PAI shuts down 51 industrial plots breaching laws & rules

08/06/2026

PAI shuts down 51 industrial plots breaching laws & rules

Kuwait's PAI suspends industrial, service, and commercial plot licenses.

KUWAIT CITY, June 8: The Public Authority for Industry (PAI) shut down 51 industrial plots for violating the Industry Law, its executive regulations and amendments. This action was based on violation reports submitted by the Industrial Inspection Department at PAI. The closure decisions, published Sunday in the official gazette, ‘Kuwait Today’, included the withdrawal of industrial plots in six industrial areas -- Mirqab, Al-Mustaqbal, Shuwaikh (Second), Subhan, Amghara and Al-Rai Industrial Area.

Major violations leading to these closures included constructing worker accommodations without official permits, illegally using some plots, operating as garages without commercial licenses, prolonged closure of plots without actual operation, constructing buildings or structures without official approvals, encroaching upon and misusing surrounding areas, and subdividing industrial plots. In accordance with the laws and regulations governing the industrial sector, the authority gave the owners of the violating plots a one-month grace period from the closure date to remove all violations and rectify their status. It emphasized that failure to comply within this period will result in more severe legal and administrative actions.

By Marwa Al-Bahrawi/Fares Ghaleb
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff