In accordance with the authority vested in me, and in my capacity as the commander of the Israeli Defense Forces in the West Bank region, I hereby order as follows:

• Definitions
  1. In this Order:
  • "The person"-Includes all bodies [hay'a ma'nawiyya] and any association of persons not organized into a body.
  • "The region"-The West Bank region.
  • "Competent authority"-The person appointed by me as the competent authority for the purposes of this order.
  • "Agricultural product"-Includes plants, any animal (dead or alive), vegetables, fruits, or any agricultural product whose source is a plant or animal, but not canned goods.

• Prohibition
  2. 2. It is forbidden to remove or bring any agricultural product from or into the region without a permit from the competent authority.

• Punishments
  3. Any person who violates Article 2 of this Order or any specification regarding he requisite permit will be punished by a period of three years imprisonment, a fine of 3,000 dinars, or both.

• Cancellation of Order No. 2
  4. Order Regarding Quarantine (West Bank Region) (No. 2) of 1967 is hereby cancelled.

• Implementation of this Order
  5. 5. The implementation of this Order commences as of 9 July 1967.

• Title
  6. 6. This Order will bear the title "Order Regarding the Transport of Agricultural Products (West Bank Region) (No. 47) of 1967."

9 July 1967

Aluf 'Uzi Narkiss
Officer in Charge of the Central Command
Commander of the Israeli Defense Forces
West Bank Region

Return: to the TOP of this Military Order.

SOURCE:
Drury, Richard T. and Winn, Robert C. "Plowshares and Swords: The Economics of Occupation in the West Bank". Published by Beacon Press, Boston, MA (1992).

(c) Israel Law Resource Center, February, 2007.