of October 11, 2011 No. 483-IV ZRK
About religious activities and religious associations
(In edition of the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 24.12.2012 No. 60-V ZRK, 13.06.2013 of No. 102-V ZRK, 05.12.2013 of No. 152-V ZRK, 29.09.2014 of No. 239-V ZRK, 16.11.2015 of No. 403-V ZRK, 22.12.2016 of No. 28-VI ZRK, 13.05.2020 of No. 325-VI ZRK, 29.06.2020 of No. 351-VI ZRK, 29.12.2021 of No. 94-VII ZRK, 27.06.2022 of No. 129-VII ZRK, 20.04.2023 of No. 226-VII ZRK, 04.07.2023 of No. 15-VIII ZRK, 10.01.2025 of No. 153-VIII ZRK, 17.07.2025 of No. 213-VIII ZRK (19.01 became effective. 2026), 19.09.2025 No. 219-VIII ZRK)
This Law is based that the Republic of Kazakhstan approves itself by the democratic, secular state, confirms the right of everyone to liberty of conscience, guarantees equality of everyone irrespective of his religious belief, recognizes historical role of Islam of the hanafitsky direction and orthodox Christianity in cultural development and the spiritual life of people, respects other religions which are combined with spiritual heritage of the people of Kazakhstan, recognizes importance of interfaith consent, religious tolerance and respect of religious beliefs of citizens.
In this Law the following basic concepts are used:
1) the cult building (construction) - the place intended for church services, church and religious meetings, religious honoring (pilgrimage);
1-1) religious consolidation - voluntary consolidation of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreigners and stateless persons, in the procedure for their interests which united on the basis of community established by legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan for satisfaction of spiritual needs;
2) religious activities - the activities directed to satisfaction of religious needs of believers;
3) the priest - person authorized by the corresponding religious consolidation on spiritual, preaching ministry;
4) information material of religious content - printing, electronic and other information of religious nature on any material carrier;
4-1) distribution of dogma - the activities directed to finishing, and equally in information transfer about the main doctrines, the ideas, views and practicians of certain religion;
5) missionary activities - the activities of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreigners, stateless persons directed to distribution of dogma in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of the address to religion;
6) authorized body - the state body performing state regulation in the field of religious activities.
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