Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 766

Competence must be exercised by its holder. Where an impediment or excuse arises rendering him unable to exercise it. This competence must be entrusted to whoever substitutes for the original holder in exercising it because of this exceptional circumstance. The reason for that. - The competence of the administrative authority—the Public Authority for Youth and Sports—which replaced the Ministry of Social Affairs under Law No. 43 of 1992—to establish model articles of association for sports clubs. This entity must comply with them and not amend them except with the approval of this Authority. An amendment shall take effect only from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. - The club’s articles of association constitute the governing law for conducting the club’s affairs in matters referred thereto by - 221 - Administrative the law, as they constitute an indivisible whole. - The club’s ordinary general assembly. The nature of its competence. - The club’s extraordinary general assembly. When it is competent to reconsider matters within the competence of the ordinary general assembly. - The Public Authority for Youth and Sports. When it substitutes for the extraordinary general assembly in exercising its competence. The restrictions thereon. 6- Teaching bodies