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Law for the Extension of Periods and Postponement of Dates (Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) (Regulatory Approvals, Financial Sanctions and Inspections of Gas Installations), 5784-2023

חוק הארכת תקופות ודחיית מועדים (הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (אישורים רגולטוריים, עיצומים כספיים ובדיקות מיתקני גז), תשפ"ד-2023

Published: 2023-10-25Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-03-30 · Last amended 2026-03-26✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-28
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Chapter I: Definitions

Definitions§

1.

In this Law –

"regulatory approval" – any of the following:

(1)an approval or licence required by law for the purpose of carrying out an activity or act by a person, including an approval or licence as aforesaid granted in respect of a device, which a public authority has granted to that person, provided that the approval or licence as aforesaid was originally granted for a period exceeding one month;
(2)a written approval regarding an exemption from carrying out an activity or act, which a public authority has granted pursuant to law to a person, provided that the exemption as aforesaid was originally granted for a period exceeding one month;
(3)an approval, including a document required for the granting of an approval, a document accompanying a decision to grant an approval or a decision that is a condition for the granting of an approval, as enumerated in the First Schedule;

"the competent authority" – the authority competent under law to impose a financial sanction or a civil fine;

"the Committee" – a committee of the Knesset within whose area of competence the matter falls, as determined by the Knesset Committee;

"the Civil Defence Law" – the Civil Defence Law, 5711-1951;

"the special security situation" – any of the following, as the case may be:

(1)in respect of the first determining period – the security situation prevailing in the State, on account of which a special situation in the rear was declared, as defined in the Civil Defence Law, on the 22nd day of Tishrei 5784 (7 October 2023);
(2)in respect of the second determining period – the security situation prevailing in the State, on account of which a special situation in the rear was declared, as defined in the Civil Defence Law, on the 11th day of Adar 5786 (28 February 2026);

"licence" – an authorisation, including a licence, concession or permit or any other similar document even if its designation is different;

"the Regulation Authority" – the authority as defined in the Regulation Principles Law, 5782-2021;

"public authority" – any of the following bodies, including the person appointed over the body or heading the body, as well as an employee or office holder in such a body, and including a person to whom such a body has delegated its powers:

(1)the Government and Government ministries, including their units and ancillary units;
(2)a local authority;
(3)a corporation established by law;
(4)a committee, council or administration appointed or established by law;

"the first determining period" – the period from the 22nd day of Tishrei 5784 (7 October 2023) until the 26th day of Tevet 5784 (7 January 2024).

"the second determining period" – the period from the 11th day of Adar 5786 (28 February 2026) until the 15th day of Sivan 5786 (31 May 2026).

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Chapter II: Extension of the Validity of Regulatory Approvals – Temporary Provision

Extension of the Validity of Regulatory Approvals – Temporary Provision§

2.
(a)Notwithstanding anything provided in any law, the period of validity of a regulatory approval whose original expiry date falls within the first determining period or the second determining period and which is not enumerated in the First Schedule shall be extended by three months, and the period of validity of a regulatory approval as aforesaid that is enumerated in the First Schedule shall be extended by four months, from the day preceding the original expiry date (in this Section – the extension period), and it shall be deemed, for all intents and purposes, as though it remained in force also during the extension period, unless it was suspended or revoked, or a condition that invalidates its force was fulfilled, or the public authority decided not to renew it, pursuant to any law.
(b)
(1)The Prime Minister may, by Order, extend the first determining period or the second determining period for the purposes of this Chapter, by additional periods not exceeding three months each, if satisfied that exceptional economic circumstances or other special circumstances justifying such action exist as a result of the special security situation, provided that the total duration of the extension of the first determining period or of the second determining period pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed nine months; the extension of the first determining period or the second determining period pursuant to this subsection may apply to all regulatory approvals or to some of them;
(2)an Order pursuant to paragraph (1) requires the approval of the Government – in respect of the first extension of the first determining period or of the second determining period, and the approval of the Government and the approval of the Committee – in respect of every subsequent extension.
(c)The Prime Minister may, by Order, with the approval of the Government, extend the extension period by one additional period not exceeding three months, if satisfied that exceptional economic circumstances or other special circumstances justifying such action exist as a result of the special security situation, provided that such extension shall apply to regulatory approvals that were originally granted for a period exceeding one year; the extension of the extension period pursuant to this subsection may apply to all regulatory approvals or to some of them.
(d)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (c) –
(1)
(a)a public authority competent to grant a regulatory approval may decide, on its own initiative or at the request of the holder of a regulatory approval, that a particular regulatory approval shall remain in force for a period shorter than that stated in those subsections or that their provisions shall not apply in respect of that approval, provided that it has considered, inter alia, the ability of the holder of the regulatory approval to meet the conditions for the renewal of the approval and the burden placed upon that holder for the renewal of the approval, due to the effects of the special security situation; notice of such a decision shall be given to the holder of a regulatory approval in advance, in writing, together with reasons;
(b)a public authority shall report to the Regulation Authority, once a month, on the decisions it has made pursuant to sub-paragraph (a); the Regulation Authority shall report to the Committee, once every three months, on the reports it has received as aforesaid from all public authorities;
(2)a public authority competent to grant a regulatory approval may decide in respect of an approval it granted during the first determining period or the second determining period that the provisions of this Law shall not apply to it.
(e)In respect of regulatory approvals enumerated in the First Schedule, the body indicated alongside the approval shall be regarded as the public authority competent to grant that approval.
(f)The provisions pursuant to subsections (a) to (e) shall not apply in respect of a regulatory approval or categories of approvals as aforesaid that are enumerated in the Second Schedule, and if conditions are listed alongside the approval or categories of approvals – they shall not apply in respect of that approval or categories of approvals when those conditions are met.
(g)The holder of a regulatory approval whose period of validity has been extended pursuant to the provisions of this Section is not required to submit an application in respect of such extension or to pay a fee therefor.
(h)Nothing in the provisions of this Section shall derogate from any obligation, payment or other provision applicable to the holder of a regulatory approval pursuant to law or set out in the regulatory approval whose validity is extended pursuant to the provisions of this Section, throughout the entire period of validity of the regulatory approval.

Amendment of the Schedules§

3.

The Minister responsible for the implementation of the legislation under which a regulatory approval is granted may, by Order, after consultation with the chairperson of the Regulation Authority and with the approval of the Committee, amend the First Schedule and the Second Schedule (in this Section – the Schedules), in respect of that approval, provided that the addition of a regulatory approval to the Second Schedule shall not prejudice the validity of the regulatory approval until its expiry date; however –

(1)where the public authority competent to grant the regulatory approval is a corporation established by law, the Minister responsible for the area in which the corporation established by law operates may, after consultation with the chairperson of the Regulation Authority and with the approval of the Committee, amend the Schedules in respect of that approval;
(2)where the public authority competent to grant the regulatory approval is a local authority, the Minister of the Interior may, after consultation with the chairperson of the Regulation Authority and with the approval of the Committee, amend the Schedules in respect of that approval.

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Chapter II-A: Extension of Periods and Postponement of Dates in the Provisions of the Real Property Taxation Law

Extension of Periods and Postponement of Dates in the Provisions of the Real Property Taxation Law – Temporary Provision§

3a.
(a)In this Chapter –

"the provisions of the Real Property Taxation Law" – the provisions of sections 9(c1c)(2)(b), (c1c)(2)(b1)(2)(b) and (c1c)(4)(b), 49c(1) and 49e(a)(2) and (4) of the Real Property Taxation (Appreciation and Acquisition) Law, 5723-1963;

"defined period" – a period prescribed in a provision of the provisions of the Real Property Taxation Law.

(b)Where a defined period falls, in whole or in part, within the second determining period, the last day of the defined period shall be postponed by three months commencing from the date specified below, whichever is the later:
(1)the last day of the second determining period;
(2)the last day of the defined period pursuant to the provisions of the Real Property Taxation Law, but for the provisions of this Section.
(c)The Minister of Finance may, by Order, with the approval of the Committee, extend the second determining period for the purposes of this Chapter, by additional periods not exceeding three months each, if satisfied that exceptional economic circumstances or other special circumstances justifying such action exist as a result of the special security situation, provided that the total duration of the extension of the second determining period for the purposes of this Chapter shall not exceed nine months; the extension of the second determining period pursuant to this Chapter may apply to all the provisions of the Real Property Taxation Law or to some of them.

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Chapter III: Postponement of Dates in Proceedings for the Imposition of a Financial Sanction – Temporary Provision

Postponement of Dates in Proceedings for the Imposition of a Financial Sanction – Temporary Provision§

4.
(a)Notwithstanding anything provided in any law, where any of the following dates falls, within proceedings for the imposition of a financial sanction pursuant to law, during the first determining period or the second determining period, that date shall be postponed by a period of three months (in this Section – the postponement period):
(1)the last date on which the competent authority is entitled to give the violator notice of its intention to impose a financial sanction upon that person;
(2)the last date on which a violator is entitled to submit arguments in respect of the intention to impose a financial sanction upon that person and in respect of its amount;
(3)the last date for the decision of the competent authority regarding the imposition of a financial sanction, or for the delivery of a payment demand;
(4)the last date on which the violator is entitled to apply to the competent authority with a request to cancel an administrative warning, or to deliver to the competent authority a letter of undertaking and a bond;
(5)the last date on which the violator is entitled to submit arguments in respect of the forfeiture of a bond;
(6)the last date for the payment of the financial sanction, and if the payment of the financial sanction has been divided into instalments – for the payment of any part thereof.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter VI of the Financial Services Supervision Law (Pension Counselling, Marketing and Clearing System), 5765-2005, and of Chapter IX of the Defence Export Control Law, 5767-2007, where the last date for the payment of a civil fine falls within the first determining period or the second determining period, that date shall be postponed by the postponement period.
(c)
(1)The Minister of Justice may, by Order, extend the first determining period or the second determining period for the purposes of this Chapter by additional periods not exceeding three months each, if satisfied that special circumstances justifying such action exist as a result of the special security situation, provided that the total duration of the extension of each of the said periods pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed nine months; the extension of the first determining period or the second determining period pursuant to this subsection may apply to all competent authorities or to some of them and to all dates pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) or to some of them;
(2)an Order pursuant to paragraph (1) requires the approval of the Government – in respect of the first extension, and the approval of the Government and the approval of the Committee – in respect of every subsequent extension.
(d)
(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (c), the competent authority may decide, in respect of a particular violation or categories of violations, on a shorter postponement period; notice of such a decision shall be given to the violator in advance, in writing, together with reasons;
(2)the competent authority shall report to the Regulation Authority, once a month, on the decisions it has made pursuant to paragraph (1); the Regulation Authority shall report to the Committee, once every three months, on the reports it has received as aforesaid from all competent authorities.

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Chapter IV: Postponement of the Date for Carrying Out a Periodic Inspection of a Gas Installation – Temporary Provision

Postponement of the Date for Carrying Out a Periodic Inspection of a Gas Installation – Temporary Provision§

5.
(a)In this Section –

"gas" – liquefied petroleum gas as defined in the LPG Law;

"the LPG Law" – the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Law, 5781-2020;

"gas installation" – a gas installation as defined in the LPG Law used for the consumption of gas for domestic use;

"agent" – as defined in the LPG Law;

"gas supplier" – a person who holds a gas supplier licence as defined in the LPG Law;

"SI 158" – Israeli Standard SI 158 Part 4 – "Installations for Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG): Inspections".

(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 25(b) of the LPG Law and of SI 158, where the date for carrying out a periodic inspection of a gas installation falls within the first determining period, that date shall be postponed by a period of three months from the original date (in this Section – the postponement period), and a gas supplier or agent may continue to supply gas to the gas installation also during the postponement period, all unless a call regarding a fault or suspected fault in the gas installation was received by the gas supplier during the postponement period, or it came to the gas supplier's knowledge in another manner, and the fault or suspicion requires the gas installation to be inspected without delay.
(c)
(1)Where the Prime Minister has extended, pursuant to section 2(b), the first determining period for the purposes of Chapter II, the Prime Minister may also extend the first determining period for the purposes of this Chapter, in accordance with the provisions of that section; where the Prime Minister has not extended the first determining period as aforesaid, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure may, by Order, with the approval of the Committee, extend the first determining period for the purposes of this Chapter, if satisfied that special circumstances justifying such action exist as a result of the special security situation; an extension pursuant to this subsection may be for additional periods not exceeding three months each, provided that the total duration of the extension shall not exceed nine months; the extension of the first determining period pursuant to this subsection may apply to all gas installations or to some of them;
(2)an Order of the Prime Minister pursuant to paragraph (1) requires the approval of the Government – in respect of the first extension, and the approval of the Government and the approval of the Committee – in respect of every subsequent extension.
(d)The Prime Minister may, by Order, with the approval of the Government, extend the postponement period by one additional period not exceeding three months, if satisfied that exceptional economic circumstances or other special circumstances justifying such action exist as a result of the special security situation; where the Prime Minister has not extended the postponement period as aforesaid, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure may, by Order, extend the postponement period as aforesaid if satisfied that such circumstances exist; the extension of the postponement period pursuant to this subsection may apply to all gas installations or to some of them.

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