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KWT-2014-L-99818
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Title_of_text
Law No. 42 of 2014 on Environmental Protection.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Kuwait
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions; Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2014-07-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Law aims at: protecting and maintaining the natural balance of the environment and its resources; combating the pollution and its damages, at both short and long term; banning any party whatsoever, whether a company or institution or consultation office from carrying out any work in this field without prior consent of the EPA; obliging all firm owners in the country to implement all the engineering and environmental requirements set by the EPA; planning programs for economic, agricultural, industrial, touristic and urban development to improve the level of livelihoods; guaranteeing a sustainable development and preserving the biodiversity; protecting the health of human beings and other organisms; and protecting the environment from the dangerous effects from neighboring countries.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2014-07-13
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Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1969-06-11 (KWT-1969-L-16754)
Law No. 28/1969, pertaining to work in the petroleum industry.
Basic text(s)
1980-01-01 (KWT-1980-L-16760)
Law No. 28, enacting the law of merchant shipping.
Basic text(s)
1979-04-04 (KWT-1979-L-39896)
Decree Law No. 15 of 1979 concerning the Civil Service
Basic text(s)
1979-04-04 (KWT-1979-R-39897)
Decree on the Regulations concerning the Civil Service.
Basic text(s)
1977 (KWT-1977-R-83359)
Decree No. 131 of 1977 on the control and use of ionizing radiation and protection from hazards.
Basic text(s)
1960 (KWT-1960-L-97527)
Law No. 16 of 1960, the Penal Code.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2015-09-06 (KWT-2015-L-101782)
Law No. 99 of 2015 amending some provisions of the Environmental Protection Law No. 42 of 2014.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation online in Arabic
Author
Reqaba
Country
State of Kuwait
URL
http://www.reqaba.com
Page range
P. 1
File
ku 1192.pdf (PDF in Arabic)