Agricultural Settlements Candidates Law, 1953.

This Law, of 17 Sections, gives definitions and establishes conditions for the acceptance or rejection of a candidate for an agricultural settlement in Israel. Section (1) gives definitions. Section (2) establishes that a candidate can be expelled from an agricultural settlement if the charge for his expulsion has been delivered within three years form candidate’s settlement date. Section (3) regards the appointing of committees concerning this Law. Sections (4) to (7) provide with conditions for a Candidate Expulsion Demand and its legal and administrative procedures. Section (8) deals with land clearing, structures included, due to a candidate’s expulsion. Sections (9) and (10) deal with administrative procedures regarding movables and loans given to the candidate. Section (11) regards compensation rights due to reclamation operations operated and funded by the candidate and for movables, for which purchasing, the candidate had participated. Section (13) establishes conditions in case the settlement makes part of a corporation of settlements. The expelled candidate shall not make part of that corporation. Section (14) prohibits the expulsion of a candidate from an agricultural settlement on the basis of conditions listed in section (6)(a)(3) unless another settlement has been found for the candidate. Section (15) obliges the Minister of Agriculture to accept as a Corporation, any bound of at least Five settlements that have established organization contacts. Sections (16) and (17) give general information.

Implemented by: Agricultural Settlements Candidates Regulations (Legal Procedures), 1954. (1953-12-31)