Article 15. Powers of state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan The Law on National Security of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Ensuring national security is carried out by state bodies within the competence established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.:

1) national security bodies – special state bodies directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, carrying out counterintelligence activities to protect the constitutional order, state sovereignty, territorial integrity, economic, scientific, technical and defense potential, protecting the State border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, maintaining and providing government communications, as well as interdepartmental coordination of activities in the field of counteraction terrorism and extremism;

2) authorized body in the field of foreign intelligence – a special state body directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan that carries out intelligence activities in order to provide relevant information to the President, the Parliament and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, state bodies and state organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as to facilitate the implementation of the policy of the state leadership in the political, military-political, financial-economic, scientific-technical, humanitarian, environmental and other areas affecting the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) The State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a special state body directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, ensuring the safety of protected persons and facilities, which is the organizing and coordinating body for ensuring the safety of protected persons.;

4) the authorized body for civil service affairs is the central state body responsible for the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of public service and monitoring compliance with the quality of public services.;

5) internal affairs bodies – executive bodies responsible for protecting public order, combating crime, illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and weapons, uncontrolled migration, protecting the rights and legitimate interests of citizens and organizations, organizing the execution of criminal penalties, as well as interdepartmental coordination of activities to ensure public safety;

6) The Ministry of Defense is the central executive body that supports and ensures the defense capability of the state, the constant combat and mobilization readiness of the Armed Forces, which carries out, within its competence, foreign intelligence, countering terrorism and extremism, as well as interdepartmental coordination of activities to ensure military security.;

6-1) the authorized anti–corruption body is a state body responsible for the formation and implementation of the anti-corruption policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and coordination in the field of anti-corruption, as well as the prevention, detection, suppression, disclosure and investigation of corruption offenses;

7) authorized body in the field of foreign policy – the central executive body that ensures by diplomatic means and methods the implementation of the foreign policy course, the efforts of the Republic of Kazakhstan to ensure international peace, global and regional security, strengthening the international authority of Kazakhstan, protecting the sovereignty, security, territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its political, trade, economic and other interests in relations with other states and on in the international arena, the rights and interests of citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad, as well as interagency coordination of international security activities;

8) authorized body in the field of communications – the central executive body responsible for the formation, development and security of the communications infrastructure of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

8-1) authorized body in the field of mass media - the central executive body responsible for state regulation in the field of mass media;

8-2) the authorized body in the field of informatization is the central executive body responsible for the management and intersectoral coordination in the field of informatization and e–government;

9) the authorized body in the field of information security develops legal, administrative and other measures to ensure information security, monitors their implementation and compliance, as well as interdepartmental coordination of information security activities;

10) authorized body in the field of environmental protection – the central executive body responsible for the management and intersectoral coordination of the development and implementation of state policy in the field of environmental protection and environmental management;

11) authorized body in the field of state planning – the central executive body responsible for the formation of the main priorities of socio-economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, state policy in the field of mobilization training and mobilization, ensuring the regulation and development of domestic and foreign trade, as well as interdepartmental coordination of activities to ensure economic security within the competence established by law;

12) authorized body in the field of development of the agro–industrial complex - the central executive body responsible for state regulation in the field of development of the agro-industrial complex;

13) authorized body in the field of transport and communications – the central executive body responsible for the management of the transport and communications industry, as well as, within the limits provided for by law, intersectoral coordination;

14) authorized body in the field of finance – the central executive body that carries out financial monitoring and takes measures to counteract the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism, ensures compliance with tax, customs and budget legislation, the rational use and safety of state property, interdepartmental coordination of activities to ensure economic and financial security, as well as prevention, detection, suppression, disclosure and investigation of criminal and other unlawful encroachments on human and civil rights, interests of society and the state in the sphere of economic and financial activities;

15) the authorized body in the field of industrial development is the central executive body responsible for the management and intersectoral coordination of the development and implementation of state policy in the field of industrial development.;

15-1) the authorized body in the field of innovative development is the central executive body that ensures the innovative and scientific and technical development of the country's economic sectors;

16) the authorized body in the field of energy is the central executive body responsible for meeting the needs of the economy in energy and energy resources, developing the fuel and energy complex, as well as interdepartmental coordination of energy security activities.;

 17) the authorized body in the field of civil protection is the central executive body responsible for the management and intersectoral coordination in the field of civil protection in terms of preventing and eliminating natural and man–made emergencies, providing emergency medical and psychological assistance to the population, ensuring fire safety and organizing civil defense;

18) judicial authorities – executive bodies that maintain the rule of law in the work of government agencies, organizations, officials and citizens, ensuring the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens and organizations;

19) the authorized body in the field of social protection of the population – the central executive body ensuring observance of legality and strengthening of consent in social and labor relations, employment of the population;

20) the authorized body in the field of culture is the central executive body that ensures the preservation of historical, cultural, spiritual and moral values of society, the dynamic development of the state and other languages, the strengthening of internal political stability and interethnic harmony;

21) the authorized body in the field of education and science is the central executive body that ensures the provision of high–quality and affordable education, the sustainable development of Kazakh science, and the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of children;

21-1) the authorized body for state youth policy is the central executive body responsible for leadership and intersectoral coordination in the field of state youth policy;

22) the authorized body in the field of healthcare is the central executive body that ensures the protection of public health, protection from the spread of particularly dangerous and quarantine infectious diseases, and meeting the needs of citizens for effective, high-quality and affordable medicines.;

23) the authorized body in the field of tourism, physical culture and sports is the central executive body that ensures the development of tourism, mass sports in Kazakhstan, and the strengthening of physical culture of the country's population;

24) the authorized body for land resources management is the central executive body that ensures the rational use and protection of land, compliance with land legislation;

25) the authorized body in the field of state statistics is the central executive body responsible for the management and inter–sectoral coordination in the field of state statistics within its competence.;

26) the authorized body in the field of competition protection is the central executive body that ensures the prevention, detection and suppression of violations of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of competition protection;

27) the authorized body for the study of subsurface resources is the central executive body that ensures the implementation of state policy and control in the field of geological exploration of subsurface resources, as well as performs other functions in the field of subsurface use established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.;

28) the authorized body for religious affairs is the central executive body responsible for state regulation of religious activities.;

28-1) authorized body in the field of geodesy, cartography and spatial data – the central executive body responsible for the management and intersectoral coordination in the field of geodesy, cartography and spatial data;

29) National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the central bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, contributing to the stability of the financial system;

29-1) the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations is a government body directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, contributing to ensuring the stability of the financial system;

30) The Supreme Audit Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the supreme body of state audit and financial control directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. State bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the limits of their competence:

1) manage the activities of subordinate organizations for the planning and implementation of measures to ensure national security;

2) make proposals to improve the national security system;

3) ensure compliance with laws and other regulatory legal acts in the field of national security;

4) in compliance with legislation in the field of protection of state secrets, inform the population about the state of national security and the measures taken to ensure it, conduct propaganda and counter-propaganda activities;

5) bring to appropriate responsibility officials, civil servants, actions (or omissions) which lead to a violation of national interests and a threat to the national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 6, 2012 No. 527-IV.

This Law regulates legal relations in the field of national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan and defines the content and principles of ensuring the security of man and citizen, society and the state, the system, goals and directions of ensuring national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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