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Law No. 574 on inland water transport.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Water
Keyword
Inland fisheries Navigation Pollution control Freshwater pollution
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
The Law enters into force from the date of its official publication.
Abstract

The present Law regulates social relations originating between state institutions, natural and legal persons in the sphere of inland water transport. The Law consists of 18 Chapters that contain 103 articles. Article 77 specifies that if the sunken property imperils safe navigation, is the source of environmental pollution or impedes fisheries the owner of the sunken property shall have the duty remove it and annihilate it in case of necessity at the request of the authorized institution.

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