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Regional Law No. 742-KZ “On indigenous peoples of the Far East of the Russian Federation”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Primorie
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Traditional rights/customary rights Community management Financing
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law establishes plenary powers of the regional state bodies in the sphere of protection of traditional habitats, traditional way of life, economic activities and traditional community management of indigenous peoples and also sets forth the types of state support thereto. The scope of this Regional Law shall be to improve living standards of indigenous peoples. Regional Administration shall be authorized to impose use restrictions on economic activities in the areas of traditional living of small indigenous ethnic communities. State support of indigenous peoples shall be performed in the following ways: (a) public financing; (b) donation of property; and (c) other unspecified types of state support.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru