Article 17. The right of water use and its types, the right of water consumption Water Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Water use is the activity of individuals and legal entities and their associations for the collection and (or) use of water resources for personal or business purposes, as well as the implementation of environmental releases.

2. The types of water use rights include:

1) the right of general water use;

2) the right of special water use.

The right of general water use arises from the moment of a person's birth and cannot be alienated or terminated for any reason.

The right of special water use arises from the date of obtaining a permit for special water use, regulated by paragraph 4 of Chapter 6 of this Code.

3. Everyone has the right to common water use to meet personal needs in recreation, tourism, amateur (sports) fishing and other forms of leisure and recreation that do not involve economic or entrepreneurial activities, unless otherwise provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

It is prohibited for individuals and legal entities to restrict public access to water facilities for general water use by installing barriers, security posts, and prohibition signs, except in cases provided for by this Code.

4. General water use may be restricted or prohibited by state bodies in order to ensure national security and defense of the state, protect public health, the environment, historical and cultural heritage, as well as in low-water years and in emergency situations of a natural and man-made nature.

Information about restrictions or prohibitions is subject to publication in the mass media, on the Internet resource of state bodies and should be available for familiarization by installing special information signs along the shores of water bodies.

5. According to the grounds for the emergence of the right, the following are distinguished:

1) the right of water use;

2) the right of water consumption.

The right to water consumption arises from the date of conclusion of the contract for the provision of water supply services between the water consumer and the water user in accordance with this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

6. Contracts for the provision of water supply services shall specify the purpose and basic conditions of water consumption, taking into account the volumes specified in the permit for special water use.

7. Water use carried out in violation of the restrictions and prohibitions established in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article, as well as water use or water consumption carried out without a permit for special water use or contracts for the provision of water supply services, in cases where their receipt is mandatory in accordance with the provisions of this Code, entail liability established by laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 9, 2025 № 178-VIII LRK

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