Article 23. Ensuring safety and environmental standards in transport of the Law on Transport in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Carriers are obliged to ensure the safety of life and health of citizens, the safety of movement of vehicles, navigation and flights, as well as environmental protection.
The territories of the subway, stations, ports, marinas, airports, transport enterprises and railway lines, as well as waterways on which the movement of vehicles and loading and unloading operations are carried out, are areas of increased danger. The rules for staying in a high-risk area and carrying out work in it are approved by the authorized state body.
The protection and escort of dangerous goods according to the list approved by the authorized state body are provided by the senders or recipients of goods along the entire route.
Customers who send and receive explosive, flammable, radioactive, toxic and other dangerous goods are required to ensure the safety of their transportation, have the facilities and mobile units necessary to prevent emergencies during cargo transportation, as well as eliminate the consequences of accidents.
In the course of transport activities, including transport and vehicles of foreign countries stationed on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or crossing it, the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan must be observed to ensure safety for human life and health and the environment.
It is prohibited to design and build transport enterprises in the areas of mineral deposits, and to place underground structures in their locations. In exceptional cases, they are allowed by permission of the authorized state body of geology and subsoil protection.
Transport companies and carriers are required to plan, organize and finance environmental protection measures, and conduct production and departmental control in the field of environmental and subsurface protection.
Carriers are required to ensure compliance with established standards for the protection of the environment, the air basin, reservoirs, lands and the rational use of natural resources. Carriers are liable for damage caused to the environment in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The rules for staying in the high-risk zone of the subway, light rail transport and carrying out work in it are approved by the local executive body.
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 1994 No. 156.
The article was amended and supplemented by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 24, 2026, No. 326-VIII SAM
This Law defines the foundations of the legal, economic and organizational activities of transport in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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