THIS LAW: Negev Law (passed by the Knesset 30 June, 1986).
ITS AMENDMENTS: (8 Mar 1988) (26 Jul 1988)

(No. 22)
	NEGEV (AMENDMENT) LAW, 5748-1988*
Replacement of section 1	1. In the Negev Law, 5746-1986(1) (hereinafter - the principal Law) section 1 shall be replaced by the following section: "The Negev "1. For the purposes of this Law, the Negev is the area of the State south of Line No. 110 in the South-North Israel axis (Kasini - Solander)."
Amendment of section 2	2. The provisions of section 2 of the principal Law shall be indicated (a) and shall be followed by: "(b) Priority shall be given to the development of the Negev in the activities of the Government Offices, including in the areas of settling, education, culture, industry and trade, tourism, transport, energy, infrastructure and absorption of Aliyah."
Addition of section 2A	3. Section 2 of the principal Law shall be followed by the following section: "Investment encouragement and incentives "2A. (a) The Ministers as stated in section 4(a)(l), the Minister of Finance and the Minister serving as the Chairman of the Ministers Committee for the Development of the Negev or a Minister chosen by the Government for the purpose of this section, may, of their own initiative or at the suggestion of the Negev Council in its capacity under this Law, determine with the approval of the Knesset Finance Committee, the borders of areas in the Negev for the purpose of section 40D of the Encouragement of Capital Investments Law, 5719-1959(2); nothing in the provisions of this section shall derogate from the authority of the Ministers under section 40D as stated. (b) The Negev Development Council may recommend that the Minister exercise his legal authority in order to grant benefits that will promote the aims of this Law as stated in section 2.
Amendment of section 4	4. In section 4(a) of the principal Law - (1) In paragraph (2), the word "seven" shall be deleted, and in the concluding section shall come "and any other Minister who notified the Chairmen that he intends to appoint a representative (Netzig)"; (2) In paragraph (4) in the concluding section shall come the words: "and in a local authority headed by an appointee - a resident of the area of the authority as determined by the Head of the Authority"; (3) Paragraph (6) shall be remarked (13) and shall be preceded by: "(6) a representative of the Jewish Agency for the Land of Israel and the International Zionist Federation; (7) a representative of the Jewish National Fund; (8) a representative of the Protected Nature Reserves Authority; (9) a representative of the worker's organization representing the largest number of workers in Israel; (10) a representative of the Israeli Industrialists Association; (11) a representative of the Negev Trade Bureau; (12) a representative of the Negev Committee founded by the Negev Kibbutzim and Moshavim;
Addition of section	5. Section 5 of the principal Law shall be remarked as "6" and shall be preceded by the following section: "Budget "5. Within the framework of every budgetary year the Minister of Finance shall determine a budget for the Negev Council for the purposes of its activities and the employment of its employees.
	SHIMON PERES Foreign Minister and Acting Prime Minister GAD YAAKOBI Minister of Economy and Planning CHAIM HERZOG President of State         ARIEL SHARON Minister of Trade and Industry
	* Passed by the Knesset on the 19th Adar, 5748 (8th March, 1988) and published in Sefer Ha-Chukkim No. 1242 of the 27th Adar 5748 (17th March, 1988) p. 48; the Bill and an Explanatory Note were published in Hatza'ot Chok No. 1868, 5748, p. 118. (1) Sefer Ha-Chukkim 5746, p. 186; L.S.I. Vol. 40, p. 191. (2) Sefer Ha-Chukkim 5719, p. 234; L.S.I. Vol. 13, p. 258.

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THIS LAW: Negev Law (passed by the Knesset 30 June, 1986).
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