Ministerial Decree No. 1140 on land transactions. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Public land Ownership Lease Foreign land tenure Contract/agreement Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree shall be applicable to land auctions regarding sale of the plots of public land or the lease right thereto and regarding the plots of non-allotted public land. Kazakhstan nationals and private legal persons shall be authorized to participate in land auctions prior registration while foreign natural and legal persons, and stateless persons shall be authorized to participate in land auctions exclusively if the aforesaid persons have the right to own or to have the right of lease of the plots of land destined for sale in accordance with land legislation. Purchase and sale contract shall be concluded between the purchaser and the seller after the outcome of land auction. Registered purchase and sale contract shall be the ground for issuing land certificate. Full text Russian Website zher.kz