Agricultural Settlement (Restriction on Use of Agricultural Land and of Water) Law, 1967.

Under this law a person occupying or entitled to occupy agricultural land , under a lease agreement or by authority shall not make non-conforming use of that land save under a written permit from the Minister of Agriculture (sect. 2). Under section 3, an occupier may not transfer his personal quota of water to another person or use it or permit another person to use it for the purposes of land of which non-conforming use is made, save under a special permit. Section 4 and 5 establish a Determining Committee for the purpose of this law. Sections 6-8 establish proceedings for the termination of right in respect of that agricultural land, which shall not apply to an occupier's dwelling house on the agricultural land affected. Upon application, the termination of rights may be replaced by the imposition of a fine. Section 10 establishes return of land or return of a right to the person who granted it to the occupier or to the Israel Land Administration. Under section 11, when the occupier of a land, in respect of the agricultural land has dealt it in the manner of an owner, burden of proof is necessary to prove that he has not put the land to non-conforming use. Section 12 makes provision as for any person entering into contract with the occupier. Sections 13-15 concern the enforcement of this law, such as judgment, appeal, compensation. Section 17 establishes saving of any other law and sections 18-19 make provision for restriction on applicability the law. Non-conforming use of agricultural land is specified in the First Schedule and date vof termination in the Second Schedule.