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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
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, 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 areas shall be envisaged use restrictions thereof ensuring protection of state natural protection fund. Reserving of land for protected areas shall be carried out without expropriation thereof. Till the transfer of land for protected areas the plots of land of the aforesaid category shall be used by the former state and private land tenants and owners thereof in accordance with the legislation on protected areas. Category of land reserved for protected areas shall not be transferred into private ownership.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 162 -1 on protected areas.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 1997 (2001)

Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Wetlands, Classification/declassification, Dispute settlement, Environmental planning, Registration, Research, Protection of habitats, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, 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Repealed by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