Planning and Building Law (Amendment No. 152), 5784-2024

The number of government representatives on the National Planning and Building Council grows from 11 to 12. In addition, the northern and southern district committees will now also include a representative of the Minister of Settlement and National Missions, and an additional representative appointed by the Minister of the Interior on the recommendation of the local authorities in that district. The district committee now includes a representative of the Minister for the Negev, the Galilee and National Resilience, a representative of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and a representative of an organization dealing with society and welfare matters, appointed by the Minister of Welfare and Social Affairs. A representative of the Nature and National Parks Protection Authority will be invited to attend the infrastructure committee's discussions as an observer. Committee members serve five-year terms and may be appointed for two additional terms under the same clause, and for further terms if appointed under another clause. A committee member whose term has ended continues to serve until a replacement is appointed, but no more than six months. In addition, a representative of the higher education institutions with expertise in planning and building will be appointed by the Minister of the Interior from a list recommended by the deans of the relevant faculties. Two more members will be appointed by the Minister of the Interior, one from the Haredi population and one from the Arab population (including the Druze and Circassian populations). The alternate of the representative of the organization representing the largest number of building engineering contractors in Israel will be appointed by the Minister of the Interior. Local committees whose area includes a regional council will include a representative of the Minister for the Negev, the Galilee and National Resilience and a representative of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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