Approved by
the Resolution of the
Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
dated December 15, 2011
No. 1536
RULES
of rewarding with departmental awards
(deprivations of departmental awards)
some public authorities within the structure of the
Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. General provisions
1. These Rules of rewarding with departmental awards some public authorities within the structure of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter as Rules) determine the unified procedure and principles of rewarding with departmental awards (deprivations of departmental awards) some public authorities within the structure of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, promoting and stimulating employees’ work.
2. Departmental awards are a form of promoting and stimulating work of employees’, workers and other persons for exemplary performance of official duties, creativity, meritorious service, other achievements in professional experience and merits.
3. The departmental awards are: medals, lapel badges.
4. The image of state symbols (the National Flag and the National Emblem) is not used as an element or a heraldic basis of departmental awards.
This requirement does not extend to cases where heraldic basis of departmental awards has an element depicting state symbols in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. The procedure of rewarding with departmental awards
(deprivation of departmental awards)
5. Recommendation about rewarding employees, workers and other persons from bodies within the structure of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards) is initiated by their chiefs, who send relevant recommendations to human resources services of the central governmental body (hereinafter as recommendation about rewarding with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards).
Recommendations about rewarding citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreigners and persons destitute of nationality with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards) are initiated by the heads of central governmental bodies, belonging to the structure of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of structural, subordinate and territorial subdivisions, who send relevant recommendations to human resources services of the central governmental body.
6. Recommendations about rewarding with departmental awards are considered on the occasion of the celebration of national, professional, and other holidays and anniversaries, upon achievement of years of service specified by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Recommendations about rewarding with departmental awards are also brought before in exceptional cases for other merits.
7. To address the issue on rewarding with departmental awards the following is submitted to human resources services:
1) recommendation about rewarding with departmental awards;
2) commendation list of standard pattern in a form according to Annex 1(внешняя ссылка) to these Rules.
8. The grounds for submitting the issue regarding deprivation of departmental awards to consideration by the Commission on departmental awards (hereinafter as Commission) are:
1) dismissal for misconduct that discredits state agency, gross neglect of duty;
2) existence of conviction of court entered into effect.
9. Persons rewarded with departmental awards are deprived of corresponding departmental awards in the manner stipulated by these Rules.
10. To address the issue regarding deprivation of departmental awards following is presented to the human resources service:
1) recommendation about deprivation;
2) copy of the order for dismissal for misconduct that discredits state agencies, gross neglect of duty or copy of conviction of court.
11. Human resource service prepares necessary documents and raises the issue of rewarding with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards) for consideration by the Commission.
The Commission is created on an ongoing basis to provide an objective approach to the rewarding with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards) by the order of executive secretary from central governmental bodies, determined by the catalogue of awards of some state agencies that belong to the structure of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by this provision.
12. The Commission makes decisions collectively by open voting within one month since the submission of a recommendation about rewarding with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards). Decision shall be considered approved, if the majority of total number of votes of Commission members are given for it.
13. The Commission makes one of the following decisions, which is registered in the minutes:
1) comply with a recommendation about rewarding with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards);
2) ignore a recommendation about rewarding with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards);
3) reintroduce a recommendation about rewarding with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards) to complete registration of materials.
14. Executive secretary from the central governmental body takes order about rewarding with departmental awards (deprivation of departmental awards) within 10 calendar days since the Commission’s judgment delivery:
1) By decision of the Commission;
2) in the case where the issue stems from the acts of the Head of State without raising it for consideration by the Commission.
15. The person deprived of the departmental award returns it to the state agency within a month since the adoption of the relevant order of the executive secretary of a state agency.
16. Rewarding with departmental awards is conducted in a solemn setting and awarded directly to a prizeman.
17. Rewarding with departmental awards is conducted by executive secretary of a central governmental agency or by other officials on his instruction.
18. Each prizeman together with departmental award receives relevant certificate in a form according to the Annex 2 of these Rules, signed by executive secretary of a governmental agency.
19. Re-awarding of the same reward is not allowed, except for awards with degree.
20. Rewarding with departmental awards having degrees is made from the lowest degree to the highest. Rewarding with a departmental award of a higher degree isn't allowed without receiving the previous degree by the winner of a departmental award.
21. First degree of the departmental award is the highest.
22. Medals are worn on the left of a chest, in case of existence of national awards of the Republic of Kazakhstan placed after them.
Laple badges are worn on the right side of a chest. If there are blocks that match in shape and size to the blocks for medals, badges are worn on the left side of a chest.
Reasons for rewarding with departmental awards
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Medal «Әділет органдары жүйесін дамытуға қосқан үлесі үшін» - awarded to employees from judicial bodies and other persons who contributed to the development of judicial bodies for exemplary performance of duties, high quality of performing tasks, initiative, creative activity, long and honourable service, performance of highly sensitive and complicated tasks, and other achievements;
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Lapel Badge «Әділет органдары жүйесінің құрметті қызметкері» - awarded to employees from judicial bodies positively characterized on service, who conscientiously and responsibly perform their duties, at the same time show initiative and professionalism, being mentors for young specialists, having total length of service of 15 and more years in calendar calculation in accordance with the existing legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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Lapel badge «Заңгер» is awarded to employees from judicial bodies with higher legal education, who are positively characterized on service, and who conscientiously and professionally perform their duties.
Lapel Badge «Заңгер» consists of three classes:
1) «Заңгер» 1st class – an award for 12 years of service in the system of judicial bodies;
2) «Заңгер» 2nd class – an award for 10 years of service in the system of judicial bodies;
3) «Заңгер» 3rd class – an award for 7 years of service in the system of judicial bodies;
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Lapel Badge «Әділет органдарының үздігі» - awarded to employees from judicial bodies and other persons who have a length of service of 5 and more years in a calendar calculation in accordance with the existing legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a system of judicial bodies, positively characterized on service, for conscientious and professional performance of duties.