Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011

חוק הגנת הסביבה (סמכויות פיקוח ואכיפה), תשע"א-2011

Published: 2011-04-05Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-09-03 · Last amended 2026-07-27✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29

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Chapter V: Indirect Amendments

Amendment of the Mines Ordinance – No. 10§

20.

In the Mines Ordinance –

(1)in section 121, in the definition "environmental protection inspector", instead of "environmental protection" there shall come "construction waste recycling";

(2)in section 127 –

(a)in the marginal heading, instead of "environmental protection" there shall come "construction waste recycling";

(b)in place of subsection (a) there shall come:

"(a) Without derogating from the power of the Minister to appoint inspectors from among the employees of his Ministry, pursuant to the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011 (in this Ordinance – the Environmental Protection Law), the Minister may authorise a construction waste recycling inspector from among State employees who are not employees of his Ministry.";

(c)in subsection (b), instead of "environmental protection" there shall come "construction waste recycling";

(3)in section 128 –

(a)wherever appearing, instead of "environmental protection" there shall come "construction waste recycling";

(b)subsections (b) and (c) – are deleted;

(c)after subsection (d) there shall come:

"(e) A construction waste recycling inspector may exercise his powers against the State and its institutions, except against the security establishment, as defined in section 10 of the Environmental Protection Law.".

Amendment of the Public Health Ordinance – No. 26§

21.

In the Public Health Ordinance, 1940 –

(1)in section 2, in place of the definition "inspector" there shall come:

""inspector" – one of the following, as the case may be:

(1)a person authorised by the Minister of Health as an inspector for the purposes of this Ordinance;

(2)a person authorised by the Minister of Environmental Protection as an inspector for the purposes of this Ordinance, from among State employees who are not employees of his Ministry, and from among employees of river and spring authorities;

"environmental protection inspector" – an employee of the Ministry of Environmental Protection who has been authorised by the Minister of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011;";

(2)in section 50, instead of "the supervisor of environmental quality or an inspector" there shall come "the supervisor of environmental quality, an inspector or an environmental protection inspector";

(3)in section 54, in paragraph (1), instead of "supervisor of environmental quality or an inspector" there shall come "supervisor of environmental quality, an inspector or an environmental protection inspector";

(4)in section 63 –

(a)in subsection (2), after "the inspector may" there shall come "or an environmental protection inspector" and instead of "the aforesaid" there shall come "or an environmental protection inspector";

(b)in subsection (3), instead of "and the inspectors" there shall come "the inspectors and environmental protection inspectors", and after "the inspectors" there shall come "or environmental protection inspectors";

(c)in subsection (4), instead of "to the supervisor of environmental quality and to the inspectors" there shall come "to the supervisor of environmental quality, to the inspectors and to the environmental protection inspectors";

(5)in section 64a, after subsection (2) there shall come:

"(3) For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions of this Ordinance, an inspector may require any person to provide him with his name and address and to present before him an identity card or another official document identifying that person.";

(6)section 64c – is repealed.

Amendment of the Abatement of Nuisances Law – No. 6§

22.

In the Abatement of Nuisances Law, 5721-1961, sections 9a and 9b – are repealed.

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Water Pollution by Oil Ordinance – No. 4§

23.

In the Prevention of Sea Water Pollution by Oil Ordinance [New Version], 5740-1980 –

(1)in place of sections 6 and 7 there shall come:

"Authorisation of Inspectors

6. (a) Without derogating from the power of the Minister of Environmental Protection to appoint inspectors from among the employees of his Ministry pursuant to the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011 (in this Law – the Environmental Protection Law), he may authorise inspectors for the prevention of sea water pollution by oil, from among State employees who are not employees of his Ministry, and employees of river and spring authorities.

(b)A person shall not be authorised as an inspector pursuant to the provisions of this section unless the conditions listed in section 4 of the Environmental Protection Law are fulfilled in respect of him, with the necessary modifications, and with this modification: in place of what is stated in section 4(1) of that Law there shall come 'he has not been convicted of an offence which, by reason of its nature, gravity or circumstances, is considered by the Minister to be such as to prevent his authorisation'.

Inspector's Powers

7. For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions of this Ordinance, an inspector may –

(1)require any person to provide him with his name and address and to present before him an identity card or another official document identifying that person;

(2)carry out measurements or collect samples of substances, and also deliver the measurements and samples to a laboratory, keep them or deal with them in another manner;

(3)enter a place, including a vehicle as defined in the Environmental Protection Law, when stationary, provided that he shall not enter a place used for residential purposes except pursuant to an Order of a court.";

(2)sections 8 and 9 – are repealed.

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Pollution (Dumping of Waste) Law – No. 3§

24.

In the Prevention of Sea Pollution (Dumping of Waste) Law, 5743-1983, in place of section 5 there shall come:

"Authorisation of Inspectors

5. (a) Without derogating from the power of the Minister to appoint inspectors from among the employees of his Ministry pursuant to the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011 (in this Law – the Environmental Protection Law), the Minister may authorise, for the purposes of this Law, inspectors from among State employees who are not employees of his Ministry, and employees of river and spring authorities.

(c)For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions of this Law, an inspector authorised pursuant to subsection (a) (in this section – inspector) may –

(1)require any person to provide him with his name and address and to present before him an identity card or another official document identifying that person;

(2)carry out measurements or collect samples of substances, and also deliver the measurements and samples to a laboratory, keep them or deal with them in another manner;

(3)enter a place, including a vehicle as defined in the Environmental Protection Law when stationary, provided that he shall not enter a place used for residential purposes except pursuant to an Order of a court.

(d)An inspector shall not exercise his powers under this Law against the State and its institutions; however, an inspector who is a State employee may exercise his powers against the State and its institutions, except against the security establishment, as defined in section 10 of the Environmental Protection Law.".

Amendment of the Keeping the Environment Clean Law – No. 19§

25.

In the Keeping the Environment Clean Law, 5744-1984 –

(1)in section 1, after the definition "disposal" there shall come:

""Environmental Protection Law" – the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011;";

(2)in section 12 –

(a)in place of subsections (a) to (b1) there shall come:

"(a) Without derogating from the power of the Minister to appoint inspectors from among the employees of his Ministry pursuant to the Environmental Protection Law, the Minister may authorise inspectors for the purposes of this Law from among any of the following:

(1)State employees who are not employees of his Ministry;

(2)employees of river and spring authorities;

(3)employees of the Nature and Parks Authority.

(b1)For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions of this Law, an inspector authorised pursuant to subsection (a) (in this section – inspector) may –

(1)require any person to provide him with his name and address and to present before him an identity card or another official document identifying that person;

(2)carry out measurements or collect samples of substances, and also deliver the measurements and samples to a laboratory, keep them or deal with them in another manner;

(b)after subsection (c) there shall come:

"(d) Where a suspicion arises that an offence has been committed pursuant to the provisions of this Law, an inspector who is an employee of the Nature and Parks Authority may investigate any person connected to such an offence, or who may have knowledge pertaining to such an offence; the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Testimony) shall apply to an investigation pursuant to this paragraph, with the necessary modifications.

(e)An inspector shall not exercise his powers under this Law against the State and its institutions; however, an inspector who is a State employee may exercise his powers against the State and its institutions, except against the security establishment, as defined in section 10 of the Environmental Protection Law.";

(3)in section 12a –

(a)in subsection (a), instead of "to an inspector who is an employee of the Ministry" there shall come "to an inspector appointed pursuant to the Environmental Protection Law";

(b)in subsection (b), instead of "to an employee of the Ministry" there shall come "to an inspector as referred to in subsection (a)".

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Pollution from Land-Based Sources Law – No. 4§

26.

In the Prevention of Sea Pollution from Land-Based Sources Law, 5748-1988, in place of section 5 there shall come:

"Inspectors

(b)A person shall not be authorised as an inspector pursuant to the provisions of this section unless the conditions listed in section 4 of the Environmental Protection Law are fulfilled in respect of him, with the necessary modifications and with this modification: in place of what is stated in paragraph (1) there shall come 'he has not been convicted of an offence which, by reason of its nature, gravity or circumstances, is considered by the Minister to be such as to prevent his authorisation'.

(c)For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions of this Law, an inspector authorised pursuant to subsection (a) (in this Law – inspector) may –

(1)require any person to provide him with his name and address and to present before him an identity card or another official document identifying that person;

(2)carry out measurements or collect samples of substances, and also deliver the measurements and samples to a laboratory, keep them or deal with them in another manner;

Amendment of the Recyclable Waste Collection and Removal Law – No. 2§

27.

In the Recyclable Waste Collection and Removal Law, 5753-1993, section 8 – is repealed.

Amendment of the Prohibition of Driving a Vehicle on the Seashore Law – No. 4§

28.

In the Prohibition of Driving a Vehicle on the Seashore Law, 5757-1997 –

(1)in section 1, after the definition "sea" there shall come:

""inspector" – a person appointed pursuant to section 4;

(2)in section 4 –

(a)in place of subsection (b) there shall come:

"(b) Without derogating from the power of the Minister of Environmental Protection to appoint environmental protection inspectors, that Minister may authorise inspectors for the purposes of this Law from among any of the following:

(1)State employees who are not employees of his Ministry;

(2)employees of river and spring authorities;

(3)employees of the Antiquities Authority;

(4)employees of the Nature and Parks Authority.";

(b)in subsection (c)(2) and (3), wherever appearing, after "as directed by the Minister" there shall come "or the Minister of Environmental Protection, as the case may be,";

(3)in section 6 –

(a)in subsection (b), after "shall vest in an inspector" there shall come "appointed by the Minister or in an inspector appointed pursuant to section 4(b)(4)";

(b)in subsection (c) –

(1)in paragraph (2), after "vested in an inspector" there shall come "or in an environmental protection inspector";

(2)paragraph (3) – is deleted;

(c)after subsection (c) there shall come:

"(d) An inspector authorised by the Minister of Environmental Protection shall not exercise his powers under this Law against the State and its institutions; however, such an inspector who is a State employee may exercise his powers against the State and its institutions, except against the security establishment, as defined in section 10 of the Environmental Protection Law.".

Amendment of the Beverage Container Deposit Law – No. 5§

29.

In the Beverage Container Deposit Law, 5759-1999, sections 9a, 9b and 9c – are repealed.

Amendment of the Coastal Environment Protection Law – No. 6§

30.

In the Coastal Environment Protection Law, 5764-2004 –

(1)in section 2, after the definition "security installation" there shall come:

""environmental protection inspector" – an employee of the Ministry of Environmental Protection who has been authorised by the Minister of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011 (in this Law – the Environmental Protection Law);";

(2)in section 12 –

(a)in place of subsection (a) there shall come:

"(a) Without derogating from the power of the Minister to appoint environmental protection inspectors, the Minister may authorise inspectors for the purposes of this Law from among any of the following:

(1)State employees who are not employees of his Ministry;

(2)employees of the Antiquities Authority;

(3)employees of the Nature and Parks Authority.";

(b)in place of subsections (c) and (d) there shall come:

"(c) For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions of this Law, an inspector authorised pursuant to subsection (a) (in this section – inspector) may –

(1)require any person to provide him with his name and address and to present before him an identity card or another official document identifying that person;

(2)carry out measurements or collect samples of substances, and also deliver the measurements and samples to a laboratory, keep them or deal with them in another manner;

(d)Where a suspicion arises that an offence has been committed pursuant to the provisions of this Law, an inspector who is an employee of the Nature and Parks Authority may –

(1)investigate any person connected to such an offence, or who may have knowledge pertaining to such an offence; the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Testimony) shall apply to an investigation pursuant to this paragraph, with the necessary modifications;

(2)apply to the court for a search Order and execute it pursuant to sections 23 and 24(a)(1) of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Arrest and Search) [New Version], 5729-1969 (in this section – the Arrest and Search Ordinance); the provisions of sections 26 to 29 and 33 to 42 of the Arrest and Search Ordinance shall apply to a search and seizure of objects, with the necessary modifications, as if they were carried out by a police officer or police commander, as the case may be.";

(c)in subsection (e) –

(1)in the opening passage, instead of "and the State Service (Discipline) Law, 5723-1963, applies to him with the necessary modifications" there shall come "and for the purposes of paragraph (2) – also to an environmental protection inspector";

(2)in paragraph (2), after "to an inspector" there shall come "or to an environmental protection inspector", and after "pursuant to this section" there shall come "or pursuant to Chapter III of the Environmental Protection Law, as the case may be.";

(d)after subsection (e) there shall come:

"(f) An inspector shall not exercise his powers under this Law against the State and its institutions; however, an inspector who is a State employee may exercise his powers against the State and its institutions, except against the security establishment, as defined in section 10 of the Environmental Protection Law.".

Amendment of the Non-Ionising Radiation Law – No. 2§

31.

In the Non-Ionising Radiation Law, 5766-2006 –

(1)in section 2, the definition "inspector" – is deleted;

(2)in section 12(b), the word "and to the inspector" – is deleted, and instead of "to them, upon their demand" there shall come "to him upon his demand";

(3)section 13 – is repealed;

(4)in section 14 –

(a)in the marginal heading, the word "and inspector" – is deleted;

(b)in subsection (a), the words "or an inspector" and "or the inspector" – are deleted;

(c)in subsection (b), the words "or to an inspector" – are deleted;

(d)subsection (d) – is repealed.

Amendment of the Tyre Disposal and Recycling Law – No. 3§

32.

In the Tyre Disposal and Recycling Law, 5767-2007 –

(1)section 10 – is repealed;

(2)in section 11 –

(a)in the marginal heading, instead of "inspector" there shall come "supervisor";

(b)in subsection (a) –

(1)in the opening passage, instead of "the supervisor or the inspector may" there shall come "the supervisor may";

(2)in paragraph (1), the words "or to an inspector" – are deleted;

(3)in paragraph (2), the words "or an inspector" – are deleted;

(c)subsection (b) – is repealed.

Amendment of the Local Authorities (Environmental Enforcement – Inspectors' Powers) Law – No. 4§

33.

In the Local Authorities (Environmental Enforcement – Inspectors' Powers) Law, 5768-2008 –

(1)in section 1, in the definition "environmental legislation", instead of "a provision of legislation listed" there shall come "a provision pursuant to legislation listed";

(2)in the Schedule, in item 10, paragraph (c) – is deleted.

Amendment of the Clean Air Law – No. 2§

34.

In the Clean Air Law, 5768-2008 –

(1)in section 2 –

(a)after the definition "exceptional air pollution" there shall come:

""Environmental Protection Law" – the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011;";

(b)after the definition "inspector" there shall come:

""environmental protection inspector" – an employee of the Ministry of Environmental Protection who has been authorised pursuant to the Environmental Protection Law;";

(2)in section 16(b), instead of "to the supervisor" there shall come "to the supervisor, to an environmental protection inspector";

(3)in section 42, instead of the opening passage up to the words "all or some of them" there shall come "Without derogating from the power of the Minister to appoint environmental protection inspectors, the Minister may authorise inspectors from among State employees who are not employees of his Ministry, with powers under this Law, all or some of them";

(4)in section 43, in place of subsections (b) to (d) there shall come:

"(b) An inspector shall not exercise his powers under this section against the State and its institutions; however, an inspector who is a State employee may exercise his powers against the State and its institutions, except against the security establishment, as defined in section 10 of the Environmental Protection Law.";

(5)in section 44, subsections (b) and (c) – are repealed;

(6)in section 49 –

(a)in subsection (a), instead of "an inspector or a police officer may" there shall come "an inspector or an environmental protection inspector (in this section – inspector) and a police officer may";

(b)in subsection (g) –

(1)in paragraph (1), the words "apart from his training as an inspector pursuant to section 42," – are deleted, and at its end there shall come "and this apart from his training as an inspector pursuant to section 42, or pursuant to section 3 of the Environmental Protection Law, as the case may be";

(2)in paragraph (2), at its end there shall come "or in section 7 of the Environmental Protection Law, as the case may be".

Amendment of the Packaging Handling Regulation Law§

35.

In the Packaging Handling Regulation Law, 5771-2011 –

(1)Chapter VI – is repealed;

(2)in section 51, subsections (b) and (c) – are repealed.

Amendment of the Law for the Prevention of Asbestos and Harmful Dust Hazards§

36.

In the Law for the Prevention of Asbestos and Harmful Dust Hazards, 5771-2011 –

(1)in section 2, after the definition "asbestos work permit" the following shall be inserted:

""Environmental Protection Law" – the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011;";

(2)in place of sections 51 to 53 the following shall come:

"Authorisation of inspectors

51.§

(a)Without derogating from the Minister's power to appoint inspectors from among the employees of his Ministry under the Environmental Protection Law, the Minister may authorise inspectors for the purposes of this Law from among State employees.

(b)A person shall not be authorised as an inspector under the provisions of subsection (a) unless the conditions set out in section 4 of the Environmental Protection Law are fulfilled in respect of that person, mutatis mutandis, and with the following modification: in place of what is stated in section 4(1) of that Law, the following shall come: "he has not been convicted of an offence which, by reason of its nature, gravity or circumstances, is considered by the Minister to be such as to preclude his authorisation".

(c)For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions of this Law, an inspector may –

(1)require any person to provide him with that person's name and address and to present before him an identity card or other official document identifying that person;

(2)carry out measurements or take samples of substances, and also deliver the measurements and samples to a laboratory, retain them or deal with them in another manner;

(3)enter any place, including a stationary vehicle, provided that he shall not enter a place used as a dwelling except pursuant to a court order.

(d)An inspector may exercise his powers against the State and its institutions, except against the defence establishment.";

(3)in section 75(a) –

(a)paragraph (5) – is repealed;

(b)in paragraph (6), in place of "the Director, the Supervisor and an inspector" the following shall come: "the Director or the Supervisor", and the words "under the provisions of Chapter VIII, or" and "as the case may be," – shall be deleted.

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Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Powers) Law, 5771-2011

Chapter V: Indirect Amendments

Amendment of the Mines Ordinance – No. 10§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Public Health Ordinance – No. 26§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Abatement of Nuisances Law – No. 6§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Water Pollution by Oil Ordinance – No. 4§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Pollution (Dumping of Waste) Law – No. 3§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Keeping the Environment Clean Law – No. 19§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Pollution from Land-Based Sources Law – No. 4§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Recyclable Waste Collection and Removal Law – No. 2§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Prohibition of Driving a Vehicle on the Seashore Law – No. 4§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Beverage Container Deposit Law – No. 5§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Coastal Environment Protection Law – No. 6§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Non-Ionising Radiation Law – No. 2§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Tyre Disposal and Recycling Law – No. 3§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Local Authorities (Environmental Enforcement – Inspectors' Powers) Law – No. 4§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Clean Air Law – No. 2§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Packaging Handling Regulation Law§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Law for the Prevention of Asbestos and Harmful Dust Hazards§Cite ✦

Amendment of the Mines Ordinance – No. 10§

Amendment of the Public Health Ordinance – No. 26§

Amendment of the Abatement of Nuisances Law – No. 6§

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Water Pollution by Oil Ordinance – No. 4§

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Pollution (Dumping of Waste) Law – No. 3§

Amendment of the Keeping the Environment Clean Law – No. 19§

Amendment of the Prevention of Sea Pollution from Land-Based Sources Law – No. 4§

Amendment of the Recyclable Waste Collection and Removal Law – No. 2§

Amendment of the Prohibition of Driving a Vehicle on the Seashore Law – No. 4§

Amendment of the Beverage Container Deposit Law – No. 5§

Amendment of the Coastal Environment Protection Law – No. 6§

Amendment of the Non-Ionising Radiation Law – No. 2§

Amendment of the Tyre Disposal and Recycling Law – No. 3§

Amendment of the Local Authorities (Environmental Enforcement – Inspectors' Powers) Law – No. 4§

Amendment of the Clean Air Law – No. 2§

Amendment of the Packaging Handling Regulation Law§

Amendment of the Law for the Prevention of Asbestos and Harmful Dust Hazards§