Summary
Israel’s Population Registry Law, 5725-1965 (Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5725, p. 270; LSI vol. XIX, p. 288), into which the Law of Return (Amendment No. 2) 5730-1970 inserted a new section 3A giving the Law of Return’s definition of “Jew” effect for registration (Law of Return 5710-1950, PDF p.3-4).
Details
- Section 3 of Amendment No. 2 inserts section 3A after section 3 of the Population Registry Law (PDF p.3).
- Section 3A(a): a person shall not be registered as a Jew by ethnic affiliation or religion if a notification under the Law or another entry in the Registry or a public document indicates that he is not a Jew, so long as that notification, entry or document has not been controverted to the satisfaction of the Chief Registration Officer or so long as declaratory judgment of a competent court or tribunal has not otherwise determined (PDF p.3).
- Section 3A(b): for the purposes of the Population Registry Law and of any registration or document under it, “Jew” has the same meaning as in section 4B of the Law of Return, 5710-1950 — a person born of a Jewish mother or converted to Judaism who is not a member of another religion (PDF p.3).
- Section 3A(c): section 3A does not derogate from a registration effected before its coming into force (PDF p.3).
- The Population Registry Law itself is cited in Amendment No. 2’s footnote **** as Sefer Ha-Chukkim of 5725, p. 270; LSI vol. XIX, p. 288 (PDF p.4). Its own text is not in this file.
Related pages
Law of Return, Law of Return 5710-1950, Citizenship Law (1952)