Despite the absence of the opposition: the Knesset will vote on the Electricity Law
MK Walid Taha's bill, which is considered the RAAM's flagship law, will be put to the vote despite opposition reservations.
The bill proposes that the Minister of the Interior be allowed to stipulate in an order to connect a residential building, built before 2018, to electricity, water or telephone, even without a building permit and a certificate of completion for that building.
Yaki Adamkar
05/01/2022
Wednesday, 05 January 2022, 08:02 Updated: 08:27
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The Knesset plenum will vote today (Wednesday) in the second and third readings on the amendment to the Planning and Building Law, also known as the "Electricity Law."
MK Walid Taha's bill, which is also considered RAAM's flagship law, will be put to the vote despite the many reservations submitted by the opposition, and despite the decision of the Likud, Shas, Torah Judaism and religious Zionist factions to boycott the debate and not reach the plenum. Explain them.
The bill proposes that the Minister of the Interior may determine in an order, after consultation with the district committee, that it will be possible to connect a residential building, built before 2018, located in the area defined in the order, electricity, water or telephone even without a building permit and completion certificate for that building. A number of conditions are met, including: A detailed plan has been submitted by one of the parties listed in the bill, which in some cases must be in accordance with a comprehensive plan that has begun in place or it has been decided to deposit it.
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In addition, it is proposed to determine the conditions under which the person requesting to connect these structures is required to meet, such as an undertaking to apply for a permit within the time specified in the bill, as well as attaching a bank guarantee to pay the charges that will apply.
The explanatory memorandum to the proposal reads: "In many localities in Israel, mostly Arab localities, the residents suffered for years from lack of planning, and therefore residents of these localities were unable to issue building permits and connect to electricity, water or telephone. Illegal.
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