Kuwait Law No. 10/2020 On Documentation

Abrogates

Kuwait Law No. 4/1961 dated 14/02/1961

Amended by

Kuwait Decree-Law No. 147/2025 dated 23/10/2025*[1]

Pursuant to the perusal of the Constitution;

Kuwait Law No. 4/1961 on the Issuance of the Documentation Law, and its amending laws;

The Civil and Commercial Procedure Law promulgated by Kuwait Law No. 38/1980, and its amending laws;

Kuwait Law No. 51/1984 on Personal Status, and its amending laws;

The Law on the Organisation of the Judiciary promulgated by Kuwait Decree-Law No. 23/1990, and its amending laws;

Kuwait Law No. 20/2014 on Electronic Transactions;

Kuwait Law No. 1/2016 on the Issuance of the Companies Law, and its amending laws;

Kuwait Law No. 78/2019 on the Prohibition of the Use of Unaccredited Academic Certificates;

Kuwait Law No. 124/2019 on the Issuance of the Jaafari Personal Status Law;

The National Assembly has approved the following Law, which we have ratified and promulgated:

Article 1

In the implementation of the provisions of this Law, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned against each: