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This law is applicable to every industrial firm and
workshop in the State of Kuwait .
An industrial firm is defined under this Act as any
establishment engaged basically in transforming raw or
primary materials into either finished or semi-finished,
or intermediate products, or transform the latter two
into fully processed products. This function shall also
include mixing, separating, forming and reforming,
assembling, filling or packing of products, in case the
work is mechanically done in the firm.
An industrial workshop is defined under this Act as any
activity related to production or maintenance, which
depends on manual technical skill, using simple
equipment, and which products accordingly, are not
stereotyped. The industrial licenses are granted to the
projects relating to basic industries that prove
feasible, or to those projects that are determined by
the competent authorities in the oil sector.
An autonomous public authority, called the Public
Authority for Industry, shall be established under the
supervision of the Minister of Commerce and Industry ,
Kuwait. The Authority aims at developing, enhancing and
supervising the industrial activity in the country, for
the realization of the objectives of the national
economy. The Authority may inflict administrative
penalties on industrial firms and workshops if they
violate any of the provisions of this Law or its
Implementation Ordinance viz; notification, warning,
administrative suspension, cancellation of licence etc.
The Public Prosecution shall conduct the investigation,
action and indictment regarding all crimes resulting
from the application of this Law. |
