Law No. 61 of 2015 Concerning the Regulation and …

1 Law No. 61 of 2015 Concerning the Regulation and installation Surveillance cameras and security - After reviewing the Constitution, - And the Penal Code promulgated by Law No. (16) of 1960, as amended, - And the Law of Criminal Procedure promulgated by Law No. (17) of 1960, as amended, - Law No. 23 of 1968 on the police force, as amended system, - Law No. (111) for the year 2013 regarding the shops licenses, - Law No. (37) for the year 2014 to establish the organization of Communications and Information Technology Commission, - The National Assembly approved the following law, which we hereby ratify and promulgate: - Article 1 The following words and phrases - in the application of the provisions of this law - the meanings set forth opposite each of them: Ministry: The Ministry of the Interior.

2 Minister: The Minister of the Interior. The competent authority: the destination specified by the Minister. Cameras and security surveillance devices: Each device is intended to capture, transfer and record the image, in order to monitor and observe the security situation. Recordings: What are captured and transferred and recorded by surveillance cameras and security devices. Installations: hotels and hotel apartments, commercial complexes, cooperative societies and residential complexes, banks and money exchange shops and shops selling gold and jewelry, sporting and cultural clubs and youth centers, shopping malls, entertainment, hospitals, clinics, warehouses and stores precious materials and hazardous materials and refueling stations, and other facilities to be determined by a decision of the Council Minister, on the proposal of the Minister.

3 Article 2 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article (3) of the Act, should the owners of facilities and those responsible for management, installation of surveillance cameras and security and operated throughout the day, to have a central control room. And competent hand - according to the requirements of the public interest - to commit any of the owners and officials of the facilities linking cameras and monitoring devices with the body determined by the competent authority. Article 3 Prescribed by the minister of technical specifications for the cameras and surveillance equipment and security according to what is locally and internationally certified, and identifies the competent authority places and points status and number in the facilities.

4 Article 4 It should be noted in the facilities plate or plates and clear, that they are equipped with cameras and security monitoring devices, and identifies the competent authority specifications, number and locations status. Article 5 You must keep recordings cameras and security surveillance for a period of one hundred and twenty days, and not to make any amendments thereto, and shall destroy the recordings immediately after the expiry of that period. Article 6 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article (5) prohibits the extradition or transfer, store, send or publish any of the recordings referred to, except with the written consent of the competent point of the investigation or the competent court.

5 Article 7 Owners of facilities and those responsible for managing maintenance of cameras and security surveillance and updated periodically and continuously, to ensure a good performance for its purposes, and the continuity of compliance with the technical specifications. Article 8 The employees who are appointed by the competent minister to adjust the violations set forth in this law, the status of law enforcement officers, and to them in order to fulfill their entry facilities and inspect and adjust the material irregularities and the subject of the offense and the liberalization of the necessary records and forwarded to the relevant point of the investigation.

6 Article 9 Prohibiting the installation of cameras and security surveillance in the stomach places to live or to sleep or physical therapy rooms or dressing and restrooms, health institutes and women's salons women or any positions contrary to put cameras where with personal privacy and shows in the regulations rooms, may be a decision of the Minister to add other possibility. Article 10 In terms of the investigation or the court may consider registrations made by surveillance cameras and security devices, as a guide. Article 11 Shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not less than one thousand dinars and not more than five thousand dinars, or either of them, anyone who violates any of the provisions of Articles 2 (7) of the Act.

7 Article 12 Shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine of not less than two thousand dinars and not more than ten thousand dinars or either of them, anyone who violates any of the provisions of Articles (5, 6, 9) of the Act. Article 13 Whoever violates the provisions of Article (4) of this law, a fine of not less than five hundred dinars and not exceeding one thousand dinars. Article 14 Without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated by another law, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and not less than two years and a fine of not less than two thousand dinars and not more than ten thousand dinars or either of them, anyone who intentionally abuse or defamation of third parties in order to take or extract image, video, or more than recordings or published using surveillance cameras and security stipulated in this Law section.

8 The penalty shall be imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years and not less than three years and a fine of not less than three thousand dinars and not more than twenty thousand dinars, or either of them, if coupled with the acts referred to in the preceding paragraph, the threat or blackmail or included exploitation of the image or video clip taken by any means in breach of modesty or prejudice symptoms. Article 15 The existing facilities into force of this law at the time, adjust their positions in line with its provisions, within one year of the effective date. Article 16 The Minister shall issue the necessary decisions to implement the provisions of this law.

9 Article 17 The Ministers - each in his respective capacity - the implementation of this law, and shall be effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Released at Seif Palace in: 20 Ramadan 1436 AH Corresponding to July 7, 2015 m Explanatory note to the law No. 61 of 2015 Concerning the Regulation and the installation of cameras and finished off security surveillance Due to security precautions are effective in reducing the incidence of crime and speed detection of the perpetrators, and to preserve the safety of facilities such as hotels and hotel apartments, complexes Altjayh, cooperative societies and residential complexes, banks, banks and money exchange shops, and shops selling gold jewelry, sports and cultural clubs, centers Youth and shopping, including cooperative societies and entertainment centers, hospitals, clinics, warehouses and stores precious materials and hazardous materials.

10 And refueling stations, this law has been prepared. The law came in (17 articles) have been addressed in the article (1) thereof the words and phrases contained by definition. Under article (2) facilities owners and those responsible for managing the installation of these cameras and devices up and running throughout the day, to have a central control room, and authorized by the competent authority compel any of the owner or administrator linking cameras and surveillance facility with the body determined by the competent authority, in accordance with as required by the public interest. Natt and Article (3) the Minister determine the technical specifications for the cameras and surveillance equipment and security according to what is locally and internationally certified, as mandated the relevant department to identify places and points of developed and installed and number.