Note RCLI!
This Law shall enter into force on January 1, 2016.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRESS RELEASE
This Law regulates public relations related to entering the public service of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its passage, termination, determines the legal status, material support and social protection of public servants, as well as issues of the activities of other persons in state bodies.
Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Basic concepts used in this Law
The following basic concepts are used in this Law:
1) building "A" - administrative public positions of a managerial level, for which a special procedure is provided for selection to the personnel reserve, competitive selection, passage and termination of public service, as well as special qualification requirements;
2) the personnel reserve of the administrative civil service of building “A” - a systematic list of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan applying for vacant or temporarily vacant administrative public positions of building “A” formed in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) building "B" - administrative public positions not included in building "A";
4) bonus - a cash payment established by a public servant based on the results of evaluating the effectiveness of their activities in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5) qualification requirements - requirements for citizens applying for a public position in education, work experience and competencies;
6) the civil service of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the civil service) - the activities of public servants in state bodies in the exercise of official powers, aimed at the implementation of the tasks and functions of state power;
7) competencies - a combination of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the effective implementation of professional activities in a specific public position;
8) official - a person who constantly, temporarily or by special authority performs the functions of a representative of authority or performs organizational and administrative or administrative functions in state bodies;
9) official powers - the rights and duties stipulated by a specific public position that meet the goals and objectives facing the government bodies in which public servants operate;
9-1) is excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 26, 2019 No. 273-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day its first official publication);
10) administrative civil servant - a civil servant carrying out his activities on an ongoing professional basis, with the exception of cases provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
11) category of administrative public office - a set of administrative public office with relevant qualification requirements;
12) civil servant - a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, holding a public office in a state body in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan or from the funds of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and exercising official powers in order to fulfill the tasks and functions of the state;
13) official ethics of public servants (hereinafter referred to as official ethics) - the rules of conduct for public servants established by this Law and the Code of Ethics for public servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
13-1) the direct manager of a civil servant is a person superior in public office with respect to whom the civil servant is directly subordinate in accordance with his job description;
14) the authorized body for public service affairs (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body) - the central state body implementing the unified state policy in the field of public service;
15) public office - a structural staffing unit of a state body, which is entrusted with the terms of reference established by regulatory legal acts;
16) political civil servant - a civil servant, appointment (election), the release and activities of which are politically determining, which is responsible for the implementation of political goals and objectives;
17) conflict of interests - a contradiction between the personal interests of a public servant and his official powers, in which the personal interests of a public servant may lead to non-fulfillment or improper performance of his official duties;
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