The Water Code
The Water Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 9 July, 2003 No 481
Unofficial translation
Excerpt.
…Article 37-1. Competence of the authorized body in public utilities
The authorized body in public utilities shall:
1) involve in development and implementation of the state policy in water supply area and wastewater disposal within the settlements;
1-1) carry out coordination and organizational supervision of the local executive bodies for use and protection of water resources, water supply and wastewater disposal within the settlements;
2) develop and approve the normative and technical documentation within its competence;
3) organize a methodical support in water supply and wastewater disposal within the settlements;
4) arrange the design, survey, applied research and development works in water supply area and wastewater disposal within the settlements;
5) develop the rules for use of water supply and wastewater disposal systems within the settlements;
6) develop the rules for wastewater acceptance to the wastewater disposal system in the settlements;
7) develop the technical operation rules for water supply and wastewater disposal systems of the settlements;
8) develop the standard calculation rules for water services consumption and wastewater disposal for the consumers, that do not have metering devices;
8-1) develop the procedure for subsidizing the cost of drinking water supply services in the settlements of the particularly special group and local water supply systems, which are the non-alternative sources of drinking water, according to the list, approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
9) conduct other functions, provided by this Code, other Law s of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. The Code is supplemented by Article 37-1 in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated 22.07.2011 No 479-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated 25.01.2012 No 548-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 13.06.2013 No 102-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication)…
The President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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