Article 18-2. Mandatory communications of the Law on Mass Media
1. Authorized state bodies of the relevant industry, within their competence, and (or) local executive bodies, in case of violation of the living conditions of the population in a certain territory, are required to provide official reports on the current situation to the media no later than three hours after the occurrence of the event, in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.
For failure to provide or late provision of official communications, government officials are responsible in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. The editorial offices of the mass media are obliged to publish free of charge:
1) a court decision that has entered into legal force, if it contains a requirement to publish a response or a rebuttal in the media outlet that was the defendant in this lawsuit.;
2) official reports on the introduction of a state of emergency in accordance with Article 5 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the State of Emergency";
3) official communications of authorized state bodies provided for in Article 47 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Civil Protection";
4) official communications of authorized state bodies provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Combating Terrorism";
5) official communications of authorized state bodies provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. Mandatory messages are published:
1) TV and radio channels that are broadcast daily - during the day;
2) by mass media with a different frequency or time of publication (broadcast) – within the time period established by authorized state bodies or a court for such publications.
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 23, 1999 No. 451-I.
This Law regulates public relations in the field of mass media, establishes state guarantees of their freedom in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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