Article 1 of Anti-Corruption Law

For the purposes of applying the provisions of this Law, the words and expressions below shall have the meaning indicated opposite each, unless the context requires otherwise: The Authority: The Public Anti-Corruption Authority. The Minister: The competent Minister of Justice. - The Board: The Authority's Board of Directors. - The President: The President of the Authority and Chairman of the Board. - The Convention: The United Nations Convention against Corruption. 1( Replaced pursuant to Decree-Law No. 69 of 2025 - Illicit gain: Any increase in wealth or reduction in liabilities accruing, by reason of holding office or possessing the relevant capacity, to a person subject to this Law, his minor children, or anyone over whom he is a guardian, testamentary guardian, or curator, whenever it is disproportionate to their resources and unjustified. - Public employee: A person holding a civilian or military position with governmental entities, whatever the nature of his work or his job title, or a person deemed a public employee among the persons stipulated in Article (34) of the aforementioned Penal Code. - Financial estate: Cash, real property, or movable property held inside and outside Kuwait by a person subject to the provisions of this Law, his minor children, and those over whom he is a guardian, testamentary guardian, or curator. This includes their rights and debts owed to third parties, and also includes powers of attorney or authorizations having financial effect issued by him to third parties or by third parties in his favor, and usufruct rights. - Report: A notification or information submitted to the Authority by a natural or legal person containing information in his possession concerning the commission of a corruption offense, an attempt to commit it, concealment of its commission, disposal of its evidence, instrumentalities, or proceeds, or the commission of a serious financial violation. - Reporting person: A person who reports any corruption offense; this also applies to witnesses, victims of the offense, and experts who give testimony relating to criminalized acts of corruption. - Proceeds of corruption: Property and assets of all kinds, movable and immovable, tangible and intangible, and any benefits and returns arising therefrom, obtained by any person directly or indirectly as a result of committing a corruption offense, including legal documents and instruments evidencing ownership of such property and assets or evidencing rights associated with them. )1(