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Ministerial Decree No. 1429 validating the Regulation on the state inland waterways.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994 (1998)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Navigation Pollution control Inspection Waterworks 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
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes that inland waterways shall be exclusive property of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Inland navigable waterways must ensure navigation period, functioning of navigable waterworks and compliance with environmental standards. The state enterprises operating waterways and waterworks shall carry out departmental and environmental inspection thereof, shall inform the authorized environmental institution of pollution risks and take the necessary arrangements for the prevention thereof.

Full text
Russian