חוק לתיקון פקודת התעבורה (מס' 120) (תיקון מס' 2), התשפ"א-2021Law to Amend the Motor Vehicles Ordinance (No. 120) (Amendment No. 2), 2021 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The amendment is intended to extend the transition period set in the Law for Amendment of the Transportation Ordinance (Amendment No. 120), 2018 (hereinafter – the Law), which concerns the reform of the service-taxi sector. The purpose of the reform was to open the service-taxi sector to competition, such that licenses for service-taxi lines would be granted through a competitive, equal and public process, meaning a tender. In order to enable the continuous operation of service taxis until the completion of the said competitive processes, a transitional provision was established as part of the reform, under which the Transportation Supervisor at the Ministry of Transportation was authorized to renew the licenses of veteran license holders, meaning those who operated service taxis before the reform took effect, until 31 December 2019. Under the transitional provision, the Transportation Supervisor would extend the licenses of veteran license holders taking into account, among other things, the progress of the competitive processes for selecting the new license holders. The transition period during which the licenses could be renewed, as stated, was extended by a previous amendment to the Law until 31 December 2020, and due to the dissolution of the 23rd Knesset and the elections for the 24th Knesset, this period was extended by virtue of the Basic Law: The Knesset until 6 July 2021. Since the competitive processes for selecting all the new license holders have not yet been completed, the amendment to the Law provides that the transition period will be extended by an additional year, meaning that the Transportation Supervisor will be authorized to renew the licenses of veteran license holders no later than 31 December 2021.

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