Issues of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Updated Unofficial translation

Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 28, 2004 № 1120.

      Unofficial translation

Issues of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Note!
      The text of the resolution has been amended in the Kazakh language; the text in Russian language is not amended in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1401 dated December 30, 2014 (shall come into force from the date of its official publication).

      In order to implement Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1449 of September 29, 2004 "On the Measures for the Further Improvement of the State Administration System of the Republic of Kazakhstan", the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan HEREBY DECREES AS FOLLOWS:

      1. That the following shall be approved:

      1) Regulation on the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1802 dated December 29, 2012;
      3) excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1802 dated December 29,2012;

      4) amendments and additions that are made to certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Paragraph 1 as amended by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1802 dated December 29, 2012.
      2. Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 dated 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).
      3. Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 904 of 29.12.2016.

      4. That the following shall be approved:

      1) Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008;
      2) Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008;
      3) Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 900 of 02.08.2011;
      4) Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008;
      4-1) Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1802 of 29.12.2012;
      5) Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1802 of 29.12.2012;
      6) Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008;
      7) Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1802 of 29.12.2012.
      Footnote. Paragraph 4 as amended by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure); № 900 of 02.08.2011; № 34 of 13.01.2012 (shall come into force upon signing); № 1802 of 29.12.2012.
      5. Excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

      6. Certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be deemed to have lost force according to the appendix.

      7. This Decree shall come into effect from the date of its signing, with the exception of subparagraphs 140-3), 140-4), 140-5), 140-6), 140-7), 140-8) and 140-9) of the functions of the central administrative office of paragraph 16 of the Regulation, which are enacted from April 11, 2019 in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan of October 5, 2018 "On Standardization" and "On Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurement and Standardization. "

      Footnote. Paragraph 7 as amended by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 131 of 19.03.2019.

      Prime Minister of the Repubic of Kazakhstan

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Regulation on the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The Regulation - as reworded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 835 of 19.10.2022 (see p. 2 for the procedure for enactment).

Chapter 1. General provisions

      1. The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter, the Ministry) shall be the public authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan responsible for the administration of:

      1) drafting of laws, enhancement of legislation;

      2) legal support of international treaties, coordination of foreign legal aid;

      3) forensic activities;

      4) carrying out state registration;

      5) organisation and delivery of legal support and legal advocacy

      6) implementation of state policy in the area of protection and defence of intellectual property rights

      7) enforcement of executive documents.

      2. The Ministry shall operate under the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, other normative legal acts, as well as these Regulation.

      3. The Ministry shall be a legal entity in the legal form of a public institution, shall have seals bearing the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan and stamps bearing its name in the Kazakh language, letterheads of standard pattern, accounts with the treasury authorities under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. The Ministry shall enter into civil law relations on its own behalf.

      5. The Ministry shall have the right to act as a party to civil-law relations on behalf of the state if it is empowered to do so under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      6. The Ministry shall adopt decisions on matters within its competence in the order established by law, executed by orders of the head of the Ministry and other acts stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      7. The structure and staffing limit of the Ministry shall be endorsed under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      8. Location of the legal entity: 8 Mangilik Yel Avenue, Yessil District, Astana, 010000.

      9. These Regulation shall be the constituent document of the Ministry.

      10. The activities of the Ministry shall be financed from the national budget under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      11. The Ministry may not enter into a contractual relationship with business entities for the performance of duties that are the responsibility of the Ministry.

      Where the Ministry is empowered by legislation to engage in income-generating activities, the income received shall be allocated to the state budget, unless otherwise provided by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Chapter 2. Objectives and powers of the Ministry

      12. Objectives:

      1) engagement in the formation of national legislation designed to ensure the supremacy of human and civil rights and freedoms, the sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the sustainable and progressive development of both Kazakhstani society and the State through participation in the development and implementation of a nationwide development strategy, coordination, as well as drafting, analysing, improving and systematising the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, providing legal expertise on draft regulations, organising scientific legal and scientific linguistic reviews of draft legislation;

      2) performing regulatory impact analysis on the documents stipulated by the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan as determined by the competent authority for entrepreneurship;

      3) legal support of Kazakhstan's activities in the international arena to defend its national interests and strengthen the authority of the republic in the international community, including through the preparation and conclusion of international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) state registration of legal entities that are non-commercial organisations, record registration of their branches and representative offices, state registration of normative legal acts of central public authorities and their departments, local representative and executive bodies, akims and auditing commissions of oblasts, cities of national significance and the capital, ensuring state recording of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      5) enforcing state policy on state registration of rights to immovable property, registration of pledges over movable property, technical inspection of immovable property by the state and maintenance of the register of pledges over movable property;

      6) shaping and implementing state policy in the area of state registration, organisation and provision of legal aid, and legal advocacy;

      7) developing and implementing state policy in the field of forensic science;

      8) forming and implementing the state policy in the field of protection and defence of intellectual property rights;

      9) conducting proceedings on cases of administrative offences under the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      10) shaping and implementing state policy in the sphere of execution of executive documents.

      13. Powers:

      1) rights:

      in the manner prescribed by the law, request and obtain from public authorities, organisations and their officials the information and materials required;

      propose the prosecution of officials specified in the Government's Plan of Legislative Work who have failed to meet the deadline for submitting a draft law;

      propose the necessity of drafting normative legal acts intended to implement the instructions of the Head of State, the Government, and the documents of the State Planning System;

      apply to the court;

      initiate administrative proceedings, as well as prepare the materials required for administrative proceedings to be considered by administrative management;

      collaborate with foreign ministries of justice and international organisations on matters within their competence;

      request additional information from the relevant public authorities as required in the field of information security;

      2) responsibilities:

      enact binding regulatory legal acts within its competence;

      adopt and consider applications from individuals and legal entities under the procedure and within the time limits prescribed by the Administrative Procedure and Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      analyse to reveal systemic errors in the review of applications from citizens and legal entities;

      exercise other powers stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      14. Functions:

      1) drafting of legislation, enhancement of legislation;

      2) establishing and supporting international relations with relevant organisations of foreign states;

      3) drafting, organising the conclusion and execution of international treaties on legal aid and legal cooperation with foreign states under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) performing analysis on the matters of harmonisation, unification of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and foreign states, as well as implementation of international norms recognised by Kazakhstan in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      5) submitting proposals to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on initiation of legal and arbitration proceedings with foreign investors as advised by a competent public authority;

      6) judicial examination of draft international treaties, regulatory legal acts, investment contracts concluded by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, loan agreements entered into under the guarantees of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      7) ensuring protection of developed state secrets under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      8) ensuring implementation of the terms of international treaties

      9) legislative work, development of the Conceptual Plan of Legislative Work and current plans of legislative work as well as drafts of regulatory legal acts;

      9-1) elaborating draft laws on the issues of enhancement of criminal and criminal procedural legislation, prepared as part of the legislative initiative of the Government;

      10) coordinating research work of public authorities and organisations in the field of legislation as well as legislative work of central public authorities developing draft laws as part of the legislative initiative of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      11) arranging scientific legal, scientific linguistic expertise on the draft law and international treaties, a party to which the Republic of Kazakhstan intends to become, as well as drafts of international treaties, to be ratified;

      12) analyzing and summarizing the practice of application of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the sphere of its activity, including the results of legal monitoring of normative legal acts as per the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Legal Acts" and submission of respective proposals on its improvement, elimination of causes and conditions contributing to violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      13) official clarification of normative legal acts of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon the instructions of the Prime Minister jointly with the public authorities concerned;

      14) state registration of normative legal acts of the central state bodies and their departments, normative legal acts of maslikhats, akimats, akims and auditing commissions, ensuring legal informatization, maintenance of the state register of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, maintenance of the unified system of legal information

      15) analyzing the legal services market, formation of a list of potential consultants to exclude conflict of interests;

      16) coherence of research work of public authorities and organisations in the field of legislation;

      17) coordination and methodological supervision of the activity of legal departments of central executive bodies, interaction with legal departments of the offices of akims of regions, cities of national importance and the capital city

      18) representation and defense of the interests of the Government and the Prime Minister in courts under the instructions of the Prime Minister, his Deputy or the Head of Chancellery, as well as participation in constitutional proceedings under the instructions of the Prime Minister on the issues that are in the competence of the Ministry of Justice, provision of legal aid and counseling to the public authorities in the court proceedings;

      19) arrangement of state purchases;

      20) within its competence in the sphere of implementation of forensic activities, adoption of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      21) participation in explanation of legislation, negotiation processes on resolution of disputes, conducted by competent public authorities

      22) compliance with and protection of rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of an individual and citizen, organisations and states

      23) giving the opinion on the draft law elaborated in the order of legislative initiative of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan comprising the results of legal expertise on the draft regulatory by-law act and draft program of information support and explanation;

      24) engaging for legislative, expert, research and advisory work specialists and experts from public authorities, organisations, including foreign ones, using budgetary and other funds for this purpose;

      25) providing defence and representation of the state's interests in arbitration, foreign arbitration, foreign state and judicial bodies, as well as in the pre-arbitration (court) dispute resolution process

      26) analysis of reasons of court and arbitration claims against the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including public authorities;

      27) evaluation of the prospects of court or arbitration proceedings held abroad involving the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and timely adoption of measures to protect the interests of the state;

      28) rendering scientific-methodical and legal aid to the public authorities within the limits of its competence;

      29) rendering electronic services with application of information systems under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan on informatization;

      30) enforcement of judicial instructions and petitions of foreign states in accordance with international treaties;

      31) bringing an action in court to protect rights, freedoms and legally protected interests of citizens, as well as public or state interests as provided by the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      32) providing information upon requests of public authorities vested with control and supervisory functions

      33) ensuring observance of information security by judicial bodies;

      34) establishing and maintaining a unified system of legal information, and assisting the central executive and other central government bodies in their reference work;

      Sub-paragraph 35) shall apply since 01.01.2024 as per Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 835 of 19.10.2022.

      35) provision of legal informatization, maintenance of the information system "E-zannama" ("E-legislation");

      36) supervision in the central public authorities and their departments, maslikhats and their offices, akimats, akims, audit commissions of oblasts, cities of national significance and the capital with regard to compliance with the legislation of Kazakhstan governing the publication, state registration and revocation of normative legal acts subject to state registration with the justice authorities and the official publication of normative legal acts;

      37) introduction of proposals to rectify breaches of the law in respect of normative legal acts of public authorities that are liable to state registration with the justice authorities but have not been so registered; in respect of normative legal acts of central and local government bodies and akims that they apply but have not been duly published, the publication thereof being mandatory under Article 4 of the Constitution; regarding normative legal acts to be registered with the judicial authorities contradicting the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and in other cases specified by legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      38) coordination of foreign legal advisers employed by the Government of Kazakhstan to defend and represent the interests of the state in arbitrations, foreign arbitrations, foreign state and judicial bodies, as well as in pre-arbitration (judicial) dispute resolution processes;

      39) elaboration and adoption of procedures for selection of candidates to the panel of arbitrators and mediators of the International Arbitration Institute;

      40) submission of proposals on establishment, reorganization and liquidation of subordinate organizations;

      41) maintenance of improvement of quality, accessibility of public services, internal control over quality of public services pursuant to the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      42) enforcement of laws and other normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of mobilisation preparation and mobilisation;

      43) administration of budgetary programs on all types of legal aid guaranteed by the state;

      44) implementation of strategic, regulatory, enforcement and control functions within its competence;

      45) preparation and adoption, within its competence, of normative legal acts;

      46) elaboration and adoption of by-laws defining the procedure for the delivery of public services in the regulated area;

      47) elaboration and adoption of the procedure for posting and public discussion of draft by-laws on the Internet portal of open legal acts;

      48) elaboration and endorsement of the development plan of the Ministry;

      49) examination of appeals of natural and legal persons within its competence under the procedure and terms set by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as analysis and identification of systemic problems raised by the applicants;

      50) granting, on a contractual basis, reference legislative acts and other regulatory legal acts, information and reference and methodological materials, including with application of unified system of legal information

      51) inter-agency coordination of the organisation of legal advocacy, participation in the explanation of legislation;

      52) in the procedure determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, coordination of programmes of information support and clarification of draft laws being developed and adopted as per the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Legal Acts”;

      53) coordination of activities of competent authorities on legal monitoring of normative legal acts

      54) in accordance with legislation, enforcement of executive documents

      55) exercise of control over the activity of the state bailiff;

      56) performance of licensing of activities of private court bailiffs;

      57) adoption of a decision to suspend or terminate the licence of a private court bailiff as well as initiation of actions to revoke the licences of private court bailiffs based on the grounds prescribed by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Enforcement Proceedings and the Status of Court Bailiffs”;

      58) regulation and supervision of the activities of private court bailiffs within its competence;

      59) drafting methodological, instructional and explanatory materials on enforcement proceedings;

      60) concluding contracts with public authorities to connect private court bailiffs to public registers and electronic databases;

      61) establishing the procedure for selecting a unified electronic trading platform for selling seized property

      62) elaborating and approving standard forms of bailiffs' orders;

      63) elaboration and adoption of the form of the report and the consolidated report on the state-guaranteed legal aid provided by private bailiffs;

      64) preparation and endorsement of the form of an agreement on the provision of state-guaranteed legal aid by private court bailiffs;

      65) establishment of the procedure of payment for the activities of a private court bailiff associated with the enforcement of documents for the recovery of alimony and wages;

      66) elaboration and adoption of requirements for the location and equipment of the private bailiff's office;

      67) determination of the procedure for certification of persons who have been trained and are applying for the right to practice as a private bailiff;

      68) elaboration and adoption of samples of certification and the personal seal of private court bailiffs

      69) preparation and adoption of the regulations for the traineeship with a private bailiff; and

      70) elaboration and proposal for approval to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the amount of remuneration for the activities of a private court bailiff;

      71) development and adoption of procedures for the record registration of private bailiffs;

      72) elaboration and adoption of the provisions of the commission for certification of persons seeking the right to engage in the activity of a private court bailiff;

      73) development and proposal for approval to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the amount of payment for the activities of a private court bailiff associated with the taking of enforcement measures under the enforcement documents on recovery of alimony and wages;

      74) adoption of regulations for the sale of seized property, including electronic auctions;

      75) adoption of the list of types of wages and (or) other income that parents receive and from which maintenance is withheld;

      76) elaboration and adoption of the procedure for monitoring the activities of private bailiffs;

      77) elaboration and adoption of the regulations on the office management of private court bailiffs; and;

      78) approval of the form and deadlines for the submission by the regional chamber of private court bailiffs of reports on their activities ;

      79) settlement of the procedure for distribution of enforcement documents via the state automated information system of enforcement proceedings among private court bailiffs;

      80) endorsement of samples of uniforms (without shoulder straps), badges and emblems of public court bailiffs;

      81) endorsement of in-kind norms for ensuring uniforms (without shoulder straps) for state bailiffs in agreement with the central authority responsible for budget planning;

      82) adoption of a methodology for calculating the costs of enforcement proceedings;

      83) determination of regulations for the conduct of enforcement proceedings to recover from the state the amounts of capitalization of the appropriate interim payments for compensation for harm caused to the life and health of workers, in the event that the liquidated legal entity, duly recognised as liable for such harm, lacks or has insufficient assets;

      84) cooperation with the enforcement services of foreign states and international organisations in the field of enforcement of decisions of international, foreign courts and arbitral tribunals;

      85) involvement in the preparation and conclusion of international treaties on mutual protection of intellectual property rights and the signing of such treaties in the manner prescribed by law;

      86) implementation of norms and provisions of international treaties and agreements on ensuring protection of intellectual property rights;

      87) engage in research and other works in the field of legal protection and use of intellectual property objects;

      88) elaboration and adoption of regulations on the inclusion of topologies in the state register of topologies of integrated circuits and issuance of registration certificates, certificates of authors;

      89) elaboration and endorsement of regulations on registration of breeding achievements in the state register of breeding achievements and issuance of documents of protection and their duplicates, annulment and early termination of patents;

      90) elaboration and adoption of rules for registration of objects of industrial property in the State Register of Inventions, State Register of Utility Models, State Register of Industrial Designs and for the issue of documents of protection and their duplicates, the annulment and early termination of patents;

      91) drafting and approving regulations for the registration of trademarks, geographical indications and appellations of origin of goods in State Registers of Trademarks, Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin of Goods and for the issue of titles of protection and their duplicates, the termination and cancellation of registration and the invalidation thereof;

      92) elaboration and endorsement of regulations for registration in the State Register of Topologies of Integrated Circuits of transfer of exclusive right, granting the right to use topologies;

      93) development and adoption of regulations for registration in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the transfer of an exclusive right, granting the right to use a breeding achievement, open or compulsory licence;

      94) development and approval of regulations for registration in the relevant State Registers of the transfer of an exclusive right, granting the right to use an object of industrial property, an open or compulsory licence;

      95) development and endorsement of regulations for registering in the State Register of Trademarks the transfer of exclusive rights, granting the right to use a trademark;

      96) elaboration and adoption of regulations on provision of extracts from the State Registers of Selection Achievements, Inventions, Utility Models, Industrial Designs, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Appellations of Origin, Topographies of Integrated Circuits;

      97) establishment of the procedure for publishing data relating to the registration of breeding achievements, industrial property objects, trademarks, geographical indications, appellations of origin and on registered topologies in the bulletin;

      98) elaboration and adoption of regulations on examination of applications for industrial property objects, selection achievements, trademarks under the international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      99) development and adoption of regulations for the review of applications for the registration of topologies;

      100) elaboration and adoption of regulations for the preliminary review of applications for the registration of breeding achievements;

      101) elaboration and adoption of regulations for the review of applications for industrial property objects, trademarks, geographical indications, appellations of origin of goods, registration of topologies;

      102) arranging for the registration of copyright in official registers;

      103) accrediting organisations managing property rights on a collective basis;

      104) drafting and adopting regulations on the attestation of persons applying for the activity of patent attorneys, registration in the register of patent attorneys and the amendments thereto;

      105) developing and endorsing regulations on the Attestation Commission, the Appeal Board, the Appeal Commission, the Commission for Recognition of a Trademark as Well Known in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      106) organising the activities of the Attestation Commission, the Board of Appeal, the Appeal Board and the Commission on the Recognition of the Trademark as Well Known in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      107) drafting and adopting regulations for consideration of an opposition by the Board of Appeal;

      108) exercising government supervision in the area of state registration of legal entities, rights to immovable property, the activities of organisations managing property rights on a collective basis, as well as the use of trademarks, service marks, appellations of origin or trade names under the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      109) monitoring of the activities of the public organisation responsible for the examination of patents and the registration of copyright in official registers;

      110) implementing inter-agency coordination of activities and methodological assistance to competent authorities and interested organisations involved in protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights;

      111) elaborating proposals on improvement of legislation in the field of protection and defence of intellectual property rights;

      112) monitoring implementation by competent authorities and organisations of the state policy on protection and defence of intellectual property rights, including compliance with legislation and implementation of international treaties in this area;

      113) organising the examination of applications for the issuance of titles of protection for industrial property, selection achievements, topologies of integrated circuits, trademarks, service marks, geographical indications and appellations of origin, maintaining relevant state registers, issuing titles of protection and implementing measures to maintain them in force, including those under international agreements to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party;

      114) setting the amount of remuneration and the conditions for its payment in cases stipulated by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Copyright and Related Rights”;

      115) providing methodological guidance on the state registration of legal entities and record registration of branches and representative offices;

      116) exercising methodological guidance in relation to the state registration of rights to immovable property of the State Corporation Government for Citizens Non-Commercial Joint-Stock Company;

      117) monitoring the observance of the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Record Registration of Branches and Representative Offices" by the territorial bodies of justice;

      118) reviewing complaints against the actions of territorial justice bodies regarding the state registration of legal entities and record registration of branches and representative offices;

      119) ensuring normative and methodological support, monitoring the registration of civil status acts and ensuring the functioning of the relevant databases;

      Sub-paragraph 120) shall be effective since 01.07.2023 under Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 835 of 19.10.2022.

      120) regulatory and methodological support of the activities of the state corporation "Government for Citizens" on issues of state registration of acts of civil status;

      Sub-paragraph 121) shall be in force since 01.07.2023 as per Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 835 of 19.10.2022.

      121) implementation of state control over the activities of the state corporation "Government for Citizens" in the field of state registration of acts of civil status in accordance with the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      122) agreeing the decision of the competent authority for the protection of children's rights of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the accreditation of an adoption agency;

      123) drafting and endorsing the procedure for the organisation of state registration of acts of civil status, the introduction of amendments, corrections, additions, annulment and restoration of acts of civil status;

      124) establishing the forms of civil status records, statements and certificates on the state registration of acts of civil status in electronic form and on paper;

      125) setting out the forms for declarations of marriage (matrimony), divorce (matrimony), certificates of marital legal capacity, death certificates;

      126) conducting state registration of legal entities that are non-commercial organisations, recording registration of their branches and representative offices;

      127) exercising state control over the activities of the Government for Citizens State Corporation in the area of state registration of legal entities that are commercial organisations and the record registration of their branches and representative offices pursuant to the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      128) submitting to the Government for Citizens State Corporation a recommendation to rectify breaches if a breach of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan is identified;

      129) approving prices for services of state registration of legal entities, being commercial organisations, and record registration of their branches and representative offices, implemented by the Government for Citizens State Corporation;

      130) establishing the content of the model statutes of legal entities classified as small, medium and large businesses;

      131) setting out the form of certificates of state incorporation (reincorporation) of legal entities, accounting registration (re-registration) of branches (representative offices);

      132) establishing the form of application for state registration (re-registration) of a legal entity, record registration (re-registration) of a branch (representative office), state registration of amendments and additions to the constituent documents of a legal entity not related to the private entrepreneur, as well as a joint stock company, the regulations on its branches (representative offices);

      133) setting out the form of an application for the issue of a duplicate of the charter (regulations) of a legal entity other than a private business entity, as well as of a joint stock company, their branches and representative offices;

      134) determining the form of application for state registration of liquidation of a legal entity, termination of a branch (representative office)

      135) within the limits of its competence, ensuring normative legal acts for the creation, maintenance and use of the national register of business identification numbers;

      136) Centralising the generation of business identification numbers and providing information to registration authorities and other public agencies within two working days of their request;

      137) maintaining a national register of business identification numbers;

      138) implementing state regulation in the field of state registration of rights to immovable property, registration of pledge of movable property, state technical inspection of immovable property and maintenance of the register of pledge of movable property;

      139) developing and endorsing the requirements for the maintenance of the legal cadastre and the rules for access to the legal cadastre;

      140) elaborating and adopting regulations for the submission of statistical and other reporting information in the area of state registration of rights to immovable property;

      141) approving prices for goods (works, services) produced and (or) sold by the registration authority for state registration of rights to immovable property, including an expedited procedure and state technical inspection of buildings, structures and/or their components;

      142) adopting measures to enhance the quality of public service delivery, based on the conclusions of public monitoring of the quality of public service delivery;

      143) within its competence, coordinating the procedures for public discussion of the Consultative Regulatory Policy Document and draft regulatory legal acts under the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Legal Acts”;

      144) agreeing the zoning coefficient (K zones) that reflects the location of the taxable asset in the settlement, which is to be adopted as per the methodology for calculating the zoning coefficient by local executive bodies under the procedure prescribed by the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      145) drafting and adopting instructions on the state technical inspection of real estate property;

      146) establishing the procedure for cooperation between public authorities for sharing information for the purposes of legal and other cadastres;

      147) defining the procedure for the submission of data from the legal cadastre;

      148) establishing the procedure and timelines for entering identification and technical specifications of buildings, structures and (or) their components on newly created immovable property into the information system of the legal cadastre, state technical survey, procedure for assigning cadastral numbers to primary and secondary real estate properties, and forms of information required to be entered into the information system of the legal cadastre, forms of technical passports;

      149) establishing the procedure for electronic registration of rights (encumbrances on rights) to immovable property;

      150) specifying the deadlines and procedures for systematic registration in the legal cadastre;

      151) administering, coordinating and supervising the activities of territorial justice agencies in organising and ensuring the rule of law in the area of legal services provided by notaries public;

      152) managing the activities of public notary offices, promoting the development of private notaries, controlling the legality of notarial acts performed and observance of regulations on office management by public and private notaries;

      153) regulating notarial activities within its competence;

      154) drafting and adopting regulations for the use of the unified notary information system, in coordination with the competent authority in the area of informatization and the competent authority for information security;

      155) elaborating and adopting the procedure for maintaining the registers of the unified notary information system in coordination with the competent authority in the field of informatization;

      156) drafting and endorsing the form of reporting on the functioning of the registers of the unified notary information system;

      157) developing and adopting regulations on notarial record keeping in coordination with the competent state authority on management of archives and documentation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with participation of the national chamber of notaries;

      158) drafting and adopting regulations for the performance of notarial acts by notaries public;

      159) developing and adopting regulations on certification of officials of akims of cities, settlements, villages and rural districts who carry out notarial acts;

      160) drafting and adopting the regulation on the State Register of Licenses for the Right to Engage in Notarial Activities;

      161) developing and endorsing the personal membership of the attestation commissions of justice for the right to practice as a notary and the regulations for their work;

      162) elaborating and approving the procedure and conditions for testing the trainees and applicants for the right to practice as a notary;

      163) approving the criteria for risk assessment;

      164) agreeing the regulation on the professional development of notaries;

      165) approving the regulation on the procedure for traineeship of notaries' trainees;

      166) drafting and endorsing the requirements for notary's premises;

      167) developing and adopting the forms of registers for the registration of notarial acts (including the electronic register of the unified notary information system), notarial certificates and decrees, certification inscriptions for transactions and documents to be certified;

      168) drafting methodological, instructional and explanatory materials on notarial matters;

      169) adopting the minimum number of notaries for each notarial district, based on the submission of the territorial body of justice jointly with the territorial Chamber of Notaries;

      170) drafting and adopting payment regulations for the training of trainee notaries

      171) implementing licensing of notaries' activities;

      172) adopting decisions on suspension, termination and renewal of the licence to practise as a notary, as well as initiating actions to revoke the licences of notaries;

      173) publishing the decision on suspension or renewal of the licence to practice notarial activities on the licensor's internet site;

      174) keeping the State Register of Licenses of Notaries, as well as posting data on the persons to whom the licenses were issued on the internet resource;

      175) maintaining the State Register of Licences to Practice Advocacy, ensuring the placement on the internet resource of the information from the register, as well as the lists of advocates practising advocacy and the information on suspension, renewal, withdrawal and termination of the advocates' licences;

      176) exercising the licensing of advocates' activities;

      177) exercising control over the quality of state-guaranteed legal assistance rendered to natural and legal persons by advocates, notaries, private bailiffs and legal consultants;

      178) approving regulations on the payment of guaranteed state-guaranteed legal assistance rendered by advocates and legal consultants and the reimbursement of expenses related to legal advice, defence and representation, as well as to the conduct of conciliation procedures

      179) adopting the procedure for recording the state-guaranteed legal aid rendered by advocates and legal consultants;

      180) monitoring the activities of the Chambers of Legal Advisers;

      (181) drafting and adopting the model statute of the chambers of legal advisers;

      182) keeping a register of chambers of legal consultants;

      183) drafting and endorsing a standard contract of insurance of professional liability of legal consultants upon agreement with the competent authority for financial regulation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      184) drafting and endorsing a standard advocates' professional liability insurance contract in coordination with the authorised financial regulatory body of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      185) providing for the implementation of the state policy in the sphere of legal assistance;

      186) ensuring the functioning and development of the system of state-guaranteed legal assistance;

      187) monitoring the quality of state guaranteed legal aid;

      188) developing and approving criteria for the quality of legal aid guaranteed by the State;

      189) agreeing on standards for the provision of legal aid;

      190) approving the criteria for the quality of legal assistance provided by the state guaranteed legal aid;

      191) implementing international cooperation in the area of legal aid;

      192) coordinating the activities of persons providing state-guaranteed legal aid;

      193) monitoring the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on advocacy and legal aid, ensuring the comprehensiveness and quality of legal aid provision;

      194) providing legal informing of the population on persons rendering legal aid, mechanisms, grounds and conditions of rendering legal aid;

      195) ensuring publication at least once a year in periodical publications distributed throughout the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and posting information on the system and main results of rendering legal assistance guaranteed by the state on its website;

      196) affixing of an apostille on official documents emanating from the judiciary and other public bodies, as well as from notaries;

      197) licensing in the field of forensic activities;

      198) accepting qualification examinations and issuing a qualification certificate of a forensic expert for the right to conduct a certain type of forensic examination

      199) exercising state regulation of prices for forensic services provided by forensic authorities

      200) agreeing the staff list and structure of the forensic expertise body upon the proposal of the director of the forensic expertise body;

      201) organizing and implementing scientific, methodological and information support for forensic examinations, as well as the selection, training, retraining and professional development of persons engaged in forensic activities;

      202) providing material and technical support to public forensic institutions;

      203) creating and ensuring operation of electronic information resources and information systems, information and communication networks in the forensic science area, organization of access to them by individuals and legal entities under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of informatization;

      204) drafting and endorsing the list of types of forensic examinations conducted by forensic bodies and expert specializations for which qualification shall be awarded by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      205) developing and adopting regulations for organization and production of forensic examinations and investigations in forensic bodies;

      206) developing and endorsing regulations on handling objects of forensic expertise;

      207) developing and adopting regulations for defining categories of complexity of forensic examinations, the procedure for calculating the time period for forensic examinations depending on the category of complexity, as well as the grounds and procedure for suspending and extending the time period for forensic examinations;

      208) elaborating and endorsing the workload standards of forensic experts of the forensic bodies;

      209) developing and adopting regulations for determining the cost of forensic examinations at forensic science bodies;

      210) developing and endorsing regulations for validation of methods and techniques of forensic examinations;

      211) establishing and endorsing regulations for the development, testing and implementation of forensic techniques;

      212) developing and adopting regulations on formation, maintenance and use of the State Register of Forensic Methods of Investigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      213) maintaining the State Register of Forensic Techniques of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      214) elaborating and adopting standards and requirements for specially equipped premises for forensic investigations;

      213) maintaining the State Register of Forensic Techniques of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      215) elaborating and endorsing regulations for the qualification training of forensic experts;

      216) drafting and endorsing regulations on taking examinations for the qualification of a forensic expert;

      217) developing and adopting a regulation on the commission for awarding qualification of a forensic expert and its composition;

      218) drafting and approving regulations on certification of forensic experts;

      219) developing and adopting a regulation on the commission for certification of forensic experts and its composition;

      220) certifying forensic experts;

      221) drafting and approving regulations for upgrading the qualifications of forensic experts;

      222) elaborating and endorsing regulations on the formation, maintenance and use of the State Register of Court Experts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      223) maintaining the State Register of Forensic Experts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      224) drafting and adopting a regulation on the commission for licensing of forensic activities and its composition;

      225) developing and approving the code of ethics of forensic experts;

      226) recruiting and appointing the staff of forensic experts;

      227) coordinating the research work in the field of forensic expertise;

      228) preparing and submitting proposals on development, amendment, revision and cancellation of national and interstate standards, national classifiers of technical-economic information, recommendations on standardization in the authorized body in the manner prescribed by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the supervised areas;

      229) developing national standards and national classifiers of technical-economic information in the forensic activity in coordination with the relevant authority in the field of standardization;

      230) reviewing draft standardization documents and the national forensic standardization plan;

      231) preparing proposals on establishment of technical committees on standardization in the field of forensic science;

      232) participating in the work of technical committees on standardization and the national body on standardization, the international organizations on standardization in the field of forensic activity;

      233) involving in implementation of the unified state policy in the field of ensuring the uniformity of measurements in the field of forensic science;

      234) exercising control over the activities of persons involved in forensic activities under a license;

      235) preparing protocols and examining cases of administrative offences and levying administrative penalties within its competence;

      236) proposing to the competent authority in the field of mobilisation preparation on improvement of mobilisation preparation and mobilisation;

      237) involving in the development of a mobilization plan of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a plan for the production of goods, performance of works and rendering of services for the relevant period;

      238) establishing the procedure for maintaining a single database of analytical, consultancy, sociological and other studies financed from the national and local budgets and undertaken at the request of public authorities and local executive bodies, their subordinate organisations and quasi-public sector entities, including joint studies with international organisations;

      239) performing legal monitoring of normative legal acts enacted by the Ministry and (or) the developer thereof or falling under its competence, and taking timely measures to amend and/or supplement them or declare them null and void;

      240) establishing lists of measurements related to state regulation jointly with the competent authority in the field of technical regulation and metrology;

      241) performing legal expertise of draft agreements on processing of solid minerals for conformity to the requirements of the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      242) drafting and coordinating with the competent authority in the field of self-regulation the draft regulatory legal acts on self-regulation;

      243) performing regulatory impact analysis;

      244) keeping the register of self-regulatory organisations in the relevant area (sector);

      245) harmonising regulations and standards of self-regulatory organisations based on compulsory membership (participation);

      246) certifying persons applying for the activity of a patent attorney, their registration in the register of patent attorneys, removal from the register of patent attorneys, annulment of the certificate of a patent attorney and annulment of information in the register of patent attorneys;

      247) organising activities on registration of applications for the issue of protection documents for industrial property items, selection achievements, topologies of integral circuits, trademarks, service marks, geographic indications and appellations of origin of goods, including under international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      248) arranging for the registration of licence agreements for the use of industrial property, selection achievements, topologies of integrated circuits, open licences and agreements for the assignment of documents of protection;

      249) performing legal expertise and approving draft acts of the bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union, normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on international economic integration issues as to their compliance with the law of the Eurasian Economic Union;

      250) reviewing requests of international judicial bodies received by public authorities, as well as agreeing draft appeals to international judicial bodies initiated by designated public authorities;

      251) agreeing a consolidated response to the Eurasian Economic Union Court's request;

      252) coordinating draft applications to the Court of the Eurasian Economic Union initiated by competent public authorities and submitting them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan for further submission to the Court of the Eurasian Economic Union through diplomatic channels;

      253) establishing the procedure for cooperation with competent authorities on execution of enforcement documents on eviction (occupation), demolition, procedure for communicating with a child and determination of the child's place of residence

      254) halting debit transactions on a current account designated for holding amounts recovered in favour of recoverers, a private bailiff whose licence has been suspended or terminated or whose licence has been revoked;

      255) providing on the internet site of the public authority details of persons to whom a private bailiff's licence has been issued, specifying their surnames, first names and patronymics (if specified in the identity document), date of issue of the licence and the licence number;

      256) establishing the procedures for the participation of legal advisers in the provision of state-guaranteed legal aid organised by the Chambers of Legal Advisers;

      256-1) exercising formation, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of the results of the state social contract as determined by the competent authority in the field of cooperation with non-governmental organisations;

      256-2) establishing a council for interaction and cooperation with non-governmental organisations;

      256-3) providing information on the implementation of the state social commissioning to the competent authority in the field of cooperation with non-governmental organisations;

      256-4) posting planned topics and information on the implementation of the state social commissioning, as well as evaluation of the results of the state social order on its internet resource;

      256-5) rendering informational, advisory, methodological support to the non-governmental organisations implementing the state social commissioning;

      256-6) awarding state grants within its competence via the operator in the area of grant funding for non-governmental organisations and reviewing the operator's report on the results of the implementation of state grants;

      256-7) evaluating the efficiency of state grants with the involvement of civil society representatives under the regulations for the formation, provision, monitoring and evaluation of the efficiency of state grants;

      256-8) based on the recommendations of the Coordinating Council for Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organisations under the designated authority for cooperation with non-governmental organisations, the formation of government grants by area and volume of funding;

      256-9) holding a competitive selection of strategic partners and entering into contracts with them under the regulations for the implementation of the state social commissioning for the implementation of strategic partnerships;

      256-10) evaluating the performance of obligations by strategic partners under the contracts entered into and the regulations for the implementation of the state social commissioning for the implementation of strategic partnerships;

      256-11) annually by December 1) informing the competent authority in the field of cooperation with non-governmental organisations on the outcomes of the state social commissioning for the implementation of strategic partnerships under the regulations for the implementation of the state social commissioning for the implementation of strategic partnerships;

      257) exercising other functions stipulated by the laws, acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Paragraph 14 as amended by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1082 of 28.12.2022 (shall be put into effect ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Chapter 3: Status, powers of the first head of the public authority

      15. The Ministry shall be headed by its first Head, who shall be personally liable for the fulfilment of the objectives of the Ministry and the exercise of its powers.

      16. The first head of the Ministry shall be appointed and dismissed under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      17. The first head of the Ministry shall have deputies (vice-ministers), who shall be appointed and dismissed from their positions as prescribed by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      18. Powers of the First Head of the Ministry:

      1) under the laws, appoints and dismisses employees of the Ministry, whose labour relations issues fall within his/her competence;

      2) as provided by law, imposes disciplinary penalties and applies measures to reward the employees of the Ministry, decides on the issues of labour relations within his/her competence;

      3) signs orders;

      4) represents the Ministry before any public authorities and other organisations;

      5) approves the regulations of the Ministry;

      6) adopts measures intended to counteract corruption in the Ministry and is personally liable for the adoption of anti-corruption measures;

      7) provides that the first head of a public authority may delegate to certain heads of departments the right to sign documents of an organisational and technical nature, and to participate and express the position of the public authority in inter-agency meetings.

      The powers of the First Head of the Ministry shall be exercised during his/her absence by his/her substitute as prescribed by the legislation in force.

      19. The First Head shall designate the powers of his/her deputies (deputy ministers) under the applicable law.

      20. The administration of the Ministry shall be headed by the Chief of Staff of the Ministry.

Chapter 4: Property of the Ministry

      21. The Ministry may have a segregated property on the right of operational management in instances stipulated by the legislation.

      The property of the Ministry shall consist of the property transferred to it by the owner, as well as the property (including monetary income) acquired as a result of its own activities and other sources not prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      22. The property assigned to the Ministry shall belong to the national property.

      23. The Ministry may not independently alienate or dispose in any other way of the property assigned to it and the property acquired at the expense of the funds issued to it under the financing plan, except as otherwise established by law.

Chapter 5. Reorganisation and abolition of the Ministry

      24. The Ministry shall be reorganised and abolished under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

List of organisations under the responsibility of the Ministry:

      1. Institute of Legislation and Legal Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan Republican State Enterprise under the Right of Economic Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. National Institute of Intellectual Property Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management.

      3. Centre for Forensic Examinations Republican State Enterprise of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

List of territorial bodies under the authority of the Ministry:

      1. Department of Justice of Abay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. Department of Justice of Akmola Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. Department of Justice of Aktobe Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. Department of Justice of Almaty Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      5. Department of Justice of the city of Almaty of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      6. Department of Justice of Atyrau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      7. Department of Justice of West Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      8. Department of Justice of Zhambyl Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      9. Department of Justice of Zhetyssu Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      10. Department of Justice of Karagandy Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      11. Department of Justice of Kyzylorda Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      12. Department of Justice of Kostanay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      13. Department of Justice of Mangistau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      14. Department of Justice of the city of Astana of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      15. Department of Justice of Pavlodar Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      16. Department of Justice of North Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      17. Department of Justice of Turkestan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      18. Department of Justice of Ulytau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      19. Department of Justice of East Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      20. Department of Justice of the city of Shymkent of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      21. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the city of Semey of the Department of Justice of Abay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      22. Urdzhar Interdistrict Office of Justice of City of Semey of the Department of Justice of Abay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      23. Akkol Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Akmola Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan..

      24. Yessil Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Akmola Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      25. Tselinograd Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Akmola Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      26. Burabay Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Akmola Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      27. Yenbekshikazakh Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Almaty Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      28. Karassay Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Almaty Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      29. Ile Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Almaty Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      30. Mugalzhar Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Aktobe Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      31. Uil Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Aktobe Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      32. Khromtau Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Aktobe Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      33. Shalkar Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Aktobe Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      34. Zhylyoi Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Atyrau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      35. Makhambet Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Atyrau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      36. Kurmangazy Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Atyrau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      37. Akzhayik Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of West Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan..

      38. Borili Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of West Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      39. Interdistrict Office of Justice of Baiterek District of the Department of Justice of West Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      40. Kaztalov Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of West Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      41. Zhambyl Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Zhambyl Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      42. T. Ryskulov Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Zhambyl Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      43. Talas Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Zhambyl Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      44. Shu Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Zhambyl Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      45Aksu Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Zhetyssu Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      46. Office of Justice of Panfilov District of the Department of Justice of Zhetyssu Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      47. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Tekeli of the Department of Justice of Zhetyssu Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      48. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Temirtau of the Department of Justice of Karagandy Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      49. Office of Justice of Karkarala District of the Department of Justice of Karagandy Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      50. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Balkhash of the Department of Justice of Karagandy Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      51. Auliyekol Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Kostanay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      52. Zhitikara Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Kostanay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      53. Mendykara Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Kostanay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      54. Beimbet Mailin Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Kostanay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      55. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Arkalyk of the Department of Justice of Kostanay Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      56. Aral Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Kyzylorda Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      57. Karmakshy Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Kyzylorda Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      58. Zhanakorgan Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Kyzylorda Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      59. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Zhanaozen of the Department of Justice of Mangistau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      60. Office of Justice of Beineu District of the Department of Justice of Mangistau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      61. Mangistau Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Mangistau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      62. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Aksu of the Department of Justice of Pavlodar Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      63. Aktogay Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Pavlodar Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      64. Terenkol Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Pavlodar Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      65. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Ekibastuz of the Department of Justice of Pavlodar Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      66. Kyzylzhar Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of North Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      67. Shal Akyn Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of North Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      68. Taiynsha Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of North Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      69. Gabit Musrepov Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of North Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      70. Zhanaarka Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Ulytau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      71. Inter-district Department of Justice of the city of Zhezkazgan of the Department of Justice of Ulytau Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      72. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Kentau of the Department of Justice of Turkestan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      73. Zhetysay Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Turkestan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      74. Ordabasy Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Turkestan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      75. Sairam Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Turkestan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      76. Saryagash Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of Turkestan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      77. Altay Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of East Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      78. Kurchum Interdistrict Office of Justice of the Department of Justice of East Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      79. Interdistrict Office of Justice of the town of Ridder of the Department of Justice of East Kazakhstan Region of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

List of state institutions that are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry 

      Footnote. The title of the list is in the wording of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1009 of 23.09.2014 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).
      Footnote. The list as amended by Decrees of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1009 of 23.09.2014 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure); № 34 of 03.02.2017.

Ministry

      Footnote. The section is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 149 of 28.03.2019.

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

List of state institutions - territorial bodies of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The list is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1802 of 29.12.2012.

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

List of organizations that are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry

      Footnote. The list is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1802 of 29.12.2012.

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

      Footnote. The provision is supplemented by the List in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 34 dated January 13, 2012 (shall be enforced from the date of signing).

List of state institutions - territorial bodies of the Committee for the Execution of Judicial Acts of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The list is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1802 of 29.12.2012.

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Amendments and additions introduced to certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      1. Annulled by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan №. 753 dated 07.06.2012 (shall come into force upon the expiration of twenty-one calendar days after its first official publication).
      2. Annulled by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 753 dated 07.06.2012 (shall come into force upon the expiration of twenty-one calendar days after its first official publication).
      3. Annulled by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 653 of 22.05.2012 (shall come into force upon the expiration of ten calendar days after its first official publication).
      4. Annulled by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 454 of 02.06.2007 (shall come into force on 09.08.2007).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Regulation on the Committee for the Organization of Legal Assistance and the Provision of Legal Services to the Population of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The Regulation is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Structure of the Committee for the Organization of Legal Assistance and the Provision of Legal Services to the Population of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The structure is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Regulation on the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The Regulation is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Structure of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The structure is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

List of state institutions - territorial divisions of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The list is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 900 of 02.08.2011.

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

List of organizations, that are under the jurisdiction of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The list is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 900 of 02.08.2011.

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Regulation on the Registration Service Committee of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The Regulation is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Structure of the Registration Service Committee of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The structure is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

List of organizations that are under the jurisdiction of the Registration Service and Rendering Legal Assistance Committee of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The list is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1802 of 29.12.2012.

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Regulation on the Committee for Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The Regulation is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

Structure of the Committee for Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The structure is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 300 of 28.03.2008 (see paragraph 5 for the enactment procedure).

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

List of organizations that are under the jurisdiction of the Committee for Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. The list is excluded by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1802 of 29.12.2012.

  Approved by
Decree of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
N 1120 of October 28, 2004

List of annulled certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      1. Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 223 dated March 11, 1999 "The Issues of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1999, N 8, p. 63).

      2. Subparagraph 2) of paragraph 5 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 487 of April 27, 1999 "On the Establishment of the Republican State Enterprise Republican Center for Legal Information" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1999, N 15, Art. 159).

      3. Subparagraph 2) of paragraph 1 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 733 of June 14, 1999 “On Amendments to Decrees of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1278 of December 12, 1998 and No. 223 of March 11, 1999” (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1999, N 27, Art. 250).

      4. Subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 771 of June 15, 1999 "The Issues of the Committee of the Registration Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1999, N 27, Art. 260).

      5. Subparagraph 3) of paragraph 5 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 906 of June 30, 1999 "On the Establishment of the Republican State Enterprise" Center for Real Estate of the Registration Service Committee of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Akmola Region".

      6. Subparagraphs 2) and 3) of paragraph 4 of amendments and additions that are made to certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 1093 of August 2, 1999 "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan" , 1999, N 40, Art. 343).

      7. Paragraph 4 of the amendments that are made to certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 1301 dated September 3, 1999 "On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1999, N 45, art. 403).

      8. Subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 1695 of November 12, 1999 "On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1999, N 50, Art. 490).

      9. Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 163 dated February 4, 2000 "On Amendments to Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 223 dated March 11, 1999 " (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2000, N 5-6, Art. 66).

      10. Paragraph 4 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 314 of February 28, 2000 "On the Reorganization of the State Institution" Institute of Legislation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan ".

      11. Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 852 of June 5, 2000 "On Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 223 of March 11, 1999 " (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2000, N 25, Art. 295).

      12. Paragraph 2 of the amendments and additions that are introduced to certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 1278 of August 18, 2000 "On the Reorganization of the Republican State-Owned Enterprise" Institute for Advanced Studies of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan"( Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2000, N 36-37, Art. 435).

      13. Subparagraph 3) of paragraph 1 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1295 dated August 23, 2000 "On Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan,(Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2000, N 36-37, Art. 439).

      14. Paragraph 3 of the amendments and additions that are introduced to certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 151 of January 30, 2001 "Some Issues of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2001, N 4-5, Art. 45).

      15. Paragraph 2 and sub-paragraph 2) of paragraph 7 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 411 of March 29, 2001 "The Issues of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2001, No. 12, Art. 139).

      16. Subparagraph 1) of paragraph 3 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 494 of April 14, 2001 "Some Issues of the Abolition of the Committee for the Execution of Judicial Decisions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2001, N 14, art. 174).

      17. Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 824 dated June 15, 2001 "On Amendments to Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 223 dated March 11, 1999 " (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2001, N 23, Art. 284).

      18. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the amendments that are introduced to certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 1389 dated November 2, 2001 "Issues of Licensing Issues for Property Valuation " (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2001, N 39, Art. 490).

      19. Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 1750 of December 28, 2001 "On Amendments to Certain Resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2001, N 49-50, Art. 588).

      20. Subparagraphs 1), 2) of paragraph 2 of the Decree and paragraph 7 of amendments and additions that are made to some decisions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by Decree the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 1755 of December 28, 2001 "Issues of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2001, N 49-50, Art. 590).

      21. The fifth and sixth blocks of paragraph 1 of Decree No. 461 of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 23, 2002 “On Making Addenda to Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 223 dated March 11, 1999” (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2002, No. 12, Art. 122) .

      22. Subparagraph 2) of paragraph 5 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 596 of May 30, 2002 "Selected Issues of State Enterprises of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan".
23. Paragraph 7 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 639 of June 13, 2002 "Some Issues of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan".

      24. Paragraph 1, the second and the third blocks of paragraph 2 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 644 dated June 14, 2002 “On Amendments to Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 223 dated March 11, 1999 and N 1755 of December 28, 2001” (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2002, N 17, Art. 187).

      25. Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 939 of August 22, 2002 "On Amendments and Addenda to Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 223 of March 11, 1999 " (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2002, N 28, Art. 316)

      26. Paragraph 4 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1270 of November 29, 2002 "On the Establishment of State Institutions of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2002, No. 43, Art. 431).

      27. Paragraph 3 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 731 dated July 23, 2003 "On Renaming of State Institution" Department for Protection and Supervision of the Office of the Committee of the Penitentiary System for Almaty Region "(Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2003, N 30, Art. 296).

      28. Subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 1369 of December 31, 2003 "On Renaming of State Institutions - Territorial Bodies of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2003, N 49, Art. 566).

      29. Subparagraph 2) of paragraph 5 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 14 dated January 8, 2004 "On the Reorganization of Subsidiary State Enterprise Enbek-Kokshetau of Republican State Enterprise Enbek-Astana Correctional Institutions of the Committee of the Penal System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan".

      30. Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 22 of January 9, 2004 "On Amendments to Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 223 of March 11, 1999 " (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2004, No. 1, Art. 13).

      31. Paragraphs 2 and 4 of amendments and additions that are made to certain resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 260 dated March 3, 2004 "Some Issues of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2004, N 11, art. .138).

      32. Paragraph 1 of the amendments and additions that are made to some decisions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 806 of July 30, 2004 "On the Transfer of State Institution Kostanay Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan" from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan "(Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2004, N 28, Art. 373).

      33. Subparagraph 1) of paragraph 6 of Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 843 dated August 12, 2004 "Some Issues of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Collected Acts of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2004, N 29, Art. 394).

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