Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Law of the Law on the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone

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The following basic concepts are used in this Law:

1) the authorized body in the field of the use of atomic energy (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body) is the central executive body responsible for the management of the use of atomic energy.;

2) The Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone is a limited part of the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan that has been subjected to excessive radioactive contamination as a result of nuclear weapons tests on the territory of the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, which has a special legal regime provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.;

3) passport of the territory of the Semipalatinsk nuclear safety zone – a document containing a system of indicators characterizing the territory, a schematic map indicating the location of the territory and functional zones, the designation of infrastructure facilities of the Semipalatinsk nuclear safety zone, geographical coordinates, a description of the borders, the area of its territory, types of protection regime, permitted and prohibited activities, visiting rules, working hours, information about related land owners and land users, and their obligations;

4) the authorized organization for ensuring the functioning of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone (hereinafter referred to as the authorized organization) is a legal entity designated in accordance with this Law to ensure the functioning of the Semipalatinsk nuclear safety zone from among the state–owned enterprises under the jurisdiction of the authorized body.;

5) infrastructure facilities of the Semipalatinsk nuclear safety zone (hereinafter referred to as infrastructure facilities) – a complex of production and testing sites, technical means, devices, engineering and transport communications, buildings, structures and their complexes, land plots located on the territory of the Semipalatinsk nuclear safety zone and used for its operation;

6) comprehensive environmental survey of the territories where nuclear weapons tests were conducted (hereinafter referred to as the comprehensive environmental survey) is a radioecological survey aimed at assessing the state of the environment at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site and (or) the adjacent territory that was subjected to excessive radioactive contamination due to nuclear weapons tests.

This Law regulates public relations arising from the establishment and operation of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone.

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