Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 758

The matter of granting licences for fishing vessels in territorial waters, renewing them, prohibiting their issuance, determining the number of vessels, and assessing whether or not a necessity exists for issuing new licences by way of exception. The legislature subjected this to the discretionary power of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources. Its silence concerning the taking of a decision to grant new licences, a matter left entirely to this power. Does not constitute a negative administrative decision that may be challenged by an annulment action. An example of the Authority’s refusal to grant fishing licences for three vessels.