Purpose of
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1. The purpose of this law is to ensure compliance
with the undertaking of the Palestine Liberation
Organization (hereinafter "the PLO") concerning the
restriction on the activity of the Palestinian
Authority to the areas of Gaza and Jericho in
accordance with the Agreement and to prevent activity
of a political or governmental nature or other similar
activity within the area of the State of Israel which
does not accord with respect for the sovereignty of
the State of Israel by the Palestinian Authority or
the PLO, without the agreement of the State of Israel.
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Definitions
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2. "meeting" - includes a march, assembly or
congress;
"the Agreement" - the Agreement on the Gaza Strip
and the Jericho Area signed at Cairo between the State
of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization on
4 May, 1994.
"the Palestinian Authority" and "the areas of
Gaza and Jericho" - as defined in the Emergency
Regulations (Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip -
Jurisdiction over Offences and Legal Assistance) 1967;
"Representative Mission" - includes any
institution, office or branch.
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Restriction
on the
Palestinian
Authority
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3. (a) The Palestinian Authority shall not open or
operate a representative mission, and shall not hold a
meeting, in the area of the State of Israel unless
written permission for this has been given by the
State of Israel or by someone authorized by it to do
so;
(b) The Minister of Police may, by means of an
order, prohibit the opening or operation of a
representative mission of the Palestinian Authority,
order its closure, or prevent the holding of a
meeting, if permission has not been obtained in
accordance with sub-paragraph (a).
(c) Orders referred to in sub-paragraph (b) shall
be served, insofar as possible, on the owner of the
premises, or the occupier, or the organizers, or
whoever it seems to the Minister of Police is
responsible for the activity which is the subject of
the order; Where it is not possible to serve the order
as aforesaid, the Minister of Police shall give
instructions for its publication in a manner which he
shall establish; A notice concerning the giving of the
order shall be published in the Official Gazette.
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Restriction
on the
activity of the
PLO
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4. (a) The Government may, by means of an order,
prohibit the opening or the operation of a
representative mission of the PLO, order its closure,
or prevent the holding of a meeting on behalf of the
PLO or under its auspices within the area of the State
of Israel.
(b) The provisions of paragraph 3(c) above shall
apply, with the necessary changes, to an order
referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.
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Duration of
order
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5. The duration of a closure order issued pursuant
to paragraphs 3 or 4 shall not exceed 6 months and may
be extended from time to time for an additional period
which shall not exceed 6 months at any one time.
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Ancillary
authorities
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6. For the purpose of executing orders pursuant to
authorities paragraphs 3 or 4, the Israel Police shall have all
the authorities given to it by any law, including the
authority to enter into any place, to remove from
there any person, to close the place, to disperse any
meeting, and to take any action necessary to ensure
the execution of the order and to use reasonable force
for this purpose.
For the purpose of this paragraph, "the
Palestinian Authority" includes any person acting on
its behalf or under its auspices or using its name.
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Restriction
on licensing
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7. Where an order has been issued pursuant to
paragraph 3 or 4, prohibiting the opening of or
operation of a representative mission, the license
required for such activity shall not be granted under
any law.
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Validity and
entry into
force
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8. (a) This Law shall enter into force on 1 January
1995.
(b) This law shall continue in force for the
period of the continuance in force of the Emergency
Regulations (Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip -
Jurisdiction over Offences and Legal Assistance) 1967,
as extended by the Law implementing the Agreement on
the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area (Judicial Powers
and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Legislative Amendments)
1994.
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