Israel – Parliament
Basic Law: The Knesset - 1950
DAVID BEN-GURION
Prime Minister
YITZCHAK BEN-ZVI
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 22nd Shevat, 5718 (12th
February, 1958) and
published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No, 244 of the 30th Shevat. 5718 (20th February.
1958). p. 69; the Bill was published in Hatza'ot Chok No, 180 of 5714, p. 18.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 1)*
Amendment of section 9 |
1. In section 9 of the Basic Law: The Knesset**, the full stop at the end shall be replaced by a comma, to be followed by the words : "But if the year which preceded that year was a leap year, the elections shall take place on the first Tuesday of that month." |
DAVID BEN-GURION
Prime Minister
YITZCHAK BEN-ZVI
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 16th Tammuz, 5719 (22nd July. 1959) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No.
285 of the 24th Tammuz, 5719 (30th July, 1959), p. 146 ; the Bill and an
Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 403 of 5719, p. 438.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 244 of 5718, p. 69; LSI vol. XII, p. 85.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 2)*
Amendment of section 7 |
Paragraph (7) of section 7 of the Basic Law: The Knesset** shall be replaced by the following paragraph: "(7) rabbis and ministers of other religions while holding office for a remuneration.". |
DAVID BEN-GURION
Prime Minister
YITZCHAK BEN-ZVI
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 23rd Tammuz, 5719 (29th July, 1959) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No.
286 of the 2nd Av, 5719 (6th August, 1959), p. 158 ; the Bill and an
Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 404 of 5719, p. 448.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 244 Of 5718, p. 69; LSI vol. XII, p. 85.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 3)*
DAVID BEN-GURION
Prime Minister
YITZCHAK BEN-ZVI
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 2nd Av, 5719 (6th August, 1959) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 291
of the 12th Av, 5719 (16th August, 1959), p. 210; the Bill and an Explanatory
Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 372 of 5719, p. 151.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 244 of 5718, p. 69; LSI vol. XII, p. 85.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 4)*
Addition of section 20A |
1. In the Basic Law: The Knesset**, the following section shall be inserted after section 20: "Acting Chairman and Interim Chairman of Knesset 2OA.(a) Whenever the Chairman of the Knesset leaves the territory of the State, a Vice-Chairman shall serve as Acting Chairman until his return. (b) Whenever the Chairman of the Knesset notifies the House Committee, or if the House Committee decides, that for reasons of health the Chairman of the Knesset is temporarily unable to carry out his functions, a Vice-Chairman shall serve as Acting Chairman until the Chairman notifies the House Committee or until the House Committee decides that the Chairman is no longer unable to carry out his functions. (c) When the post of Chairman of the Knesset has fallen vacant - because the Chairman has resigned or has died or because the House Committee has decided that for reasons of health he is permanently unable to carry out his functions - a Vice-Chairman shall serve as Interim Chairman until the Knesset elects a new Chairman. (d) The Vice-Chairman who is to serve as Acting Chairman or Interim Chairman of the Knesset shall be elected in that behalf by the House Committee. (e) During his tenure as Acting Chairman or Interim Chairman of the Knesset, the Vice-Chairman shall serve in every capacity assigned to the Chairman of the Knesset by law, shall carry out every function imposed upon the Chairman of the Knesset by law and shall exercise every power vested in the Chairman of the Knesset by law. (f) The provisions of this section shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, if the circumstances envisaged in subsection (a), (b) or (c) with regard to the Chairman of the Knesset exist with regard to a Vice-Chairman who is serving as Acting Chairman or Interim Chairman.". |
LEVI ESHKOL
Prime Minister
SHNEUR ZALMAN SHAZAR
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 2nd Adar Bet, 5727 (14th March, 1967) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No.
493 of the 11th Adar Bet, 5727 (23th March, 1967), p. 24; the Bill and an
Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 710 of 5727, p. 28.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5718, p. 69 - LSI vol. XII, p. 85; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5719, pp. 146, 158 and 210 - LSI vol. XIII, pp. 155, 167 and 228.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 5)*
Amendment of section 31 |
1. In the Basic Law: The Knesset**, section 31 shall be re-marked as section 31(a) and the following subsection shall be added thereafter: "(b) If a Knesset has been elected otherwise than at the date prescribed in section 9, the House Committee shall prescribe the times of the two terms in the year in which it was elected.". |
YlTZCHAK RABIN
Prime Minister
EFRAYIM KATZIR
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 27th Tammuz, 5734 (17th July, 1974) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No.
741 of the 6th Av, 5734 (25th July, 1974), p. 108 ; the Bill and an Explanatory
Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 1129 of 5734, p. 234.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5718, p. 69 - LSI vol. XII, p. 85; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5719, pp. 146, 158 and 210 - LSI vol. XIII, pp. 155, 167 and 228; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5727, p. 24 - LSI vol. XXI, p. 14.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 6)*
Amendment of section 24 |
1. In section 24 of the Basic Law: The Knesset**, the words "save as otherwise provided by Law" shall be added at the end. |
YIGAEL YADIN
Deputy Prime Minister
Acting Prime Minister
YITZCHAK NAVON
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 3rd Av, 5740 (16th July,
1980) and published in Sefer
Ha-Chukkim No. 977 of the 12th Av. 5740 (25th July. 1980). p. 160; the Bill and
an Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 1399 of 5739, p. 176.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5718; LSI vol. XII. p. 85: Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5719. pp. 146, 158 and 2 1 0 - LSI vol. XIII, pp. 155, 167 and 228: Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5727, p. 24 - LSI vol. XXI. p. 14; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5734, p. 108 - LSI vol. XXVIII, p. 112.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 7)*
Addition of sections 42A and 42B |
1. In the Basic Law: The Knesset**, the following sections shall be inserted after section 42: "Knesset Member who has been convicted 42A.(a) The Knesset may, by resolution, remove a Knesset Member from office if it finds that he is not worthy of his office because he has been convicted, by final judgment, of a criminal offence and been sentenced to a penalty of actual (i.e., not suspended - Tr.) imprisonment for a term of one year or more. (b) The Knesset shall not remove a Knesset Member from office save following a complaint brought before the House Committee by at least ten Knesset Members and upon the proposal of the House Committee. A resolution of the Knesset to remove a Knesset Member from office shall not be passed save by a two-thirds majority of the Members of the Knesset. (c) The House Committee shall not propose, and the Knesset shall not resolve upon, the removal of a Knesset Member from office before he has been given an opportunity to be heard." Suspension 42B.(a) Where a Knesset Member has been convicted of a criminal offence, the House Committee may, upon the proposal of any Knesset Member, suspend him from office as a Knesset Member for the period during which the judgment is not final. (b) Where a Knesset Member has been convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment, the House Committee may, upon the proposal of any Knesset Member, suspend him from his office as a Knesset Member for the period during which he is undergoing his penalty of imprisonment. (c) The House Committee shall not pass a resolution under this section before the Knesset Member has been given an opportunity to be heard.". |
Amendment of section 43 |
2. Section 43 of the Basic Law: The Knesset shall be re-marked as section 43 (a) and the following subsection shall be added thereafter: "(b) Where a person's membership of the Knesset has been suspended under section 42B, his seat shall become vacant for the period of the suspension and his place shall be taken by the candidate referred to in subsection (a). If he resumes his seat, the last of the list of candidates who became a Knesset Member shall cease to hold office, but his right to become again a Knesset Member thereafter, by virtue of the provision of subsection (a), shall not be affected thereby.". |
MENAHEM BEGIN
Prime Minister
YITZCHAK NAVON
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 26th Adar Bet, 574 1, (1st April, 1981) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim
No. 1016 of the 3rd Nisan, 5741 (7th April, 1981), p. 168; the Bill and an
Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 1519 of 5741, p. 243.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5718, p. 69 - LSI vol. XII, p. 85; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5719, pp. 146, 158 and 2 10 - LSI vol. XIII, pp. 155, 167 and 228; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5727, p. 24 - LSI vol. XXI, p. 14; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5734, p. 108 - LSI vol. XXVIII, p. 112; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5740, p. 160 - LSI vol. XXXIV, p. 177.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 8)*
Amendment of section 6 |
1. In section 6 of the Basic Law: The Knesset**, after the words "unless a court has deprived him of that right by virtue of any Law" there shall be added the words "or he has been sentenced to a penalty of actual (i.e., not suspended - Tr.) imprisonment for a term of five years or more for an offence against the security of the State designated in that behalf by the Knesset Elections Law and five years have not yet passed since the day when he terminated his period of imprisonment". |
MENAHEM BEGIN
Prime Minister
YITZCHAK NAVON
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 26th Adar Bet, 5741, (1st April, 1981) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim
No. 1016 of the 3rd Nisan, 5741 (7th April, 1981), p. 168; the Bill and an
Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 1525 of 5741, p. 288.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5718, p. 69 - LSI vol. XII, p. 85; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5719, pp. 146, 158 and 210 - LSI vol. XIII, pp. 155, 167 and 228; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5727, p. 24 - LSI vol. XXI, p. 14; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5734, p. 108 - LSI vol. XXVIII, p. 112; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5740, p. 160 - LSI vol. XXXIV, p. 177; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 574 1. p. 168 - supra, p. 190.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 9)*
Amendment of section 7A |
1. In the Basic Law: The Knesset**, the following section shall be inserted after section 7: "Prevention of participation of candidates' list 7A. A candidates' list shall not participate in elections to the Knesset if its objects or actions, expressly or by implication, include one of the following: (1) negation of the existence of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people; (2) negation of the democratic character of the State; (3) incitement to racism.". |
Amendment of Knesset Elections Law |
2. In the Knesset Elections Law (Consolidated Version), 5729-1969*** - (1) in section 63, the words "A candidates' list duly submitted" shall be replaced by the words "A candidates' list not prevented by section 7A of the Basic Law: the Knesset from participating in elections to the Knesset and duly submitted"; (2) in section 64 - (a) the marginal note shall be amended to read "Appeal"; (b) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (a); "(a) 1) Where the Central Committee has approved a candidates' list, the Attorney-General or the Chairman of the Central Committee or at least one quarter of the members of the Election Committee may, not later than the 18th day before election day, appeal to the Supreme Court on the ground that the list is prevented by section 7A of the Basic Law: the Knesset from participating in elections to the Knesset."; (3) in section 65, the words "or by the Supreme Court" shall be replaced by the words "or as decided by the Supreme Court". |
SHIMON PERES
Prime Minister
CHAIM HERZOG
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 13th Av, 5745 (31st July, 1985) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 1155
of the 20th Av, 5745 (7th August, 1985), p. 196; the Bill and an Explanatory
Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 1728 of 5745, p. 193.
** Sefer
Ha-Chukkim of 5718, p. 69 - LSI vol. XII p. 85; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5741, p.
168-LSI vol. XXXV, p. 192.
*** Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5729, p. 103 - LSI vol. XXIII, p. 110; Sefer Ha-Chukkim
of 5743, p. 106 - LSI vol. XXXVII, p. 125.
Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment No. 10)*
Amendment of section 6 |
1. Section 6 of the Basic Law: The Knesset** shall be re-marked as section 6(a) and the following subsection shall be added thereafter: "(b) Where an Israeli national is a national also of another state, and the law of that state enables his release from its nationality, he shall not be a candidate for the Knesset unless, by the time of the submission of the candidates' list including his name and to the satisfaction of the chairman of the Knesset Central Elections Committee, he has done everything required on his part to be released therefrom. For this purpose, a person shall not be regarded as a national of another state unless, at any time, he had a passport of that state or another document attesting to his being a national of that state.". |
Application |
2. Section 1 shall apply in respect of the elections to the Twelfth Knesset and onwards. |
YITZCHAK SHAMIR
Prime Minister
CHAIM HERZOG
President of the State
* Passed by the Knesset on
the 20th lyar, 5747 (19th May, 1987) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 1215
of the 28th lyar, 5747 (27th May, 1987), p. 120; the Bill and an Explanatory
Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 1748 of 5745, p. 268.
** Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5718, p. 69 - LSI vol. XII p. 85; Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5745, p. 196 - LSI vol. XXXIX.