LAWS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL Vol. 24 5730 — 1969 /70 FROM 12TH TISHRI, 5730—25.9.69 TO 30th AV, 5730—1.9.70 Authorised Translation from the Hebrew Prepared at the Ministry of Justice PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER LAWS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL Vol. 14 5730 — 1969 /70 FROM 12TH TISHRI, 5730—25.9.69 TO 30th AV, 5730—1.9.70 Authorised Translation from the Hebrew Prepared at the Ministry of Justice PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER CONTENTS Laws 3 Budget Laws 165 Index of Laws in the Order of the Dates of Their Adoption by the Knesset 186 Alphabetical Index of Laws ... 191 EXPLANATIONS I.R. (Iton Rishmi) — The Official Gazette during the tenure of the Provisional Council of State Reshumot — ,The Official Gazette since the incep• tion of the Knesset Sections of Reshumot referred to in this translation : Yalkut Ha-Pirsumim — Government Notices Sefer Ha-Chukkim — Principal Legislation Chukkei Taktziv • — Budgetary Legislation Kovetz Ha-Takkanot — Subsidiary Legislation Hatza'ot Chok — Bills Chukkei Taktziv {Hatza'ot) — Budget Bills Dinei Yisrael (from No. 2 :— The revised, up-to-date and binding Dinei Medinat Yisrael) Hebrew text of legislation enacted {Nusach Chadash) before the establishment of the State P.G. {Palestine Gazette) — The Official Gazette of the Mandatory Government Laws of Palestine — The 1934 revised edition of Palestine legislation (Drayton) LSI - Laws of the State of Israel NV - Laws of the State of Israel (New Ver• sion), i.e. an English edition of the revised, text of pre-State legislation (see above). (No. 1) LAWS KNESSET ELECTIONS (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) LAW, 5730—1969 * 1. For the purposes of the elections to be held in the month of Temporary Cheshvan, 5730, the Knesset Elections Law (Consolidated Version), Pr0Vlsl0ns• 5729—1969 1). shall be modified as follows : (1) The following section shall be added after section 70: "Special 70A. (a) If, on the day preceding election day or on powers. election day, the chairman and vice-chairmen of the Central Election Committee are satisfied that special circumstances exist in a particular polling district which in their opinion prevent or may prevent the normal progress of the voting, they may direct a postponement of the opening of the polling station, an interruption of the voting and the resumption thereof, as well as an addition of time for voting : Provided that voting shall not be permitted after the lapse of twenty-four hours from the time specified in section 72 for the closing of polling stations. (b) Directions under this section shall pre• scribe arrangements to ensure the holding of elec• tions in the polling district concerned, including the location of the polling station, the composition of the Polling Committee and any other matter necessi• tated by the principal direction. (c) The chairman and vice-chairmen of the Central Election Committee shall, in such place and form as they may think fit, notify the voters and Election Committee chairmen affected of directions under this section; such directions shall not require publication in Reshumot." ; (2) in section 91, the following subsection shall be added after subsection (c) : "(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b), the Minister of the Interior may, in consultation with the Minister of Defence and with the consent of the chairman and vice-chairmen of the Central Election Com• mittee, issue directions as to the means of. identification * Passed by the Knesset on the 12th Tishri 5730 (25th September, 1969) and published in Safer Ha-Chukkim No. 576 of the 23rd Tishri, 5730 (5th October, 1969), p. 2; the Bill and an Explanatory Note were published in Haiza'ot Chok No. 859 of 5730, p. 2. !) Safer Ha-Chukkim of 5729, p. 103 ; LSI vol. XIII, p. 110. 3 of soldiers being in areas designated for this purpose in consultation and with consent as aforesaid and as to the means of attesting that a soldier has voted in the elections to the Knesset. The designation of the areas and the said directions shall be brought to the knowledge of those affected as the Minister of the Interior may think fit in consultation and with consent as aforesaid; they shall not require publication in Reshumot.". Amendment of 2. In section 95A of the said Law, as added by section 11 (4) of the section 95A. Knesset Elections (Consolidated Version) (Amendment) Law, 5729— 1969 1). the words "and whose names are included in a list submitted by the Chief of the General Staff to the chairman of the Central Elec• tion Committee", in paragraph (1), shall be deleted. YIGAL ALON HAIM MOSHE SHAPIRO Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior and Minister of Immigrant Absorption Acting Prime Minister SHNEUR ZALMAN SHAZAR President of the State i) Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5729, p. 196 ; LSI vol. XXIII, p. 211. 4 (No. 2) LOCAL AUTHORITIES (ELECTIONS) (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) LAW, 5730—1969* 1. For the purposes of the elections to be held in the month of Temporary Cheshvan, 5730, the Local Authorities (Elections) Law, 5725—1965 1). provisions, shall be modified as follows : (1) The following section shall be added after section 61 : "Special 61A. (a) If, on the day preceding election day or powers. on election day, the Minister of the Interior is sat• isfied that circumstances exist in a particular polling district which in his opinion prevent or may prevent the normal progress of the voting, he may direct a postponement of the opening of the polling station, an interruption of the voting and the resumption thereof, as well as an addition of time for voting : Provided that voting shall not be permit• ted after the lapse of twenty-four hours from the time specified in section 55 for the closing of polling stations. (b) Directions under this section shall pre• scribe arrangements to ensure the holding of elec• tions in the polling district concerned, including the location of the polling station, the composition of the polling committee and any other matter necessi• tated by the principal direction. (c) The Minister of the Interior shall, in such place and form as he may think fit, notify the voters, election committee chairman, election officer and polling committee affected of the directions un• der this section; such directions shall not require publication in Reshumot." ; (2) in section 81, the following subsection shall be added after subsection (b): "(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) and (b), the Minister of the Interior may, in consultation with the Minister of Defence, issue directions as to the identi• fication of soldiers being in areas designated for this pur• pose in consultation as aforesaid and as to the means of *. Passed by the Knesset on the 12th Tishri, 5730 (25th September, 1969) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 576 of the 23rd Tishri, 5730 (5th October, 1969), p. 3 : the Bill and an Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 859 of 5730, p. 3. ") Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5725, p. 248 ;LSI vol. XIX, p. 261. attesting that a soldier has voted. The designation of the areas and the said directions shall be brought to the know• ledge of those affected as the Minister of the Interior may think fit in consultation as aforesaid ; they shall not re• quire publication in Reshumot. Where areas have been designated under section 1 (2) of the Knesset Elections (Temporary Provisions) Law, 5730—1969 1). the same areas shall also be designated for the purposes of this sub• section.". Amendment of 2. In section 84A of the said Law, as added by section 6(4) of the section 84A. Authorities (Elections) (Amendment No. 4) Law, 5729—1-969 2), the words "and whose names are included in a list submitted by the Chief of the General Staff to the Minister of the Interior", in para• graph (1), shall be deleted. YIGAL ALON HAIM MOSHE SHAPIRO Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior and Minister of Immigrant Absorption Acting Prime Minister SHNEUR ZALMAN SHAZAR . President of the State J) Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 576 of 5730, p. 2 ; supra, p. 3. 2) Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5729, p. 197 ; LSI vol. XXIII, p. 213. 6 (No. 3) MUNICIPALITIES ORDINANCE (AMENDMENT NO. 9) LAW, 5730—1969 * 1. In section 126 of the Municipalities Ordinance1), subsection (b) Amendment of 126־ shall be replaced by the following subsection : sectl0n "(b) Until a mayor is elected under this section, the person who held that office on election day or, if he is unable to act or has ceased to hold office after election day, the councillor whom the Minister has appointed in that behalf shall serve as mayor.". 2. This Law shall come into force on the date of its adoption by the Commencement. Knesset. GOLDA MEIR HAIM MOSHE SHAPIRO Prime Minister Minister of the Interior SHNEUR ZALMAN SHAZAR President of the State * Passed by the Knesset on the 15th Kislev, 5730 (25th November, 1969) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 577 of the 22nd Kislev, 5730 (2nd December, 1969), p. 6 ; the Bill and an Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 862 of 5730, p. 20. J) Dinei Medinat Yisrael (Nusach Chadash) No. 8 p. \91—NV vol. I, p. 247; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5725, pp. 127, 215 and 263 — LSI vol. XIX, pp. 125, 226 and 283 ; Sefer Ha-Chukkim •of 5727, pp. 16, 56 and 74—LSI vol. XXI, pp. 10,52 and 75; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5728, pp. 10 and 53 — LSI vol. XXII, pp. 11 and 51. (No. 4) INTOXICATING LIQUORS (MANUFACTURE AND SALE) ORDINANCE (AMENDMENT NO. 2) LAW, 5730—1969 * Replacement 1.