Police Ordinance [New Version], 5731-1971

The Inspector General may, at any time, discharge a temporary additional officer from service by one month's written notice in advance.

A temporary additional officer may give written notice to the Inspector General, not later than one month before the expiry of the six-month period, that he does not intend to renew his service.

If notice as referred to in section 27 was not given, the officer is deemed to have been recruited under section 25 for an additional period of six months, unless he was discharged under section 26 or recruited to continue service under section 11 or under a special contract.

The provisions of sections 26, 27 and 28 regarding the giving of notices shall apply to every additional period of six months, as if it were the original six-month period under section 25.

Regulations regarding good-conduct pay, language allowance and excellence pay shall not apply to temporary additional officers.

Upon the application of a person wishing to employ police officers in special functions, the Inspector General may, with the approval of the Minister, recruit suitable persons as police officers for special functions in order that they serve in that special service only.

A person so recruited is deemed, for all intents and purposes, to be a member of Israel Police and shall be subject to all the provisions of this Ordinance regarding the powers and immunities of police officers and to the provisions of Chapter II of the Police Law; however, he shall have no right of claim against the General Fund of the Police.

A person who requests the services of an officer for special functions shall pay to the State Treasury, quarterly in advance, moneys to cover his pay, uniform allowance and other expenses that the Inspector General shall state are necessary; however, with regard to payment of the wages of such officers employed in the service of a municipality or a port, special arrangements may be made.

An employer of an officer for special functions who wishes to terminate his service shall give the Inspector General one month's prior notice; however, the Inspector General may, at his discretion, waive such notice.

A person enlisting as an officer for special functions shall sign a recruiter's declaration in the prescribed form, and the provisions of section 13 shall apply to him.

Where it appears that there is an unlawful assembly, riot or breach of the peace, or that there are reasonable grounds to apprehend such, and that the police ordinarily charged with the preservation of the peace is insufficient to preserve the peace, protect the inhabitants and secure the safety of property in the place, any police officer of a rank not lower than that of inspector may apply to the superintendent, or to the nearest judge, requesting him to appoint from among the local inhabitants such number as may be necessary to serve as special officers for such time and within such limits as he may deem necessary; the superintendent or judge shall accede to the request, unless he sees cause not to do so.

A special officer so appointed shall be deemed for all purposes to be a member of Israel Police, shall have the same powers, privileges and immunities as a regular police officer, and shall be subject to the same discipline and shall be answerable to the same authorities, subject to the provisions of this Section.

A person appointed as a special officer shall sign, before the superintendent, a judge or a senior police officer, a declaration in the prescribed form.

A person appointed as a special officer who, without sufficient justification, did not serve, or refused to serve in that capacity, or did not obey an order lawfully given to him for the purpose of performing his duties, is liable to imprisonment for ten days or a fine of 75 pounds for each instance of neglect, refusal or disobedience as aforesaid.

The superintendent may order the appointment of guards to serve within the bounds of a village or group of villages for such period as he deems fit, if he is of the opinion that the protection of property and crops in the area, or the state of public security, the conduct of the inhabitants or any other reason, requires him to do so.

Where the superintendent has so ordered, the local council — and in the absence of a local council, the mukhtar and notables of the village or of the group of villages concerned — shall propose to the district police commander a candidate or candidates for the position of guard.

A person appointed as a guard shall sign, before a senior police officer, a declaration in the prescribed form.

A person appointed as a guard shall be deemed for all purposes to be a member of Israel Police and shall be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance relating to powers and immunities of police officers and to the provisions of Chapter II of the Police Law, but he shall not have any right of claim against the General Fund of the Police.

The superintendent may, at any time, dismiss a guard for neglect of duty or misconduct, and the local council, or the mukhtar or the superintendent, shall immediately make arrangements to fill the guard's position pending a new appointment.

A guard who resigns or abandons his post, without good cause, before the end of his period of service shall be liable, pursuant to an Order by the superintendent, to pay to the village all the expenses entailed in appointing another guard in his place.

In this Chapter —

"National Insurance Law" — the National Insurance Law [Consolidated Version], 5755-1995;

"qualifying injury under the rehabilitation laws" — as defined in section 295a(a) of the National Insurance Law;

"hostile action casualty" — as its meaning in the Compensation for Victims of Hostile Action Law, 5730-1970;

"Army Orders" — as their meaning in the Military Justice Law, 5715-1955;

"guarding authority" and "superintendent of guarding" — as their meaning in the Local Authorities (Regulation of Guarding) Law, 5721-1961.

The following are members of the Guard:

A person's membership in the Guard shall lapse —

The Minister of the Interior, in consultation with the Minister, may by Order direct a local authority to establish a Guard within its area and to handle the recruitment and registration of the members of the Guard, excluding those referred to in section 49c(3).

"National Civilian Service Law" — the National Civilian Service Law, 5774-2014;

"person serving in civilian-security service" — a person serving in Israel Police in civilian-security service as defined in the National Civilian Service Law;

"the Responsible Minister" — the Minister responsible for the implementation of the National Civilian Service Law.