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Name: Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976.
Country: Kuwait
Subject(s): Social security (general standards)
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 1976-09-02
Entry into force:
Published on: Al-Kuwait Al-Yaum, 1976, No. 1125
ISN: KWT-1976-L-13622
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=13622&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Al-Kuwait Al-Yaum, 1976, No. 1125
Legislation on-line in Arabic Legislation on-line in Arabic Global Legal Information Network, USA PDF of Law in Arabic PDF of Law in Arabic (consulted on 2012-03-26)
Kuwait Social Security Guide 2009 Kuwait Social Security Guide 2009 Public Institution for Social Security, Kuwait PDF of Guide PDF of Guide (consulted on 2012-03-26)
Abstract/Citation: Basic law governing social security in Kuwait.
Amending text(s):
  • 2013-05-19 (KWT-2013-L-97116)Law No. 105 of 2013 amending the Social Security Law No. 61 of 1976.
  • 2011-04-10 (KWT-2011-L-89502)Law No. 9 of 2011 amending some provisions of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976 and Decree No. 128 of 1992 of the Supplementary Insurance System, and Law No. 25 of 2001 amending some provisions of Social Insurance Law and Increase Pensions.
  • 2001 (KWT-2001-L-89553)Law No. (25) of 2001 amending certain provisions of the Social Security Law and Pensions Increments.
  • 1995-12-18 (KWT-1995-L-42976)Law No. 90 of 1995 adding a new clause under No. 8 to section 17 of the Social Security Law No. 61 of 1976.
  • 1995-08-14 (KWT-1995-L-42975)Law No. 56 of 1995 amending clause 5 of section 17 of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976.
  • 1995-08-14 (KWT-1995-L-42986)Law No. 56 of 1995 to amend subsection 5 of section 17 of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976.
  • 1994-08-23 (KWT-1994-L-39900)Law No. 104 of 1994 amending certain provisions of the Social Security Law of 1976.
  • 1981-01-24 (KWT-1981-L-11281)Legislative Decree No. 8, to amend certain provisions of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976 [and amended by Law No.126 of 1977].
  • 1980-11-05 (KWT-1980-L-11734)Legislative Decree No. 71, to amend certain provisions of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976.
Amended text(s):
  • 1992-10-06 (KWT-1992-L-56068)Decree Law No. 127 of 1992 amending some clauses of the Social Security Law.
Implementing text(s):
  • 2019-01-20 (KWT-2019-R-108389)Order No. 12 of 2018 On the interpretation of the concept of pension entitlement in the application of Article 76 of the Decree on regulating the Civil Service.
  • 2016-03-27 (KWT-2016-L-104063)Law No. 18 of 2016 on Elderly Social Care.
  • 2014-08-17 (KWT-2014-L-99832)Law No. 114 of 2014 on Health Insurance Services for Retired Citizens.
  • 2014-04-06 (KWT-2014-R-99820)Order No. 4 of 2014 providing for the addition of new rates of contribution to Schedule No. 6 of the Social Security Law.
  • 2013-05-19 (KWT-2013-L-97119)Law No. 109 of 2013 concerning the Public Authority of Manpower.
  • 2013-04-21 (KWT-2013-L-97071)Law No. 101 of 2013 concerning Unemployment Insurance Law.
  • 2011-12-11 (KWT-2011-R-89508)Order No. 5 of 2011 amending certain provisions of Order No. 2 of 2003 concerning the minimum pension payment.
  • 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.
  • 2010-02-28 (KWT-2010-L-89501)Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning Rights of People with Disabilities.
  • 1994-12-25 (KWT-1994-R-39903)Order No. 3 of 1994 of the Public Social Security Corporation concerning the conditions and regulations of adding the period referred to in Chapter 5 to the period of contribution mentioned in Chapter 3 of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976.
  • 1994-09-25 (KWT-1994-R-39905)Public Social Security Corporation Decision No. 4 of 1994 concerning conditions and regulations of calculating period of service in which no contribution was paid as part of the period of contribution referred to in Chapter 3 of the Social Security Law, No. 61 of 1976
  • 1992-10-06 (KWT-1992-L-56069)Decree Law No. 128 of 1992 on the Supplementary Insurance System.
  • 1978 (KWT-1978-R-47029)Ministerial Order No. 5 of 1978 concerning the rules for combining and fixing the minimum share.

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