Reshumot
Encyclopedia
Reshumot is the gazette
Gazette
A gazette is a public journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper.In English- and French-speaking countries, newspaper publishers have applied the name Gazette since the 17th century; today, numerous weekly and daily newspapers bear the name The Gazette.Gazette is a loanword from the...

 of record for the State of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, in which official records and law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...

s are published. Originally called Iton Rishmi (Official Gazette in Hebrew), its name was changed in the 1949 Transition Law to the current name - Reshumot.

Reshumot files are published by the Governmental Printer and are distributed to the government offices and to subscribers, mostly lawyers and other people with interest in official publications. In 2005 the Reshumot website was launched, and it is updated regularly ever since. The files include:
  • The Book of Laws, in which laws that were approved by the Knesset
    Knesset
    The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...

     in all three votes are published;
  • Bills, in which bill
    Bill (proposed law)
    A bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute....

    s that were submitted to the Knesset are published. Since 2002 this file has been split into two sub-files: Government Bills and Knesset Bills;
  • File of Regulations, in which secondary legislation, such as regulations, orders and rules, is published;
  • Portfolio of Notifications, in which administrative notifications are published by state institutions, according to the authorities granted by law;
  • File of Regulations - Local Government Legislature
  • File of Regulations - Customs, Sales Tax and Taxes Rates
  • Treaties
  • Patent journal
  • Trademark journal

External links

  • Reshumot in the Ministry of Justice website
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