Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Law
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- Article 1The following words and expressions, wherever they appear in this Law, shall have the meanings assigned to them below, unless the context indicates otherwise: Ministry:…
- Article 3The Authority shall undertake the regulation, supervision, and oversight of the telecommunications sector, aiming to advance it in the State of Kuwait and protect users’…
- Article 4The Authority's Board of Directors a- The Authority's Board of Directors shall be composed of seven members possessing experience and competence, in respect of whom a…
- Article 5A- Members of the Authority's Board of Directors or its employees may not, during their membership or employment therein, nor may any of their first-degree relatives,…
- Article 6A membership seat on the Authority's Board of Directors shall become vacant in the following cases: 1 - Resignation. 2 - Expiry of the term of membership. 3 - The…
- Article 8The Board of Directors shall exercise all powers necessary for the Authority to perform its functions, in particular the following: A - Establishing and updating plans…
- Article 9The Board shall have the right to decide to exclude any licensee from applying for a new licence, and shall have the right to refuse any change in ownership of licences…
- Article 10The Board of Directors may contract or cooperate with specialised scientific, technical, or legal authorities, bodies, institutions, or companies to perform some of the…
- Article 11The Board of Directors shall meet upon an invitation by the Chairman, or the Vice-Chairman when assigned to do so, at least once every month and whenever necessary. Its…
- Article 12The Authority shall seek to provide its own financial resources sufficient for its operation. The Authority's financial resources shall consist of the following sources:…
- Article 13 مكررThe Chairman of the Authority shall have the powers vested in the Minister of Finance concerning implementation of the Authority's budget. The Board of Directors may…
- Article 14The Authority shall replace the Ministry of Communications and any other entities within the limits of the functions entrusted to the Authority by law. This shall be…
- Article 15All service providers or persons authorized to own or operate telecommunications networks or use radio waves must adjust their status to conform to the provisions of…
- Article 16Public telecommunications networks may not be established, operated, or managed, nor may public telecommunications services, internet services, international or fixed…
- Article 17The Authority may issue instructions determining the types of private networks and the guidelines and technical conditions for their establishment and operation. The…
- Article 18Subject to the provisions of Article 17 of this Law, private telecommunications networks may be established and operated without obtaining a licence therefor from the…
- Article 19Private telecommunications networks may not be interconnected except through access via public networks, pursuant to a written agreement between the owners or operators…
- Article 20No person who owns, operates or manages a private telecommunications network may provide public telecommunications services through that network.
- Article 22In addition to the technical conditions and any other conditions, the following matters shall be observed in the procedures for granting the licence: a - All persons…
- Article 23A public telecommunications services licensee who enjoys the Authority shall, upon request from any other public telecommunications licensee, accept access to its…
- Article 24The licences referred to in Article 21, item a, shall be granted by an Amiri decree, and the licences referred to in Article 21, item c, shall be issued by a decision of…
- Article 26The frequency spectrum is considered a national resource whose use the Authority shall regulate pursuant to this Law, and for which it shall prepare the tables, plans…
- Article 27a - Subject to paragraph b of this Article, no person may use any radio frequencies unless he obtains a licence therefor in accordance with the conditions determined by…
- Article 28The Council of Ministers may, upon a proposal by the Minister based on the Council's recommendation, approve the use of the public tendering method to grant licences to…
- Article 29The Council shall, after seeking the views of persons with expertise and specialisation, draw up a plan for the assignment of radio frequencies and review and amend it…
- Article 30Subject to the exceptions stipulated in Article 31 of this Law, no radio station may be acquired or used in the territory of the State or on a ship or aircraft…
- Article 31a- The armed forces and security agencies shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 30 of this Law. b- The Council may exempt the following entities from the…
- Article 32a- The person licensed to use radio frequencies shall comply with the conditions and standards on the basis of which the licence was granted to him, including the…
- Article 34A- Subject to the provisions of clause B of this Article, the Board may decide to amend one or more licence conditions. The following procedures shall be followed in…
- Article 35The Board may cancel the licence entirely or a particular service or in a particular area if 1 ) Amended by Law No. 98 of 2015 Law Index 497 Home Page Communications…
- Article 36The licence shall be revoked if the licensee fails to pay the prescribed fees for renewal of the licence at the prescribed time for a period exceeding thirty days…
- Article 37The licence shall be revoked if the licensee fails to provide technical means to secure, preserve and store everything passing through it or by its means, whether via…
- Article 38A licensee whose licence has been revoked in accordance with the law shall not be entitled to claim any compensation or the refund of any charges paid to obtain or renew…
- Article 39The licensee shall refrain from accepting new subscriptions from the date on which he is notified of the cancellation of the licence, and may not continue operating from…
- Article 40A person whose licence has been revoked shall not be entitled to apply for a licence before two years have elapsed since the revocation of his licence.
- Article 42The licence shall be personal and non-transferable. The Council may approve the transfer or lease of the licence to another person in accordance with the prescribed…
- Article 43a - The Authority shall establish technical rules and standard specifications for telecommunications equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment to ensure that…
- Article 44An importer or a person wishing to bring in communications equipment for whom its specifications are announced may apply to the Authority requesting its prior approval…
- Article 45The Board shall issue instructions setting out the conditions and procedures for obtaining approval to bring telecommunications devices and terminal telecommunications…
- Article 46The circulation of eavesdropping devices of all types is prohibited, as is their sale or offering for sale. No entities other than the competent official entities…
- Article 50The licensee shall submit to the Authority an annual report setting out the available technical or administrative and financial aspects that ensure the provision of the…
Articles 51 – 10032
- Article 51Telephone calls and private communications are confidential matters whose privacy may not be violated, and they may not be subjected to surveillance by any means except…
- Article 53A - Telecommunications service may not be withheld from or cancelled for beneficiaries unless the beneficiary has caused physical damage to the network while using the…
- Article 54The Authority shall verify licensees’ compliance with the terms and provisions of the Law and may take any measures it deems appropriate for this purpose, including: a -…
- Article 55By a decision of the Chairman of the Board, one or more committees from outside the Authority shall be formed to resolve disputes, chaired by a counsellor nominated by…
- Article 56The licensee may not carry out any disposition, perform any act, or refrain from any act that would prevent, restrict, or distort competition in any commercial activity…
- Article 57The conduct, act, or omission referred to in the preceding article shall be deemed to hinder, prevent, or distort competition if it takes any of the following forms: a -…
- Article 59A- The employees vested with judicial enforcement status pursuant to the provisions of this Law and the regulations and decisions issued in implementation thereof shall…
- Article 60a - The Authority's employees may seize any telecommunications devices or equipment that are unlicensed, contrary to the Law, or used in an unlicensed activity, against…
- Article 61If the inspection reveals suspicion that any of the offences stipulated in this Law or any other law has been committed, the Authority shall notify the Public…
- Article 63Subject to the provisions of other laws and except for the offences stipulated in Articles 67 - 80 of this Law, the Board may accept settlement of any violation of the…
- Article 64Where a violation of the provisions of this Law or the regulations or decisions issued in implementation thereof is established, the Authority may take any or all of the…
- Article 65The person concerned may request the Authority to review its decision within one month from the date of notification thereof, based on grounds that were not before the…
- Article 66Every member of the Authority’s Board of Directors who violates the provisions of Article No. 5 of this Law shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand…
- Article 67Anyone who publishes or disseminates the content of any communication through a public or private communications network, or a telephone message of which he became aware…
- Article 70a - Anyone who intentionally misuses means of telephone communication shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding a year and a fine not exceeding two…
- Article 71Anyone who intercepts, obstructs, alters, or deletes the contents of a message through telecommunications networks, or encourages another to perform this act, shall be…
- Article 73a - Anyone who establishes, operates or manages a public telecommunications network for the purpose of providing public telecommunications services contrary to the…
- Article 74Anyone who uses a public or private telecommunications network unlawfully, connects his network to another telecommunications network without right, obstructs the…
- Article 75a- Anyone who intentionally takes any action to intercept, interfere with or interrupt radio waves allocated to another shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not…
- Article 76Anyone who brings in telecommunications devices contrary to the provisions of Article 30 of this Law shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year…
- Article 77Anyone who brings into the State, trades in, or keeps telecommunications devices that contravene technical rules or bear incorrect manufacturing data, contrary to the…
- Article 78Anyone who possesses or uses eavesdropping devices of any kind shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding five thousand…
- Article 79Anyone who keeps or operates a radio station contrary to the provisions of this Law shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not…
- Article 80In addition to the penalties stipulated in Articles 74 and 75 of this Law, and the competent court may, at the Authority's request, decide to require the violator to pay…
- Article 81The preceding articles shall not preclude the right of the injured party to claim compensation and the personal right in respect of any violation of the provisions of…
- Article 82The court may double the penalty for the offences set out in Articles 68 to 80 in the event of repetition.
- Article 83Without prejudice to the liability of natural persons, a legal person shall be criminally liable if any of the offences provided for in this Law is committed in its…
- Article 84The Authority may, by a reasoned decision, if the licensee violates the licence conditions or refuses to provide the service, undertake supervision of the operation of…
- Article 85Licensees or injured parties shall not be entitled to claim any compensation for any damage resulting from measures taken pursuant to the provisions of Article 84 of…
- Article 87The capital of the Authority shall consist of two contributions, one in cash and one in kind: First: The cash contribution: Its amount shall be fifty million Kuwaiti…
- Article 89a- The Council of Ministers shall issue the regulations necessary to implement this Law within six months from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. b-…
- Article 90Every provision that conflicts with the provisions of this Law is repealed.