Broadcasting Distribution by means of Digital Broadcast Stations Law, 5772-2012
חוק הפצת שידורים באמצעות תחנות שידור ספרתיות, תשע"ב-2012
Published: 2012-04-01Last amended 2026-07-28✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29
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Chapter IV-B: Distribution of Television Broadcasts over the Internet
Definitions§
13b.
In this Chapter –
"technological means" – a device, product, computer software, or a component of any of these or any other technological means which in its ordinary operation serves to prevent the actions referred to in section 13c(a)(5) and (6) or is intended to prevent those actions;
"broadcasting body" – a body whose broadcasts are distributed pursuant to section 6(a)(1) to (6) and (8);
"consent to broadcast" – the broadcaster's consent pursuant to section 4a1(5) of the Performers' and Broadcasters' Rights Law;
"the Council" – the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council;
"registry" – the registry of content providers maintained by the Council pursuant to section 13d;
"content provider" – a person whose principal activity is broadcasting a variety of content to the public in Israel, provided that the content is broadcast on its initiative, by means of an interface under its control, all whether the content broadcast is available for viewing in real time, simultaneously by the public, or whether the content is available for viewing at the time and place of the viewer's choosing;
"registered content provider" – a content provider registered in the registry;
"the open broadcasts" – the television broadcasts distributed by means of the digital broadcast stations of the bodies listed in section 6(a)(1) to (6) and (8) within the framework of the television channels listed in that section.
Obligation to grant consent to broadcast to a registered content provider§
13c.
(a)A broadcasting body shall give every registered content provider that has requested it, consent to broadcast its broadcasts over the Internet, without consideration, subject to the following provisions:
(1)the registered content provider shall provide access to the open broadcasts as distributed by the Operating Entity, in full, in real time, without interruption or editing (in this section – simultaneous broadcast);
(2)notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), where there is a substantial difficulty in obtaining a licence pursuant to subsection (b) for a specific piece of content, the broadcasting body may supply alternative content, and the registered content provider shall provide access to that alternative content instead of a simultaneous broadcast;
(3)the registered content provider shall mark the open broadcasts to which it provides access with a marking that identifies it and in a manner that is not visible on the screen;
(4)the registered content provider shall not collect any payment for providing access to the open broadcasts;
(5)the registered content provider shall take appropriate and advanced technological means customary in agreements regulating the use of copyright, performers' and broadcasters' rights over the Internet, to prevent the distribution of, and access to, the open broadcasts outside of Israel; for this purpose the registered content provider shall be deemed to have taken appropriate and advanced technological means as aforesaid if it has taken technological means agreed between it and the broadcasting body, or that were set in a licence granted to it by the holders of the copyright and performers' rights pursuant to subsection (b);
(6)the registered content provider shall take appropriate and advanced technological means customary in agreements regulating the use of copyright, performers' and broadcasters' rights over the Internet, to prevent the pulling of the open broadcasts, their embedding in a website or other use of them by other entities; for this purpose the registered content provider shall be deemed to have taken appropriate and advanced technological means if it has taken technological means agreed between it and the broadcasting body, or that were set in a licence granted to it by the holders of the copyright and performers' rights pursuant to subsection (b).
(b)Nothing in the provisions of this section shall derogate from the rights of holders of copyright and performers' rights in the open broadcasts and in the works included therein under any law; the simultaneous broadcast of the open broadcasts by a registered content provider requires a licence from the holders of the copyright and performers' rights in those broadcasts and in the works included therein, whether granted directly by the said rights holders or whether granted indirectly by the broadcasting body giving the consent to broadcast if it has received authorisation therefor from the rights holders.
(c)A licence granted indirectly by a broadcasting body as referred to in subsection (b) shall be granted subject to payment by the registered content provider to the broadcasting body for the consideration paid by the broadcasting body in order to obtain the licence.
(d)Where the open broadcasts were distributed or access thereto was made possible outside of Israel, or where the broadcasts were pulled, embedded in a website or otherwise used by another entity, and it has been proven that the source of the broadcast is the registered content provider that received a licence pursuant to this section, the burden of proof lies on the content provider to show that it took appropriate and advanced technological means as referred to in subsection (a)(5) or (6).
Registry of content providers§
13d.
(a)The Council shall maintain a registry of content providers entitled to receive consent and a licence to broadcast pursuant to sections 13c(a) and (b); the registry shall be open for public inspection on the Council's website.
(b)The Council shall register in the registry a content provider that has submitted a request therefor, if it has found that the conditions in the definition "content provider" in section 13b are fulfilled in respect of it; a content provider shall attach to its request a declaration stating that it acts in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Law and the Performers' and Broadcasters' Rights Law.
(c)The Council may establish rules regarding the manner of submitting the request for registration in the registry.
(d)Where a condition for registration in the registry as referred to in subsection (b) has ceased to be fulfilled in respect of a registered content provider, the Council shall delete it from the registry.
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Definitions§
13e.
In this Chapter –
"licence holder" – the private operating entity, a holder of a licence for broadcasts by means of the digital broadcast stations and a thematic channel broadcaster;
"inspector" – a person authorised pursuant to the provisions of section 13f;
"telecommunications equipment", "telecommunications installation", "telecommunications act" and "telecommunications service" – as their meaning in the Communications Law.
Authorisation of inspectors§
13f.
(a)The Minister may authorise, from among the employees of his Ministry, inspectors who shall supervise the implementation of the provisions pursuant to this Law.
(b)A person shall not be authorised as an inspector pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) unless all of the following conditions are met in respect of that person:
(1)the person has not been convicted of an offence which, by reason of its nature, gravity or circumstances, renders that person, in the opinion of the Minister, unsuitable to serve as an inspector, and no indictment has been filed against that person for such an offence;
(2)the person has received appropriate training in the field of the powers vested in that person pursuant to this Chapter, as directed by the Minister;
(3)the person meets additional eligibility conditions as directed by the Minister.
Powers of inspectors§
13g.
For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions pursuant to this Law, an inspector may –
(1)require any person to provide their name and address and to present to the inspector an identity card or other official document identifying that person;
(2)require any person concerned to provide any information or document that may ensure or facilitate the implementation of the provisions pursuant to this Law; in this paragraph, "document" – including a recording made for the purpose of documenting the engagement between a licence holder and a subscriber, and including a printout as defined in the Computers Law, 5755-1995;
(3)enter a place in which a licence holder operates or a recipient of a telecommunications service operates, provided that the inspector shall not enter a place used for residential purposes except pursuant to a court order; in this paragraph, "a place in which a licence holder operates" – including a place in which a licence holder or a person on its behalf conducts its business, for the purpose of performing telecommunications acts or providing telecommunications services;
(4)carry out measurements or inspections or take samples of telecommunications installations or telecommunications equipment located in a place in which a licence holder operates as defined in paragraph (3) or in a place in which a recipient of a telecommunications service operates, and also to deliver the measurements, inspections and samples to a laboratory, to preserve them or to handle them in another manner.
Summoning of office holders§
13h.
Where the Director General of the Ministry of Communications has reasonable grounds to believe that a licence holder has breached a provision from among the provisions pursuant to this Law, the Director General may, for reasons to be recorded, permit an inspector, in addition to the powers listed in section 13g, to summon to the Director General's offices, at a reasonable time to be set, an office holder in the licence holder whom the Director General believes may have knowledge relevant to the breach, for the purpose of investigating the breach.
Duty of identification§
13i.
An inspector shall not make use of the powers vested in that inspector pursuant to this Chapter, except in the course of performing their duties and when the following two conditions are met:
(1)the inspector visibly wears a badge identifying them and their function;
(2)the inspector holds a certificate signed by the Minister, attesting to their function and powers, which they shall present upon request.
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Section A: Imposition of a Financial Penalty
Definitions (Amendment No. 3) 5777-2016 Notice 5786-2026§
13j.
In this Chapter –
"the Council" – the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council;
"the Director General" – the Director General of the Ministry of Communications;
"the base amount" – NIS 120,320.
Financial penalty – private operating entity§
13k.
(a)Where a private operating entity has breached a provision from among the provisions pursuant to this Law, as detailed below, the Director General may impose on it a financial penalty pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, in the base amount:
(1)with respect to a private operating entity that is a corporation – it transferred means of control in the corporation without approval from the Minister, contrary to the provisions of section 2(e);
(2)it did not submit a report as referred to in section 5(a), contrary to the provisions of that section;
(3)it did not furnish particulars in accordance with a demand given as referred to in section 5(b), contrary to the provisions of that section;
(4)it breached a demand to provide information or a document given as referred to in section 13g(2).
(b)Where a private operating entity has breached a provision from among the provisions pursuant to this Law, as detailed below, the Director General may impose on it a financial penalty pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, in an amount of double the base amount:
(1)it acted otherwise than in accordance with the operating permit granted to it, contrary to the provisions of section 3(a);
(2)it breached a direction given pursuant to section 13 of the Communications Law as applied in section 3(d), with respect to the provision of services or the carrying out of acts for the security forces, or it breached a direction given pursuant to sections 13a or 13b of the Communications Law as applied in section 3(d), with respect to the performance of telecommunications acts and the provision of telecommunications acts during an emergency or in the event of a significant malfunction or significant interruption in the provision of basic telecommunications services or in the provision of broadcasts.
(c)Where a private operating entity has breached a provision from among the provisions pursuant to this Law, as detailed below, the Director General may impose on it a financial penalty pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, in an amount of four times the base amount:
(1)it made the provision of a service pursuant to this Law conditional on the purchase or receipt of another service provided by it or by another, or on the non-receipt of such a service, without a permit therefor from the Minister or contrary to the conditions set in the permit, contrary to the provisions of section 2a(d);
(2)it planned, established or operated the digital broadcast stations after the operating permit was revoked, contrary to the provisions of section 3a(b);
(3)it did not distribute by means of the digital broadcast stations the television broadcasts of the bodies listed in section 6(a), contrary to the provisions of that section;
(4)it did not distribute television broadcasts at the times prescribed in section 6(b);
(5)it distributed television broadcasts in such a manner that the manner of distribution, the quality of broadcast and the possibility of selection of the other components of the television broadcasts are not identical with respect to all the bodies whose television broadcasts are distributed, contrary to the provisions of section 6(c);
(6)it did not distribute by means of the digital broadcast stations the radio broadcasts of the bodies listed in section 7(a) or (b), contrary to the provisions of that section;
(7)it did not distribute radio broadcasts at the times prescribed in section 7(c), contrary to the provisions of that section;
(8)it distributed radio broadcasts in such a manner that the manner of distribution, the quality of broadcast and the possibility of selection of the other components of the radio broadcasts are not identical with respect to all the bodies whose radio broadcasts are distributed, contrary to the provisions of section 7(d);
(9)it did not cease to distribute the broadcasts of a body from among the bodies listed in sections 6 and 7, contrary to Regulations made by the Minister pursuant to section 8;
(10)it collected payment from the public for the reception of the broadcasts distributed by means of the digital broadcast stations, contrary to the provisions of section 12.
Financial penalty – broadcaster without a licence§
13l.
Where a person who is not a holder of a licence for broadcasts by means of the digital broadcast stations or a thematic channel broadcaster, and is not a body whose broadcasts are distributed pursuant to sections 6(1) to (6) and (8) and 7, has broadcast by means of the digital broadcast stations operated by the Operating Entity, contrary to the provisions of section 13a, the Chairperson of the Council may impose on that person a financial penalty pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, in the base amount.
Financial Penalty – Holder of a General Licence for Broadcasting by means of the Digital Broadcast Stations§
13m.
(a)Where the holder of a general licence for broadcasting by means of the digital broadcast stations has violated a provision of the provisions under this Law, as set out below, the Chairperson of the Council may impose upon that holder a financial penalty in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, in the basic amount:
(1)acted otherwise than in accordance with the licence conditions contrary to the provisions of section 12a(b), except for a condition set in the licence pursuant to section 6h(f) of the Communications Law or a condition set in the licence pursuant to section 6i(a)(2) to (5) and (9) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12a(d);
(2)financed more than three channels by means of advertising broadcasts or financed a channel dedicated to broadcasts for children by means of advertising broadcasts, contrary to the provisions of section 12a(c);
(3)violated a provision established in rules pursuant to section 6e(5)(a) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(a);
(4)violated the instruction of the Council given to that holder pursuant to section 6e1(a1) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(b), in respect of the obligation to invest in local productions;
(5)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6e1(b) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(b), in respect of the minimum quota for local productions;
(6)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6e1(c) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(b), in respect of local productions;
(7)violated the instruction of the Council given to that holder pursuant to section 6e1(d) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(b), in respect of the obligation to produce or acquire local productions at a double rate or in respect of the production or broadcasting of such productions;
(8)violated an instruction given by the Council pursuant to section 6i1(b) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a), in respect of measures to be taken in order to prevent harm to the proper and regular performance of the broadcasts or significant harm to competition in the field of broadcasting;
(9)broadcast broadcasts at a volume level exceeding the accepted volume range, contrary to the provisions pursuant to section 6x1 of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a);
(10)broadcast prohibited broadcasts contrary to the provisions of section 6y of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a);
(11)violated the provisions of section 6e1(a) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(b)(1), in respect of the allocation of broadcasting time for local productions;
(12)violated an instruction given by the Council pursuant to section 6k2(c) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(b)(1), in respect of a basic package;
(13)demanded ancillary payments from a subscriber to a basic package without having demanded such payments from subscribers to other packages, contrary to the provisions of section 6k2(d) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(b)(1), or acted without the Council's approval pursuant to that section in respect of the amount of ancillary payments;
(14)violated a provision established by the Council pursuant to section 6s2(c) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(b)(1), in respect of the content of cable broadcasts;
(15)failed to carry out an instruction given by the Chairperson of the Council, in accordance with that Chairperson's authority under this Law, within the time prescribed in the instruction.
(b)Where the holder of a general licence for broadcasting by means of the digital broadcast stations has violated a provision of the provisions under this Law, as set out below, the Director may impose upon that holder a financial penalty in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, in the basic amount:
(1)violated an engineering condition set in the licence pursuant to section 6h(f) of the Communications Law or a condition in the licence set pursuant to section 6i(a)(2) to (5) and (9) of that Law, as applied by section 12a(d);
(2)violated a provision pursuant to section 6ah(a) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12b(d), in respect of use;
(3)violated an instruction given by the Minister pursuant to section 6i1(b) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a), in respect of measures to be taken in order to prevent harm to the proper and regular performance of the broadcasts or significant harm to competition in the field of broadcasting;
(4)violated a provision established by the Minister pursuant to section 6l of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a), in respect of maintaining continuity in broadcasts that have been interrupted or in respect of payment of usage fees;
(5)violated an instruction given by the Minister pursuant to section 6v of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a), in respect of broadcasting announcements in emergency situations or for reasons of state security;
(6)caused a restriction or blockage contrary to the provisions of section 51c of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a).
Financial Penalty – Holder of a Special Licence for Broadcasting by means of the Digital Broadcast Stations§
13n.
(a)Where the holder of a special licence for broadcasting by means of the digital broadcast stations has violated a provision of the provisions under this Law, as set out below, the Chairperson of the Council may impose upon that holder a financial penalty in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, in the basic amount:
(1)acted otherwise than in accordance with the licence conditions contrary to the provisions of section 12b(b), except for a condition set in the licence pursuant to section 6h(f) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12b(c);
(2)violated a provision established in rules pursuant to section 6e(5)(a) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(b);
(3)violated the instruction of the Council given to that holder pursuant to section 6e1(a2) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(b), in respect of the obligation to invest in local productions;
(4)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6e1(c) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(b), in respect of local productions;
(5)violated the instruction of the Council given to that holder pursuant to section 6e1(d) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12c(b), in respect of the obligation to produce or acquire local productions at a double rate or in respect of the production or broadcasting of such productions;
(6)violated an instruction given by the Council pursuant to section 6i1(b) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a), in respect of measures to be taken in order to prevent harm to the proper and regular performance of the broadcasts or significant harm to competition in the field of broadcasting;
(7)broadcast broadcasts at a volume level exceeding the accepted volume range, contrary to the provisions pursuant to section 6x1 of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a);
(8)broadcast prohibited broadcasts contrary to the provisions of section 6y of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a);
(9)included advertisements in its broadcasts, contrary to the provisions pursuant to section 6x of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(c);
(10)failed to carry out an instruction given by the Chairperson of the Council, in accordance with that Chairperson's authority under this Law, within the time prescribed in the instruction.
(b)Where the holder of a special licence for broadcasting by means of the digital broadcast stations has violated a provision of the provisions under this Law, as set out below, the Director may impose upon that holder a financial penalty in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, in the basic amount:
(1)violated an engineering condition set in the licence pursuant to section 6h(f) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12b(c);
(2)violated an instruction given by the Minister pursuant to section 6i1(b) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a), in respect of measures to be taken in order to prevent harm to the proper and regular performance of the broadcasts or significant harm to competition in the field of broadcasting;
(3)violated a provision established by the Minister pursuant to section 6l of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a), in respect of maintaining continuity in broadcasts that have been interrupted or in respect of payment of usage fees;
(4)violated an instruction given by the Minister pursuant to section 6v of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a), in respect of broadcasting announcements in emergency situations or for reasons of state security;
(5)caused a restriction or blockage contrary to the provisions of section 51c of the Communications Law, as applied by section 12d(a).
Financial Penalty – Thematic Channel Broadcaster§
13o.
(a)Where a thematic channel broadcaster has violated a provision of the provisions under this Law, as set out below, the Chairperson of the Council may impose upon that broadcaster a financial penalty in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, in the basic amount:
(1)acted otherwise than in accordance with the licence conditions contrary to the provisions of section 13(d1), except for a condition set in the licence pursuant to section 6h(f) of the Communications Law as applied by section 13(f);
(2)violated a provision established in rules pursuant to section 6e(5) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f);
(3)violated the instruction of the Council given to that broadcaster pursuant to section 6e1(a1) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f), in respect of the obligation to invest in local productions;
(4)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6e1(b) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f), in respect of the minimum quota for local productions;
(5)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6e1(c) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f), in respect of local productions;
(6)violated the instruction of the Council given to that broadcaster pursuant to section 6e1(d) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f), in respect of the obligation to produce or acquire local productions at a double rate or in respect of the production or broadcasting of such productions;
(7)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6t2(f) of the Communications Law as applied by section 13(f), or rules applied to that broadcaster by the Council pursuant to that section, in respect of news broadcasts;
(8)broadcast broadcasts at a volume level exceeding the accepted volume range, contrary to the provisions pursuant to section 6x1 of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f);
(9)broadcast prohibited broadcasts contrary to the provisions of section 6y of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f);
(10)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6ah1(d) of the Communications Law as applied by section 13(f), in respect of broadcasts of a thematic channel financed by means of advertising broadcasts;
(11)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6ah1(f) of the Communications Law or applied to that broadcaster pursuant to that section, as applied by section 13(f);
(12)violated a provision established pursuant to section 6ah1(g) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f), in respect of advertising broadcasts;
(13)broadcast advertising broadcasts during broadcasting time that the Council instructed be taken, contrary to the provisions pursuant to section 6ah2 of the Communications Law as applied by section 13(f);
(14)failed to carry out an instruction given by the Chairperson of the Council, in accordance with that Chairperson's authority under this Law, within the time prescribed in the instruction.
(b)Where a thematic channel broadcaster has violated a provision of the provisions under this Law, as set out below, the Director may impose upon that broadcaster a financial penalty in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, in the basic amount:
(1)violated an engineering condition set in the licence pursuant to section 6h(f) of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f);
(2)violated an instruction given by the Minister pursuant to section 6v of the Communications Law, as applied by section 13(f), in respect of broadcasting announcements in emergency situations or for reasons of state security.
Notice of Intent to Charge§
13p.
(a)Where the Chairperson of the Council or the Director, as the case may be (in this Chapter – the Supervisor), has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has violated a provision of the provisions under this Law, as referred to in sections 13k to 13o (in this Chapter – the Violator), and intends to impose upon that person a financial penalty pursuant to those sections, the Supervisor shall deliver to the Violator a notice of the intention to impose a financial penalty upon that person (in this Chapter – notice of intent to charge).
(b)In a notice of intent to charge, the Supervisor shall specify, inter alia, the following:
(1)the act or omission (in this Chapter – the act) constituting the violation;
(2)the amount of the financial penalty and the period for its payment;
(3)the Violator's right to present arguments before the Supervisor in accordance with the provisions of section 13q;
(4)the authority to add to the amount of the financial penalty in respect of a continuing violation or a repeated violation in accordance with the provisions of section 13s, and the date from which a violation shall be regarded as a continuing violation for the purposes of that section.
Right to be Heard§
13q.
A Violator to whom a notice of intent to charge has been delivered in accordance with the provisions of section 13p may present arguments, in writing or orally before the Supervisor, in respect of the intention to impose a financial penalty upon that person and in respect of the amount thereof, within 45 days of the date of delivery of the notice, and the Supervisor may extend the said period by a further period not exceeding 45 days.
Decision of the Supervisor and Payment Demand§
13r.
(a)The Supervisor shall decide, after having considered the arguments presented pursuant to section 13q, whether to impose a financial penalty upon the Violator, and may reduce the amount of the financial penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 13t.
(b)Where the Supervisor has decided pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) –
(1)to impose a financial penalty upon the Violator – the Supervisor shall deliver to that person a written demand to pay the financial penalty (in this Chapter – payment demand), in which the Supervisor shall specify, inter alia, the updated amount of the financial penalty and the period for its payment;
(2)not to impose a financial penalty upon the Violator – the Supervisor shall deliver to that person written notice to that effect.
(c)In the payment demand or notice, pursuant to subsection (b), the Supervisor shall set out the reasons for the decision.
(d)Where the Violator has not presented arguments pursuant to the provisions of section 13q within the period referred to in that section, the notice of intent to charge shall, upon the expiry of that period, be regarded as a payment demand delivered to the Violator on the said date.
Continuing Violation and Repeated Violation§
13s.
(a)In the case of a continuing violation, 2% shall be added to the financial penalty prescribed for that violation for each day on which the violation continues; for this purpose, "continuing violation" means the violation of a provision of the provisions under this Law, as referred to in sections 13k to 13o, after the Supervisor has notified the Violator of the violation of that provision.
(b)In the case of a repeated violation, an amount equal to half of the amount of the financial penalty as aforesaid shall be added to the financial penalty prescribed for that violation; for this purpose, "repeated violation" means the violation of a provision of the provisions under this Law as referred to in sections 13k to 13o, as the case may be, within two years of a prior violation of that same provision in respect of which a financial penalty was imposed upon the Violator or in respect of which that person was convicted.
Reduced Amounts§
13t.
(a)The Supervisor is not entitled to impose a financial penalty in an amount lower than the amounts prescribed in this Section, except in accordance with the provisions of subsections (b) or (c).
(b)The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Justice and with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, may prescribe cases, circumstances and considerations by reason of which it shall be possible to impose a financial penalty on the Operating Entity in an amount lower than the amounts prescribed in this Section, and at rates to be prescribed by the Minister.
(c)The Minister, after consultation with the Council, with the consent of the Minister of Justice and with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, may prescribe cases, circumstances and considerations by reason of which it shall be possible to impose a financial penalty on the unlicensed broadcaster, on the holder of a licence for broadcasting by means of the digital broadcast stations and on the thematic channel broadcaster, in an amount lower than the amounts prescribed in this Section, and at rates to be prescribed by the Minister.
Updated Amount of the Financial Penalty§
13u.
(a)The financial penalty shall be according to its updated amount on the date of delivery of the payment demand, and in respect of a Violator who has not presented arguments before the Supervisor as referred to in section 13r(d) – on the date of delivery of the notice of intent to charge; where a petition has been filed with the Administrative Affairs Court or an appeal has been filed against a decision in such a petition, and the payment of the financial penalty has been stayed by the Supervisor or by the court – the financial penalty shall be according to its updated amount on the date of the decision in the petition or in the appeal, as the case may be.
(b)The basic amount prescribed in section 13j shall be updated on 1 January of each year (in this subsection – the update date), in accordance with the rate of change in the index known on the update date as compared with the index that was known on 1 January of the preceding year, and for this purpose the first update shall be on the fourteenth day of Tevet 5778 (1 January 2018); the said amount shall be rounded to the nearest amount that is a multiple of NIS 10; for this purpose, "index" means the consumer price index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
(c)The Supervisor shall publish in Reshumot (Official Gazette) a notice of the updated basic amount pursuant to subsection (b).
Time for Payment of a Financial Penalty§
13v.
The Violator shall pay the financial penalty within 45 days of the date of delivery of the payment demand as referred to in section 13r.
Shekel Interest and Late Payment Fees§
13w.
Where a Violator has not paid a financial penalty on time, shekel interest and late payment fees shall be added to the financial penalty for the period of delay, until payment thereof, and the provisions of the Interest and Linkage Law shall apply, with the necessary modifications.
Collection§
13x.
A financial penalty shall be collected for the State Treasury, and the Taxes (Collection) Ordinance shall apply to its collection; without derogating from the collection powers under any law, the Supervisor may collect a financial penalty by means of realisation of the guarantees furnished by the Operating Entity, the holder of the licence for broadcasting by means of the digital broadcast stations or the thematic channel broadcaster, as the case may be.
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