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ISR-2011-L-94403
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Title_of_text
Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Authorities) Law, 2011.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Israel
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions
Adopted on (Date of text)
2011-04-05
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Law states as its goal the protection, maintenance, and improvement of the quality of the environment and the prevention of harm to the environment and to public health, by defining and extending the inspection and enforcement authorities of employees of the Ministry of Environment Protection. The significance of the Law seems to be its comprehensive application to a long list of existing Israeli laws, specified in its addendum, that provide protection to the environment and to public health. Thus, the Law establishes a unified system of enforcement authority for current Israeli legislation in this area and may facilitate the determination of similar enforcement authority in future environmental legislation.
The Law authorizes the Minister of Environmental Protection to appoint inspectors for the investigation of violations of environmental laws. The Law further provides the inspectors with supervision and enforcement authority. Accordingly, they are authorized to request any person to provide identification and any relevant information and documents, conduct measurements, and take samples, as well as to enter any facility or vehicle for the performance of their jobs. Supervisors, however, are authorized to enter residential areas only with a judicial warrant.
Inspectors are further authorized to interrogate suspects and persons who may have information regarding offences under the Law, seize any item connected to such offences, and request search warrants when necessary. They may also detain persons who either refuse to cooperate, are suspected of planning to flee if not detained, or whose identities are unknown, until the arrival of a police officer.
When carrying out their authority under the Law, inspectors must wear identifiable clothing, carry ID, and possess a document signed by the Minister testifying to their jobs and authority; this document must be presented upon request. Inspectors are excused from the latter requirement if it could hamper the exercise of their authority or harm the safety of the inspectors or any other persons.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2011-08-01
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2012-04-01 (ISR-2012-L-94396)
Environmental Protection (Pollution and Transfer to the Environment - Reporting and Registration Duties) Law, 2012.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in Hebrew
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Place of publication
Jerusalem
Country
Israel
URL
http://index.justice.gov.il/
File
2290.pdf (PDF in Hebrew)
Serial region
Serial title
Reshomot,Sefer Ha Choukem
Date
2011-04-01
Number
No. 2290
Page range
P. 738 - P.752