Municipal Council approves spring camps regulations

Kuwait: The Municipal Council approved, in its main session on Monday, headed by Chairman Abdullah Al-Mahri, the spring camps bylaw, which consists of 23 articles and allows the establishment of camps for individuals, cooperative societies, civil clubs, and public benefit societies. Council member Fahad Al-Abduljader said in a speech during the session that the bylaw opened a new window for small and medium enterprises, addressed the legislative shortcomings that existed, and will put work within its proper framework.

Al-Abduljader added that the bylaw will enable them to benefit from the spring camping season and achieve economic returns when it is implemented, noting that any entrepreneur can apply for a place to sell his products in the desert. He explained that the bylaw is diverse, calling for expediting its implementation for the current camping season, which starts next Friday, November 15.

He added that the Municipal Council approved the objection of Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdullatif Al-Mishari to the second item of the Municipal Council’s decision in its last session on the request of Kuwait Municipality. He pointed out that the Minister expressed in the approval letter sent to the Chairman of the Municipal Council his objection to the allocation of the project due to the violation of one of the articles of the special resolution in the powers assigned to the Municipality in accordance with the provisions of Law No 33 of 2016.