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KWT-2010-L-89501
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Title_of_text
Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning Rights of People with Disabilities.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Kuwait
Subjects (Classification)
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services; Disabled workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2010-02-28
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Chapter 1: Scope of the Law's Application (1-3)
Chapter 2: Services (4)
Chapter 3: Rights of Persons with Disabilities (5-12)
Chapter 4: Rehabilitation and Employment (13-17)
Chapter 5: Integration into the Community (18-23)
Chapter 6: Social Care (24-28)
Chapter 7: Privileges and Exemptions (29-46)
Chapter 8: The General Authority for People with Disabilities Affairs (47-58)
Chapter 9: Penalties (59-64)
Chapter 10: General Provisions (65-72)
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2010-05-28
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Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1976-09-02 (KWT-1976-L-13622)
Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976.
Basic text(s)
1969-06-11 (KWT-1969-L-16754)
Law No. 28/1969, pertaining to work in the petroleum industry.
Basic text(s)
1979-04-04 (KWT-1979-L-39896)
Decree Law No. 15 of 1979 concerning the Civil Service
Basic text(s)
1999-01-26 (KWT-1999-L-58991)
Law No. 1 of 1999 on Alien Health Insurance and the Imposition of Fees Against Medical Services.
Basic text(s)
2010-02-10 (KWT-2010-L-83616)
Law No. 6/2010 concerning Labour in the Private Sector.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2011-01-30 (KWT-2011-R-89701)
Order No. 6 of 2011 concerning the terms and conditions for entitlement to pensions for beneficiaries who take care of disabled persons.
Implementing text(s)
2016-01-24 (KWT-2016-L-104061)
Law No. 111 of 2015 promulgating the Juvenile Law.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2016-02-07 (KWT-2016-L-104062)
Law No. 5 of 2016 amending some provisions of Law No. 8 of 2010 amending some provisions of Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning Rights of People with Disabilities.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1996-08-31 (KWT-1996-L-47031)
Law No. 49 of 1996 concerning care for disabled persons.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2015-05-05 (KWT-2015-L-101761)
Law No. 21 of 2015 on Children Rights.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in English
Author
Kuwaiti Association for Learning Differences
Country
Kuwait
URL
http://www.kaldkuwait.com
File
KALD20110318.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in Arabic
Author
Law Library of Congress
Publisher
GLIN-Global Legal Information Network
Place of publication
The United States of America
URL
http://www.glin.gov
File
231679_258798.pdf (PDF of Law in Arabic)
Serial region
Serial title
Kuwait Al Youm
Date
2010-02-28
Number
No. 964