National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012

In the Civil Defence Law, 5711-1951 –

"(2) the National Fire and Rescue Authority";

In the Public Safety Law, 5723-1962, in section 2 –

"(a1) The Minister of Internal Security may prescribe, for gatherings at permanent assembly places or at other places, provisions regarding fire safety and rescue measures, extinguishing and fire prevention.".

In the Planning and Building Law, 5725-1965 –

"(3) a representative of the National Fire and Rescue Authority, who has training in the field of fire safety and rescue, shall be regularly invited to the deliberations of the sub-committee, and shall have an advisory opinion on matters relating to fire safety and rescue;";

"(b) A representative of the National Fire and Rescue Authority, who has training in the field of fire safety and rescue, shall be regularly invited to the deliberations of the committee, and shall have an advisory opinion on matters relating to fire safety and rescue.".

In the Business Licensing Law, 5728-1968 (in this Law – the Business Licensing Law) –

"(7) compliance with the laws relating to fire fighting.";

"(6) in subsection (a)(7) – together with the Minister of Internal Security;";

"(6a) a district fire commander or a State employee authorised by that commander for this purpose;";

"(4) a representative of the Minister of Internal Security to ensure the licensing objective under section 1(a)(2), and a representative of the Minister of Internal Security to ensure the licensing objective under section 1(a)(7);";

In the State Service (Pensions) Law [Consolidated Version], 5730-1970 –

"(c) Notwithstanding any law or agreement in force on the day of establishment of the Authority, a pension to which a fire association pensioner or a local authority pensioner is entitled under the provisions of an existing budgetary pension arrangement shall be paid to them from the State Treasury, the provisions of this Law shall apply thereto, and the authorities acting under this Law shall be empowered to act also in respect of the said pensioners as if they were State employees.

'fire association pensioner' – a person who retired on pension from a municipal association for fire-fighting before the day of establishment of the Authority and was entitled to receive a pension under an existing budgetary pension arrangement from the funds of the association;

'local authority pensioner' – a person who retired on pension from a local authority that has a fire-fighting services department before the day of establishment of the Authority, who on the eve of retirement was employed in the said department and was entitled to receive a pension under an existing budgetary pension arrangement from the funds of the local authority;

'existing budgetary pension arrangement' – as defined in section 107c(b), and for the purpose of the manner of calculating the determining salary, paragraph (2) of the definition 'permanent allowance' as referred to in section 107c(a)(1) shall apply;

'day of establishment of the Authority' and 'local authority that has a fire-fighting department' – as defined in sections 2 and 97 of the National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012, respectively.";

"Employee of a fire association or local authority that has a fire-fighting services department

107c. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 107a and anything stated in any law or agreement, the provisions of this Law shall apply to a firefighter employee under a budgetary pension who was appointed under the appointments law on the day of establishment of the Authority (in this section – existing employee), with the following modifications:

'"permanent allowance" – an allowance paid on top of the basic salary of an employee in which one of the following applies:

'existing budgetary pension arrangement' – an arrangement of payments made to a person who has retired from a municipal association for fire-fighting or from a local authority that has a fire-fighting services department, paid monthly on a continuous basis according to an agreement, from the funds of the association or the local authority, for the duration of that person's lifetime, and after that person's death – to their survivors, all subject to the restrictive provisions;

'restrictive provisions' – any one of the following:

'Fire and Rescue Authority Law' – the National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012;

'day of establishment of the Authority', 'transitional employee' and 'local authority that has a fire-fighting services department' – as defined in sections 2 and 97 of the Fire and Rescue Authority Law;

'firefighter employee under a budgetary pension' – a transitional employee whose pension arrangement in force on the eve of the day of establishment of the Authority is an existing budgetary pension arrangement.".

In the Police Ordinance [New Version], 5731-1971 –

"(3) For the purpose of saving life or property –

"(2) the National Fire and Rescue Authority;";

In the Courts Law [Consolidated Version], 5744-1984, in the Third Schedule, item 13 – shall be deleted.

In the Administrative Offences Law, 5746-1985, in the First Schedule, in column A, at the end thereof the following shall be inserted: "National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012".

In the Administrative Tribunals Law, 5752-1992, in the Schedule, after item 25 the following shall be inserted:

"26. An appeals committee under section 38 of the National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012.".

In the Hazardous Substances Law, 5753-1993 (in this Law – the Hazardous Substances Law) –

In the Free Production Zones in Israel Law, 5754-1994, in section 52(d), in place of "the Minister of Police and the fire-fighting authority" there shall come "the Minister for Internal Security and the National Fire and Rescue Authority".

In the National Insurance Law [Consolidated Version], 5755-1995 –

"(8) a volunteer as defined in the National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012, or a person mobilised under section 24 of the said Law;";

In the Administrative Affairs Courts Law, 5760-2000 –

"45. Fire-fighting and rescue – a decision of an authority under the National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012, except for:

"23. An appeal under sections 38(f) and 110(c)(5) of the National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012.".

In the Law for the Economic Recovery Plan of Israel (Legislative Amendments for Achieving Budget Targets and Economic Policy for the Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004), 5763-2003, after section 95 the following shall be inserted:

"Status of a firefighter employee

95a. (a) In this section –

'managing company', 'employer-member' and 'central provident fund for participation in a budgetary pension' – as defined in the Financial Services Supervision Law (Provident Funds), 5765-2005;

'business day' – as defined in the Joint Investments in Trust Law, 5754-1994;

'accumulated balance' – as defined pursuant to sections 23 and 60 of the Financial Services Supervision Law (Provident Funds), 5765-2005;

'day of establishment of the Authority' and 'local authority that has a fire-fighting services department' – as defined in sections 2 and 97 of the National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012, respectively;

'firefighter employee under a budgetary pension' – as defined in section 107c of the State Service (Pensions) Law [Consolidated Version], 5730-1970.

In the Motorsport Law, 5766-2005, in section 9(b)(4)(b), in place of "a fire-fighting authority as defined in the Fire-Fighting Services Law, 5719-1959" there shall come "the National Fire and Rescue Authority".

In the Business Licensing Law (Amendment No. 27), 5771-2010 –

"(3) the Fire and Rescue Commissioner or one senior fire and rescue officer whom the Commissioner has authorised for this purpose;";