Law No. 181-VII “On the development of agglomerations”. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Legislation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Urban land Land-use planning Local government Surface water Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 10 calendar days after the date of its first official publication. Abstract This Law regulates social relations aimed at creating legal and organizational conditions for the formation, development and functioning of agglomerations in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Agglomeration shall be intended a local system consisting of a capital or a city of national significance, or a city of regional significance and located around settlements that meet the criteria defined by this Law. Agglomeration territory shall be intended land and waterbodies within the boundaries of the capital, city of national significance, city of regional significance, determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and their suburban areas. The principles for regulating relations in the development of agglomerations are: (a) the principle of economic feasibility: the adoption by the state of economically sound decisions that provide favorable conditions, including stimulation of initiatives for the formation, development and functioning of agglomerations, and investment attractiveness; (b) principle of coherence: implementation of a balanced regional policy taking into account national and local interests through the adoption of coordinated decisions by local executive bodies on issues of development of agglomerations; (c) principle of justice: respect for interests of administrative-territorial units included in the agglomeration. Full text Russian Website adilet.zan.kz