Article 9. Procedure for the formation of public councils The Law on Public Councils

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1. The composition of public councils is formed by a working group consisting of representatives of government agencies, quasi–public sector entities and, on a competitive basis, representatives of non-profit organizations and citizens in accordance with the Model Regulations on the Public Council.

2. The procedure for forming a new composition of public councils begins two months before the expiration of the term of office of the current composition of public councils in accordance with the procedure established by this chapter.

Current members of public councils have the right to submit their applications for participation in the competition on the general grounds provided for in Article 10 of this Law.

3. The number of members of the public Council is determined by the working group:

1) at the national level:

There are from fifteen to thirty members in public councils formed by ministries, bodies directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.;

Public councils formed in quasi–public sector entities have from ten to fifteen members.;

2) at the local level, subject to the provisions of subparagraph 7) of paragraph 2 of Article 2-1 of this Law.

4. Only one representative can be elected to the Public Council from one legal entity that is a non-profit organization. When forming public councils at the national level, the same person can be elected a member of only one Public Council.

5. The same person may be elected a member of the Public Council no more than twice in a row.

6. The announcement of the competition is published by the working group in the republican and (or) local mass media and (or) posted on the Internet resource of a state body, local government body, quasi-public sector entity, indicating their names, postal addresses, deadlines for submitting documents, e-mail addresses to which documents and other information are sent in accordance with in accordance with Article 10 of this Law for participation in the competition.

7. The Working Group conducts a competition in accordance with the Standard Regulations on the Public Council or the regulations on the Public Council of the Foundation and forms the composition of the Public Council, as well as determines the reserve list of candidates for the Public Council in case of the retirement of members of this body.

8. The composition of the Public Council formed by the working group at the republican level is approved by the head of the relevant state body, the head of the executive body of the relevant quasi–public sector entity, at the local level - by the chairman of the maslikhat of the relevant administrative-territorial unit and is subject to publication in the mass media and (or) posting on the Internet resource of the relevant body, quasi-public sector entity.

The term of office of the elected members of the Public Council is three years.

9. The Public Council decides on the selection of candidates for its membership from the reserve list of candidates for the Public Council in the following cases::

1) termination of the powers of a member of the Public Council representing civil society;

2) the need to increase the number of the Public Council, taking into account the number of members recommended in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article.

In cases where a candidate from the reserve list of candidates to the Public Council refuses to become a member of the Public Council and there are no other candidates on the reserve list of candidates to the Public Council, the Public Council decides to hold an additional competition for the membership of the Public Council in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Model Regulations on the Public Council or the Regulations on the Public Council of the Foundation.

10. Upon termination of the powers of a member of the Public Council representing a state body, a quasi-public sector entity, the decision to include a new member of the Public Council in place of the one who terminated his powers is made by the head of the relevant state body, the head of the executive body of the relevant quasi-public sector entity..

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 2, 2015 No. 383-V SAM.

This Law defines the legal status, procedure for the formation and organization of activities of public councils aimed at implementing state policy on the formation of a state accountable to the population, ensuring the broad participation of non-profit organizations and citizens in decision-making by government agencies at all levels, as well as national management holdings, national holdings, national companies (hereinafter referred to as quasi-public sector entities).

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