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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 27 of Decree-Law No. 15 of 1979 concerning the Civil Service

English translation

Every employee who breaches the duties or violates the prohibitions prescribed in laws or regulations shall be subject to disciplinary punishment, without prejudice to criminal or civil liability where applicable. The employee shall be exempt from disciplinary punishment if it is established that his commission of the violation was in execution of a written order issued to him by his superior despite his having alerted the superior to the violation. In this case, responsibility shall lie with the person issuing the order. The employee shall be civilly liable only for his personal fault.
Arabic original
كل موظــف يخــل بالواجبــات أو يخالــف المحظــورات المنصــوص عليهــا في القــوانين أو اللوائــح يعاقــب تأديبيــا، وذلــك مــع عــدم الإخلال بالمســئولية الجزائيــة أو المدنيــة عنــد الاقتضــاء. ويعفــى الموظــف مــن العقوبــة التأديبيــة إذا ثبــت أن ارتكابــه المخالفــة كان تنفيــذا لأمــر كتــابي صــدر إليــه مــن رئيســه بالرغــم مــن تنبيهــه إلى المخالفــة، وفي هــذه الحالــة تكــون المســؤولية على مصــدر الأمــر. ولا يسأل الموظف مدنيا إلا عن خطئه الشخصي.

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