Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Palestinian Territories
Palestine has no dedicated lift law or mandatory technical instruction on lifts that could be found. Local authorities oversee the installation of electric elevators and issue the permits under the Local Authorities Law No. 1 of 1997, and the 2011 Building and Planning Regulation requires lifts in buildings higher than 14 m and more than four floors. The Palestine Standards Institution (PSI) is the sole standards authority (Law No. 6 of 2000); Palestinian standards are optional unless made mandatory technical instructions, and in practice the PA widely uses Israeli (SII) standards, while procurement specifies EN 81.
Who regulates lifts
Local authorities (municipalities/village councils) for installation permits; Palestine Standards Institution for standards and conformity.
Periodic inspection
Not found. No Palestinian rule on periodic lift inspection was located.
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found. Local authorities license the installation of electric elevators (Law No. 1 of 1997, Art. 15); no licensing of lift installers or maintainers found.
Laws, codes and standards
- Law No. 1 of 1997, Article 15 (1997) — Law on Palestinian Local Authorities (Article 15: buildings and building permits)Mandatory · Article 15(2) gives local authorities the power to supervise construction, demolition and alteration of buildings and the installation of electric elevators, and to grant licences for these works. · Palestinian Legislative Council / PNA
- Law No. 4 of 1999 (1999) — Law on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesMandatory · Gives the Ministry of Local Government, with other bodies, responsibility for requiring public and private bodies to meet technical and construction standards for buildings and public facilities used by disabled people. · Palestinian National Authority
- Law No. 6 of 2000 (2000) — Palestinian Standards and Metrology LawMandatory · Primary law establishing the Palestine Standards Institution. · Palestinian National Authority
- Cabinet Decision No. 6 of 2011, Article 90 (2011) — Building and Planning Regulation for Local Authorities (Article 90: lifts)Mandatory · Cabinet regulation under the local-authorities framework. · Palestinian Council of Ministers
- Council of Ministers Decision No. 40 of 2004 (2004) — Executive regulation of Law No. 4 of 1999 on the rights of the disabledMandatory · Issued under Law No. 4 of 1999 on the rights of the disabled · Palestinian Council of Ministers
Lift associations and bodies
- Palestinian local authorities (municipalities and village councils)
- Palestine Standards Institution (PSI)
Last verified 2026-10-18. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.