Order No. 40 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection validating Model Regulation on ecological inspection. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Inspection Enforcement/compliance 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 Order establishes that ecological inspection shall be constituted on territorial basis and it shall carry out control and supervision functions in the sphere of environmental protection and natural resources. The main tasks of ecological inspection shall be: (a) state supervision and control in the sphere of protection of environment and natural resources within its competence; and (b) enforcement of environmental protection legislation. Ecological inspection shall carry out the following functions: (a) inspection and supervision; (b) enforcement of ecological requirements; (c) state control over land tenure and land protection; (d) analysis of environmental pollution; (e) calculation of damages caused by infringement of environmental legislation; and (f) legal proceedings related to environmental offences. Full text Russian Website e.gov.kz