National Authority for the Combat of Poverty Law, 5785-2025
חוק הרשות הלאומית למאבק בעוני, תשפ"ה-2025
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Chapter IV: Director of the Authority and Its Employees
Director of the Authority§
Employees of the Authority§
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Contact Us →Chapter V: Budget of the Authority
Budget of the Authority§
"annual budget law" and "budget item" – as defined in sections 1 and 3a of the Budget Foundations Law, respectively.
Annual reports§
The Authority shall prepare and submit to the Director General of the Ministry, no later than 1 April in each year, a report in respect of the implementation of the budget in the preceding year; the Authority shall transmit a copy of the report to the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset.
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Contact Us →Chapter VI: National Centre for Information and Research
National Centre for Information and Research§
Provision of information§
Without derogating from any power vested in the Authority, and in accordance with the provisions of any law, the Authority may, for the purpose of performing its functions, through the National Centre for Information and Research, require a Government ministry, a local authority or a corporation established by law to provide it with any knowledge, document, report or output as defined in the Computers Law, 5755-1995, pertaining to its functions under the provisions of this Law, except for data that constitute personal information as defined in the Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981, knowledge concerning a person's private affairs even if they do not constitute personal information as aforesaid, intelligence material as defined in Section 74 of the Criminal Procedure Law [Consolidated Version], 5742-1982, and information whose disclosure is prohibited under any law.
Maintaining confidentiality§
A person who has received information for the purpose of implementing this Chapter shall not disclose its content, except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
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Contact Us →Chapter VII: Miscellaneous Provisions
Implementation and regulations§
Savings provisions§
The provisions of this Law are intended to add to the provisions of any law and not to derogate from them.
Commencement§
This Law shall commence six months from the day of its publication.
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