Article 28. Zones of protection of historical and cultural monuments and objects of historical and cultural heritage identified during archaeological work of the Law on the Protection and Use of Objects of Historical and Cultural Heritage

      1. In order to ensure the protection of historical and cultural monuments, each historical and cultural monument is designated as its protection zone, building regulation zone and protected natural landscape zone.  

      The boundaries of protected zones, building regulation zones, and areas of protected natural landscape of historical and cultural monuments are defined.:

     local executive bodies – in relation to historical and cultural monuments of local importance;

     authorized body – in relation to historical and cultural monuments of international and national importance.

1-1. In order to ensure the preservation of objects of historical and cultural heritage identified during archaeological work, a security zone is established for each object of historical and cultural heritage.

     The boundaries of the protected area of an object of historical and cultural heritage identified during archaeological work are determined by the natural or legal person who identified this object of historical and cultural heritage, in coordination with the local executive body.

      2. The boundaries of protected zones, building regulation zones and zones of protected natural landscape of historical and cultural monuments are approved by local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital and are included in the historical and architectural reference plan and the map-scheme of the corresponding area where the location of historical and cultural monuments is fixed.  

2-1. Local executive bodies shall ensure the formation, collection and updating of spatial data on the established boundaries of protected areas, building regulation zones and protected natural landscape areas of historical and cultural monuments, as well as protected areas of historical and cultural heritage sites in a single automated information system for archaeological work for subsequent publication on the public cadastral map of the information system of the unified state real estate cadastre through integration interaction.

      3. Violation of the regime of land use within protected zones, development regulation zones and protected natural landscape zones of historical and cultural monuments entails administrative responsibility in accordance with the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offenses.

The article was amended and supplemented by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 24, 2026, No. 326-VIII SAM 

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