LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

of July 11, 1997 No. 151-I

About languages in the Republic of Kazakhstan

This Law establishes the legal basis of functioning of languages in the Republic of Kazakhstan, obligations of the state in creation of conditions for their studying and development, provides equally respect for all, without exception, to the languages used in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Law

In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

1) diaspora - part of the people (ethnic community) living out of the country of its historical origin;

1-1) authentic translation of the text - the translation of the text on other language which is permanently keeping sense and contents of the original;

2) onomastics - the Section of linguistics studying own names, history of their origin and transformation;

3) the onomastichesky commission - the advisory advisory body developing offers on forming of single approaches according to the name and renaming of administrative and territorial units, components of settlements, the airports, ports, railway stations, railway stations, stations of the subway, bus stations, bus stations, physiographic and other objects of state-owned property in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to refining and change of transcription of their names and assignment of own names of persons to the state legal entities, legal entities with participation of the state and also to recovery and preserving historical names as component of historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3-1) authorized body in the field of onomastics - the central executive body performing management and cross-industry coordination in the field of onomastics;

4) spelling - spelling, system of the rules determining uniformity of methods of speech transmission (words and grammatical forms) on the letter;

5) the Republican terminological commission - the advisory advisory body under authorized body developing offers in the field of terminological lexicon of Kazakh on all industries of economy, science, the equipment and culture;

6) toponymics - the Section of onomastics studying names of geographical objects, regularities of their origin, change and functioning;

7) No. 94-VIІ ZRK is excluded according to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 29.12.2021

8) authorized body in the sphere of development of languages - the central executive body performing management and cross-industry coordination in the sphere of development of languages.

Article 2. Subject of regulation of this Law

Subject of regulation of this Law are the public relations arising in connection with the use of languages in activities of the state, non-state organizations and local government bodies.

This Law does not regulate the use of languages in the interpersonal relations and in religious associations.

Article 3. Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on languages

The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on languages is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, consists of this Law, other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning the use and development of languages.

The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on languages extends to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the foreigners and persons without citizenship who are constantly living in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 4. State language of the Republic of Kazakhstan

State language of the Republic of Kazakhstan is Kazakh. State language - the language of public administration, the legislation, legal proceedings and clerical work operating in all spheres of the public relations in all territory of the state.

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