On the procedure for organizing and holding peaceful meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 17, 1995 N 2126
Footnote. The form of the act, the title and preamble are given in the new edition; the word "decree", "Decree", "Decree" are replaced accordingly with words "the Law", "Law", "Law"; after the words "local Executive body", "local Executive authority", "Local Executive body", "local Executive bodies", "local Executive body", "local Executive bodies" is complemented by the words "cities of Republican significance, capital, district (city of regional significance) - By law of RK dated December 20, 2004 No. 13.
This Law defines the procedure for organizing and holding meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 1. Forms of expression of public, group or personal interests and protest, referred to in the legislation as meetings, rallies, processions and demonstrations, should also be understood as hunger strikes in public places, the construction of yurts, tents, other structures and picketing.
Article 2. An application is submitted to the local Executive body of the city of Republican significance, the capital, or the district (city of regional significance) to hold a meeting, rally, March, picket, or demonstration.
Applications for holding a meeting, rally, March, picket or demonstration are submitted by authorized labor collectives, public associations or individual groups of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who have reached the age of eighteen.
Article 3. an Application for holding an Assembly, meeting, March, picket or demonstration shall be submitted in writing no later than 10 days before the scheduled date of their holding. The application specifies the purpose, form, place of the event or routes, the time of its beginning and end, the estimated number of participants, the names of authorized persons (organizers) and persons responsible for maintaining public order, their place of residence and work (study), and the date of application. The deadline for submitting an application is calculated from the date of its registration with the local Executive body of the city of Republican significance, capital, district (city of regional significance).
Article 4. the Local Executive body of the city of Republican significance, the capital, the district (city of regional significance) considers the application and informs the authorized (organizers) of the decision made no later than five days before the time of the event specified in the application. Local Executive body of city of Republican significance, capital, district (the city of regional value) in order to ensure the rights and freedoms of others, public safety and normal functioning of transport infrastructure, preservation of green areas and small architectural forms thus offers applicants a different time and place of the event. The decision may be appealed in accordance with the procedure established by the current legislation.
Article 5. Meetings, rallies, processions, pickets and demonstrations, as well as speeches of their participants, are held in accordance with the goals specified in the application, at a certain time and place.
When conducting meetings, rallies, marches, pickets, demonstrations, authorized persons (organizers), as well as other participants are obliged to observe public order.
Organizers and participants of the event are prohibited from:
- obstruct traffic and pedestrians;
- interfere with the smooth functioning of infrastructure facilities in the locality;
- install yurts, tents, and other temporary structures without the consent of the local Executive bodies of the city of Republican significance, the capital, or the district (city of regional significance);
- damage green spaces, small architectural forms;
- carry cold, firearms and other weapons, as well as specially prepared or adapted items that can be used against the life and health of people, to cause material damage to citizens and property of legal entities;
- interfere in any form in the activities of representatives of state bodies that ensure public order during events.
Authorized persons (organizers) shall be liable in accordance with the procedure established by law for violation of the norms provided for in this article.
Article 6. State bodies, public associations, as well as citizens shall not have the right to interfere with meetings, rallies, processions, pickets and demonstrations held in compliance with the procedure established by this Law.
Article 7. The local Executive body of a city of Republican significance, capital, district (city of regional significance) prohibits Assembly, meeting, March, picketing or demonstration if the purpose of their conduct is to incite racial, national, social, religious intolerance, class exclusivity, forcible overthrow of the constitutional order, encroachment on the territorial integrity of the Republic, as well as violation of other provisions The Constitution, laws and other normative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or their implementation threatens public order and security of citizens.
It is not allowed to hold mass events at railway, water and air transport facilities, as well as organizations that ensure the defense capability, security of the state and the life of the population (urban public transport, water, electricity, heat and other energy carriers), and health and education institutions.
Article 8. Meetings, rallies, processions, pickets and demonstrations must be unconditionally terminated at the request of the representative of the local Executive body of city of Republican significance, capital, district (the city of regional value), if: the application was filed, took the decision on the prohibition violated the procedure envisaged in articles 4, 5 and 7 of this Law, as well as in the event of danger to life and health of citizens, the violation of public order.
If a representative of a local Executive body of a city of Republican significance, the capital, or a district (city of regional significance) refuses to comply with the legal requirements, the internal Affairs bodies shall take the necessary measures to terminate an Assembly, meeting, March, picketing, or demonstration at his direction.
Article 9. Persons who violate the established procedure for organizing and holding meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations shall be liable in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Material damage caused during meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations by their participants to citizens, public associations, and the state shall be compensated in accordance with the procedure established by law.
All additional expenses incurred, including for the protection of public order, provision of premises, sanitary cleaning, lighting and radio broadcasting of the venue of an Assembly, meeting, March, picket and demonstration, are reimbursed by their organizers.
Article 10. Local representative bodies may additionally regulate the procedure for holding meetings, rallies, marches, pickets and demonstrations, taking into account local conditions and in accordance with the requirements of this Law.
Article 11. The procedure for organizing and holding meetings and meetings established by this Law does not apply to meetings and meetings of labor collectives and public associations held in accordance with the law, their charters and provisions in closed premises.
Article 12. This Law shall enter into force on the date of its publication.
President
Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan
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