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 V: Miscellaneous Provisions
Judicial Review§
6.
A decision of a public authority or competent authority, pursuant to sections 2(c) or 4(d), may be the subject of a petition or an appeal to the competent instance pursuant to the law under which the regulatory approval was granted or in which the power to impose a financial sanction or civil fine is anchored, as the case may be.
Savings Provisions§
7.
Nothing in the provisions of this Law shall derogate –
(1)from a power vested in a public authority pursuant to law to amend the period of validity of a regulatory approval, to renew it, to refuse to renew it, to suspend it, to revoke it or to prescribe conditions therein;
(2)from a power vested in a competent authority pursuant to law to amend a date in proceedings for the imposition of a financial sanction or civil fine.
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Contact Us →First Schedule (paragraph (3) of the definition of "regulatory approval" in Section 1)
(1)A certificate of an accredited laboratory for a periodic inspection of a tanker or a vehicle on which a container is installed, for the transport of a hazardous substance, regarding fitness and compliance with the requirements as stated in regulation 3(c)(3) of the Transportation Services Regulations, 5761-2001, pursuant to Israeli Standard SI 819 or in accordance with the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) – the inspector as defined in the Transportation Services Law, 5757-1997;
(2)a training certificate granted by a training institution pursuant to regulation 51 of the Work Safety (Work at Height) Regulations, 5767-2007, and an approval granted to a worker at height in accordance with regulation 6(b) and (c) of those Regulations – the Chief Labour Inspector as defined in the Work Safety Ordinance [New Version], 5730-1970 (hereinafter – the Work Safety Ordinance);
(3)an accreditation granted by an accreditation authority pursuant to regulation 6(a) of the Work Safety (Crane Operators, Operators of Other Lifting Machines and Slingers) Regulations, 5753-1992, to a slinger or crane operator, in respect of the operation of a type C or D crane – the Chief Labour Inspector as defined in the Work Safety Ordinance;
(4)an occupational environmental inspection in accordance with the provisions pursuant to the Work Safety Ordinance – the Chief Labour Inspector as defined in the Work Safety Ordinance;
(5)a report on an inspection granted by an authorised inspector pursuant to the Work Safety Ordinance, provided that no improvement order or safety order pursuant to the Labour Inspection (Organisation) Law, 5714-1954 has been issued in the last year in respect of the device to which the report relates – the Chief Labour Inspector as defined in the Work Safety Ordinance;
(6)permit information delivered to an applicant pursuant to section 145(a1) of the Planning and Building Law, 5725-1965 (hereinafter – the Planning and Building Law);
(7)a decision of a licensing authority pursuant to section 145(b1) of the Planning and Building Law and a decision of a local committee to permit a use or a non-conforming use or to grant a relaxation pursuant to sections 146, 147, 147a and 151b of the Planning and Building Law;
(8)the survey map submitted as part of a consolidation and subdivision plan pursuant to the Planning and Building Regulations (Consolidation and Subdivision Plan), 5769-2009;
(9)the survey map submitted as part of an application for permit information and an application for a permit pursuant to the Planning and Building Regulations (Building Licensing), 5776-2016;
(10)a certificate of mental fitness from a clinical, medical, rehabilitative or occupational expert psychologist pursuant to section 11b1(a) of the Firearms Law, 5709-1949 – the Head of the Firearms Licensing Division in the Ministry for National Security.
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Contact Us →Second Schedule (section 2(f))
(1)Regulatory approvals under the Planning and Building Law, except for:
(a)items (6) to (9) of the First Schedule;
(b)permits under section 145 of the Planning and Building Law;
(c)permits that include a variance, non-conforming use or addition of uses under the Planning and Building Law;
(d)a licence to operate and serve as an inspection institute under section 158o of the Planning and Building Law;
(2)an inspection report in respect of a lift or tower crane under the Work Safety Ordinance [New Version], 5730-1970;
(3)an import licence, approval or permit as defined in the Free Import Order, 5774-2014 (in this Schedule – the Free Import Order), or an import licence under section 2(a)(2) of the Personal Import Order, 5779-2019, for goods classified under the following customs items:
(a)36.04 or 93.04.0020;
(b)29.03.1400, 29.03.6000, 29.03.4000, 29.03.5000, 29.03.7000, 38.14.0000, 38.24.8400, 38.24.9030, 38.24.9090, 38.24.9900, 38.27.0000 or 39.07.2000;
(c)Ministry of Economy and Industry licences in respect of customs items 84.15.0000 and 84.18.0000;
(d)90.13, 93.01, 93.02, 93.03, 93.04, 93.05, 93.05.9100, 93.06, 93.06.9010, 93.06.9090 or 93.07;
(4)an import licence exempt from customs duty under section 2(d) of the Free Import Order;
(5)a goods import licence granted by a competent authority in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, under the Free Import Order;
(6)a permit certificate to import into Israel or export from it waste of hazardous materials under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (Import and Export of Hazardous Materials Waste), 5754-1994;
(7)a licence to import animals under regulation 2 of the Animal Diseases Regulations (Import of Animals), 5734-1974;
(8)an import licence or a quarantine-condition import licence granted for a period of less than one year, under regulation 2 of the Plant Protection Regulations (Import of Plants, Plant Products, Pests and Auxiliary Means), 5769-2009;
(9)a permit under regulation 2 of the Animal Diseases Regulations (Import and Export of Animal Products), 5748-1988;
(10)a permit for the import or export of a protected natural value under section 33 of the National Parks, Nature Reserves, National Sites and Commemoration Sites Law, 5758-1998, in respect of a natural value as aforesaid to which the National Parks, Nature Reserves, National Sites and Commemoration Sites Declaration (Implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) (Protected Natural Values), 5764-2004 applies;
(11)an emergency permit under regulation 9(b) of the Prevention of Sea Pollution from Land-Based Sources Regulations, 5750-1990;
(12)an operating permit under section 8c of the Aviation Services Licensing Law, 5723-1963;
(13)an airworthiness certificate under section 63 of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011 (in this Schedule – the Aviation Law);
(14)an exemption under section 165 of the Aviation Law;
(15)a licence under rule 4 of the Airports Authority Rules (Entry into Restricted Areas), 5743-1983;
(16)a navigator's certificate or a permit for the navigation of a small passenger vessel, under the Shipping Regulations (Seafarers) (Navigators of Small Vessels), 5758-1998;
(17)(Repealed)
(18)(Repealed)
(19)a seaman's book or a service certificate under regulation 6 of the Shipping Regulations (Seafarers), 5762-2002;
(20)a vehicle licence under section 2 of the Traffic Ordinance [New Version];
(21)(Repealed)
(22)a licence under the Water Law, 5719-1959, except for a licence or permit granted by virtue of section 20k and section 44b of that Law;
(23)a licence under the Water and Sewerage Corporations Law, 5761-2001;
(24)a regulatory approval under the Electricity Sector Law, 5756-1996;
(25)a regulatory approval granted under sections 24 to 30 of the Natural Gas Sector Law, 5762-2002;
(26)a regulatory approval under Chapter II-A of the Gas Law (Safety and Licensing), 5749-1989;
(27)authorisation of explosives supervisors under the Explosives Law, 5714-1954;
(28)a regulatory approval under the Mines Ordinance;
(29)a licence under the Financial Services Supervision Law (Regulated Financial Services), 5776-2016;
(30)a permit to publish a prospectus under section 21 of the Securities Law, 5728-1968, except for a shelf prospectus as defined in section 23a of that Law, or a permit to publish a prospectus under section 29 of the Joint Investments in Trust Law, 5754-1994;
(31)a passport under the Passports Law, 5712-1952;
(32)a visa and residence permit under section 2 of the Entry into Israel Law, 5712-1952, except for a visa and residence permit for a foreign worker in the nursing care and agriculture sectors granted under that Law and under regulation 5(a) of the Entry into Israel Regulations, 5734-1974;
(33)a permit to employ a foreign worker under section 1m of the Foreign Workers Law, 5751-1991, except for such a permit in the nursing care or agriculture sector;
(34)a permit under section 65 of the Employment Service Law, 5719-1959;
(35)a permit under section 9a of the Women's Employment Law, 5714-1954;
(36)a general permit under the Work and Rest Hours Law, 5711-1951;
(37)a regulatory approval under the Employment of Employees by Manpower Contractors Law, 5756-1996;
(38)a regulatory approval by virtue of the Work Service in Emergencies Law, 5727-1967;
(39)a permit under the Youth Labour Law, 5713-1953;
(40)medical examinations of employees exposed to risk factors, required under the Work Safety Ordinance [New Version], 5730-1970;
(41)a permit under sections 13, 14 or 19 of the Animal Welfare (Experiments on Animals) Law, 5754-1994;
(42)a permit to engage in radiation under regulations 3, 4 or 5 of the Pharmacists Regulations (Radioactive Elements and Their Products), 5740-1980, and a permit to provide a service under regulation 8 and items 5, 6 and 7 of the Second Schedule to those Regulations;
(43)a temporary permit under section 19 of the Medical Practitioners Ordinance [New Version], 5737-1976, and a restricted permit under section 19a of that Ordinance;
(44)a temporary permit under section 21 of the Dentists Ordinance [New Version], 5739-1979;
(45)a temporary licence under regulation 5 of the Dentists Regulations (Dental Hygienists), 5738-1978;
(46)a temporary licence under regulation 5(b) of the Dentists Regulations (Definition and Regulation of the Scope of Work of Dental Technicians), 5746-1986;
(47)a special permit under section 9 of the Regulation of Engagement in Health Professions Law, 5768-2008;
(48)a temporary permit under regulation 12 of the Public Health Regulations (Nursing Staff in Clinics), 5741-1981;
(49)a temporary permit under regulation 15 of the Public Health Regulations (Nursing Workers in Hospitals), 5749-1988, and a restricted permit under regulation 16 of those Regulations;
(50)a temporary licence under section 5(4) of the Midwives Ordinance, and a provisional permit certificate under section 5a of that Ordinance;
(51)a temporary licence for a pharmacist's assistant under section 6 of the Pharmacists Ordinance [New Version], 5741-1981;
(52)a temporary licence under regulation 3 of the Pharmacists Regulations;
(53)a restricted permit for a non-resident under section 17 of the Use of Hypnosis Law, 5744-1984;
(54)an accreditation under the National Laboratory Accreditation Authority Law, 5757-1997;
(55)a regulatory approval under the Public Health Regulations (Sanitary Quality of Drinking Water and Drinking Water Installations), 5773-2013;
(56)a licence under section 3 of the Dog Supervision Regulation Law, 5763-2002;
(57)a licence under section 2(b) or (c), 4, 5, 5d, 6, 7c or 8 of the Firearms Law, 5709-1949;
(58)a kashrut certificate under the Prohibition of Fraud in Kashrut Law, 5743-1983;
(59)a general or special hunting permit under section 3 of the Wildlife Protection Law, 5715-1955;
(60)a general or special permit for harm to a protected natural value under section 33(c) of the National Parks, Nature Reserves, National Sites and Commemoration Sites Law, 5758-1998;
(61)a special surfing permit under regulation 10a of the Nature Reserves Regulations (Order and Conduct), 5739-1979 (in this Schedule – the Nature Reserves Regulations);
(62)a special permit for hiking in nature reserves, on roads and on unmarked trails, granted by virtue of regulation 18 of the Nature Reserves Regulations.
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