Law No. 45 on protection of the population and territory against natural and technological disasters. Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Disasters Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law lays down organizational and legal grounds for the protection of the population, air, land, water and environment. The scope of this Law shall be: (a) prevention of natural and technological disasters; (b) reduction of damages caused thereby; and (c) mitigation of the consequences thereof. The Act consists of nine Sections divided into 30 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) plenary powers of the state institutions; (3) state management; (4) rights and duties of citizens; (5) training Full text Russian Website www.government.kg