Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 886

State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The necessity of a document for practising a profession or trade regulated by a law or administrative decision. Insufficient to confer official status upon it so long as no public official is competent to draw it up. Forgery in the broker's register. Not regarded as forgery of an official document.
Arabic original
لزوم المحرر في مزاولة مهنة أو حرفة ينظمها قانون أو قرار إداري. عدم كفايته في إسباغ صفة الرسمية عليه مادام لا يختص موظف عام بتحريره. التزوير في دفتر الدلال. عدم اعتباره تزويراً في محرر رسمي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٦/١٩٨٢ جزائي جلسة ٥/٧/١٩٨٢ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص١٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 246. PDF pages: 243.

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