -949,7 +999,7 @@ describe('MeScopesController', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('POST: /v2/me/tenants/:tenantId/scopes', () => {
+  describe('POST: /v2/me/tenants/:tenantId/scopes as super user', () => {
     let app: TestApp
     let server: request.SuperTest<request.Test>
     let apiScopeDelegationTypeModel: typeof ApiScopeDelegationType
@@ -1035,7 +1085,7 @@ describe('MeScopesController', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('POST: /v2/me/tenants/:tenantId/scopes', () => {
+  describe('POST: /v2/me/tenants/:tenantId/scopes as normal user', () => {
     let app: TestApp
     let server: request.SuperTest<request.Test>
     let apiScopeDelegationTypeModel: typeof ApiScopeDelegationType
diff --git a/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/clients/admin/admin-clients.service.ts b/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/clients/admin/admin-clients.service.ts
index 9717417d72a8..443a1071149a 100644
--- a/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/clients/admin/admin-clients.service.ts
+++ b/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/clients/admin/admin-clients.service.ts
@@ -668,12 +668,11 @@ export class AdminClientsService {
       ...(input.addedDelegationTypes ?? []),
     ]
 
-    if (
-      !isSuperUser &&
-      allDelegationTypes.some((delegationType) =>
-        SUPER_USER_DELEGATION_TYPES.includes(delegationType),
-      )
-    ) {
+    const hasSuperUserDelegationType = allDelegationTypes.some(
+      (delegationType) => SUPER_USER_DELEGATION_TYPES.includes(delegationType),
+    )
+
+    if (!isSuperUser && hasSuperUserDelegationType) {
       return false
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/resources/admin/admin-scope.service.ts b/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/resources/admin/admin-scope.service.ts
index 0a4a5892d2ee..4230c0f391a5 100644
--- a/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/resources/admin/admin-scope.service.ts
+++ b/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/resources/admin/admin-scope.service.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import { User } from '@island.is/auth-nest-tools'
 import { AdminPortalScope } from '@island.is/auth/scopes'
 import { AuthDelegationType } from '@island.is/shared/types'
 import { ApiScopeDelegationType } from '../models/api-scope-delegation-type.model'
-import { delegationTypeSuperUserFilter } from '../utils/filters'
+import {
+  delegationTypeSuperUserFilter,
+  SUPER_USER_DELEGATION_TYPES,
+} from '../utils/filters'
 
 /**
  * This is a service that is used to access the admin scopes
@@ -409,14 +412,11 @@ export class AdminScopeService {
       ...(input.removedDelegationTypes ?? []),
     ]
 
-    const isPersonalRepresentativeUpdate = allDelegationTypes.some(
-      (delegationType) =>
-        delegationType.startsWith(
-          `${AuthDelegationType.PersonalRepresentative}:`,
-        ),
+    const hasSuperUserDelegationType = allDelegationTypes.some(
+      (delegationType) => SUPER_USER_DELEGATION_TYPES.includes(delegationType),
     )
 
-    if (isPersonalRepresentativeUpdate && !isSuperUser) {
+    if (!isSuperUser && hasSuperUserDelegationType) {
       return false
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/resources/admin/dto/admin-patch-scope.dto.ts b/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/resources/admin/dto/admin-patch-scope.dto.ts
index 374e31f454b2..11d4df948a9d 100644
--- a/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/resources/admin/dto/admin-patch-scope.dto.ts
+++ b/libs/auth-api-lib/src/lib/resources/admin/dto/admin-patch-scope.dto.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { IsArray, IsBoolean, IsOptional, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 import { Type } from 'class-transformer'
 
 import { TranslatedValueDto } from '../../../translation/dto/translated-value.dto'
+import { AuthDelegationType } from '@island.is/shared/types'
 
 export class AdminPatchScopeDto {
   @ApiPropertyOptional({
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ export class AdminPatchScopeDto {
     type: [String],
     example: ['Custom'],
   })
-  addedDelegationTypes?: string[]
+  addedDelegationTypes?: AuthDelegationType[]
 
   @IsArray()
   @IsOptional()
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export class AdminPatchScopeDto {
     type: [String],
     example: ['Custom'],
   })
-  removedDelegationTypes?: string[]
+  removedDelegationTypes?: AuthDelegationType[]
 }
 
 /**