New environment law effective today - Penalties vary between KD 100 to 1 million to death
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Oil and Gas |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Year | 2014 |
| RGI Edition Year | 2017 |
| Topic | Measurement of environmental and social impacts |
| Document Type | Newspaper Article |
| RGI Sub-component | Local impact |
| RGI Questions | 1.3.5a: Do rules require the government to set penalties (i.e. fines, license suspension or license revocation) for non-compliance with environmental mitigation management plans? |
| Did this document contribute to RGI scoring? | Used for scoring |
| Are the RGI questions here tagged with law and/or practice | Law |
| Publisher | Kuwait Times |
| Author | |
| Source or API link | http://news.kuwaittimes.net/new-environment-law-effective-today-penalties-vary-kd-100-1-million-death/ |
| Maintainer | Natural Resource Governance Institute |
| Maintainer Email | Natural Resource Governance Institute |