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Arab Times
13-04-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Kuwait Sets KD 10 Fee for Printing Driving Licenses for Expats
KUWAIT CITY, Apil 13: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, has issued Ministerial Resolution No. 560 of 2025, amending certain provisions of Ministerial Resolution No. 81 of 1976. The amendment introduces a new clause—Clause No. 59—to Article 204 bis, which stipulates: 'A fee of KD 10 shall be charged for printing driving licenses for expats.' The full text of the resolution was published in the official gazette 'Kuwait Alyom' on Sunday morning. It states: "Following a review of Decree-Law No. 67 of 1976 concerning traffic regulations and its amendments, as well as Ministerial Resolution No. 81 of 1976 and its executive regulations, and based on the letter from the Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic and Operations Affairs (Ref. No. 76324-m dated March 9, 2025), and upon the recommendation of the Ministry's Undersecretary." Article One of the resolution formally adds Clause 59 to Article 204 bis, which reads: '59 - A fee for printing driving licenses for expats shall be 10 Kuwaiti Dinars.' Article Two states that the Ministry's Undersecretary is responsible for implementing the resolution, which comes into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Arab Times
01-04-2025
- Arab Times
From April 22, Kuwait Police Can Arrest Drivers for These 12 Offenses
KUWAIT CITY, April 1: The Ministry of Interior has executed 12 traffic offenses that authorize any police officer to arrest individuals who commit them. This is per Decree-Law No. 5 of 2025, which amends Decree-Law No. 67 of 1976 regarding traffic regulations. Effective April 22, 2025, any police officer is authorized to arrest individuals committing any of the following offenses: - Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or psychotropic substances. - Causing a traffic accident that results in injury or death. - Participating in a motor vehicle race on public roads without a permit that violates traffic rules. - Attempting to flee the scene of an accident that endangers an individual's safety or failing to comply with a police officer's order to stop. - Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 50 km/h. - Driving buggies in unauthorized areas. - Crossing a red light. - Using a vehicle for a purpose other than what it was intended for. - Transporting passengers for a fee without the required permit. - Driving recklessly or negligently, thereby endangering the driver, passengers, or others, as well as their property. - Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license, with a suspended or revoked license, with a license that does not permit driving that specific type of vehicle, or without any required permit as stipulated by law or its executive regulations. - Driving a vehicle without the license plates issued by the General Traffic Department.
