Defense Army of Israel Ordinance(1948)

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THIS LAW: Defence Army of Israel Ordinance (published May 31, 1948).
ITS AMENDMENTS: (8.24.54) (7.31.57) (1.14.58) (7.20.60) (3.2.65) (3.11.68) (1.20.70) (3.20.72) (2.19.75) (8.3.77) (6.13.78)

	DEFENCE ARMY OF ISRAEL ORDINANCE No. 4 OF 5708-1948*
An Ordinance establishing a Defence Army of the State of Israel.	By VIRTUE of section 18 of the Law and Administration Ordinance, 5708-1948, the following Ordinance is hereby enacted:-
Establish- ment of a Defence Army.	1. There is hereby established a Defence Army of Israel, consisting of land forces, a navy and an air force.
Compulsory enlistment.	2. In a state of emergency, there shall be introduced compulsory enlistment for all the services of the Defence Army of Israel. The age of those liable to enlistment shall be as prescribed by the Provisional Government.
Duty to take oath of alle- giance.	3. Every person serving in the Defence Army of Israel shall take an oath of allegiance to the State of Israel, its Constitution and its competent authorities.
Prohibi- tions.	4. It is forbidden to establish or maintain any armed force outside the Defence Army of Israel.
Validation.	5. Orders, declarations, regulations and any other directions concerning matters of the national service which were published by the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the General Council (Vaad Leumi) of the Jewish Community in Palestine, the People's Administration, the Provisional Government or any of their departments between the 16th Kislev, 5708 (29th November, 1947) and the date of publication of this Ordinance, shall remain in force so long as they have not been varied, amended or revoked.
Acts in accordance with the law.	6. Any act done in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be legal, even if it is repugnant to any other provision in the existing law.
Person charged with imple- mentation of Ordi- nance.	7. The Minister of Defence is charged with the implementation of this Ordinance.
Title.	8. This Ordinance may be cited as the Defence Army of Israel Ordinance, 5708-1948.
	17th Iyar, 5708 (26th May, 1948) THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT DAVID BEN-GURION Prime Minister
	* Published in the Official Gazette, No.3 of the 22nd Iyar, 5708 (31st May, 1948).

SOURCE: "Laws of the State of Israel: Authorized Translation from the Hebrew, Volume I". Government Printer, Jerusalem, Israel (1948-1987), p.15.