Ministerial Decree No. 973 validating Regulation on reserving land for protected areas, keeping state registration and cadastre of protected areas. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Protected area Survey/mapping Cadastre/land registration Use restrictions Transfer Ownership Geographical area Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract The document consists of 9 Parts. The grounds for reserving land for protected areas shall be programs of development and distribution of protected areas validated in accordance with the established modalities. Plots of land destined for protected areas shall be surveyed on site by a special commission with the participation of landowners concerned. The results of on-site survey shall be legalized in the form of act with the enclosure of survey map. In the process of reserving land for protected Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Law No. 162 -1 on protected areas. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 1997 (2001) | Repealed Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Wetlands, Classification/declassification, Dispute settlement, Environmental planning, Registration, Research, Protection of habitats, Cultural heritage, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ministerial Decree No. 862 validating the Regulation on the state registration of protected areas. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2006 Keyword: Protected area, Cadastre/land registration, Environmental audit Source: FAO, FAOLEX