- 19 - this Law, shall be punished by a fine of no less than 5,000 Dinars and up to 500,000 Dinars per violation. Article 34 Whoever deliberately or by gross negligence establishes or attempts to establish a shell bank in the State of Kuwait in violation of Article 8 (1) or enters into a business relation with such bank in violation of Article 8 (2) shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years and a fine of no less than 5,000 Dinars and up to 500.000 Dinars, or by one of these two sanctions. In the case where the offender is a legal person, a fine of no less than 5,000 Dinars and up to 1 million Dinars shall be imposed. Article 35 Whoever deliberately or by gross negligence: (1) fails to make a report under Article 12 or presents false statements of facts or conceals facts which should be disclosed; or (2) discloses information to a third party in violation of Article 13 (1); shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years and a fine of no less than 5,000 Dinars and up to 500.000 Dinars, or by one of these two penalties. In the case where a legal person commits any of the offenses stated in (1) and (2), a fine of no less than 5,000 Dinars and up to 1 million Dinars shall be imposed. Article 36 Whoever violates Article 16 (3) shall be punished with imprisonment for up to three years and a fine of no less than 1,000 Dinars and up to Dinars 10,000, or with one of these two sanctions and shall in all cases be dismissed. Article 37 Whoever violates or fails to comply with Article 20, or makes a false disclosure of currency or bearer negotiable instruments, or conceals deliberately or by gross negligence facts which should be disclosed shall be punished with imprisonment for up to one year and a fine of no less than half and no more than the full value of the funds that were the objects of the offense, or by one of these penalties. In the cases where the offender is a legal person, a fine of no less than the full value of the funds that were the objects of the offense is imposed and no more than twice that value. Article 38 Without prejudice to the penalties stipulated in this Chapter, the Court may prohibit the perpetrator of any offense permanently or temporarily from engaging in or continuing to carry out any business or profession that provides an opportunity to commit such an offense.

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