Expiration of service

The office of a deputy minister shall terminate in each of the of a deputy minister following situations: (Amendments 4 & 9) (1) The deputy minister resigned by submitting a letter of resignation to the Minister who appointed him. The service of the Deputy Minister ends 48 hours after the letter of resignation is handed over to the Minister, who appointed him, unless the Deputy Minister retracted beforehand. Should the said period fall on a rest day, the termination shall be deferred to the following day that is not a rest day, and all as prescribed by law; (2) Should the Minister who appointed him cease being a minister, or being in charge of the said Ministry; (3) The Prime Minister, the Government, or the Minister who appointed the Deputy Minister, decided to terminate his service. However, the Prime Minister shall not remove a deputy minister from his office before informing the Government, or the Minister who appointed the Deputy Minister, of his intention to do so. The service of the Deputy Minister shall terminate 48 hours after the letter of removal from office was handed over to him as stated, unless the Prime Minister, the Government, or the Minister who appointed him, as the case may be, retracted beforehand. Should the said period come to an end on a rest day, its termination shall be deferred to the following day that is not a rest day, and all as prescribed by law; (4) A new Government has been formed; (5) The Deputy Minister ceased being a Member of the Knesset.