חוק שירותי הובלה (תיקון מס' 3), התשפ"ה–2024Law for Transportation Services (Amendment No. 3), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The amendment establishes an obligation, applying to a cargo consignor, to check when loading cargo onto a commercial vehicle that the cargo matches the cargo permitted for transport on the vehicle according to the conditions set in the vehicle's license, and to require the carrier to immediately stop loading if the cargo does not match one of the said conditions. In doing so, the amendment expands the obligation that applied to the cargo consignor prior to the amendment, under which he was required to check only that the weight of the cargo loaded onto the vehicle matched the weight permitted for transport under the vehicle's license. Violation of the new obligation is punishable by a fine as stated in Section 61(a)(3) of the Penal Law, 1977 (currently standing at up to 75,300 new shekels). If the offense was committed by a corporation, the corporation is liable to a fine four times the amount of the said fine. However, this obligation does not apply to the Ports Company (ports), since it was found that imposing this obligation on the ports could cause significant delays in the release of goods from the ports. In addition, the amendment establishes that an office holder in a corporation bears an obligation to supervise and do everything possible to prevent the commission of offenses as stated above, namely, loading onto a vehicle cargo that does not match the cargo permitted for transport under the conditions of the vehicle's license, including cargo whose weight does not match the weight permitted for transport on the vehicle, by the corporation and its employees. Violation of this obligation is punishable by a fine as stated in Section 61(a)(3) of the Penal Law. The amendment also amends the sections that existed in the Law prior to its amendment regarding the liability of office holders, so that the wording customary in this matter in current legislation will apply to them. In this regard, the existing penalty regime remains unchanged, such that violation of the said supervisory obligation regarding some of the offenses listed in the Law is punishable by a fine as stated in Section 61(a)(3) of the Penal Law, whereas regarding violation of the supervisory obligation for other offenses, including regarding the commission of an offense during the transport of hazardous materials, the office holder will be subject to a fine as stated in Section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law (currently standing at up to 226,000 new shekels).

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