Extension of Periods and Postponement of Deadlines (Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) (Planning and Building and Public Lands) Bill

What does the bill do?

For example, a blanket freeze period was set throughout the country, and a longer freeze period in localities that were evacuated due to the special security situation, under which, if a period set under certain legal provisions specified in this law applied, the days of the freeze period will not be counted in the number of days of that period. In addition, the chair of a planning institution was given the authority to order the extension of a period defined in the law or to order a hearing on an objection filed after the deadline for filing an objection under any law, if they believed this was justified due to the special security situation. In addition, for expiry provisions of a plan that fell within a period of 5 months from 22 Tishrei 5784 (October 7, 2023), the plan's expiry date will be postponed by six months. It was further provided that an independent local committee whose authorization ended in the period from 14 Av 5783 (August 1, 2023) will have its authorization extended for a period of one year. In addition, an arrangement was set as a temporary provision for one year, under which, if a local committee did not decide on a permit application within 90 days of its receipt, then given certain conditions the application will move to a hearing before the appeals committee, which will have all the powers vested in the local committee on this matter.