Article 3. The purpose and objectives of this Law On the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. The purpose of this Law is to regulate social relations in the field of civil service, as well as social relations associated with facilitating the implementation of the functions and objectives of the state.

2. The objectives of this Law shall include:

1) defining the purpose of the civil service, its features and the principles governing civil service;

2) governing the status, rights, duties, responsibilities, and legal, social, and other guarantees of civil servants, as well as other individuals in the civil service;

3) establishing the legal framework for entry into, service in, and termination of the civil service;

4) establishing the organisational framework for the management of civil service personnel, the procedures for exercising state oversight of the observance of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s legislation on the civil service, and the monitoring and analysis of the causes of breaches of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s legislation on the civil service.

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 290-VIII ZRK of 19 May 2026

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-Became invalid due to the adoption of the new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 19, 2026 No. 290-VIII SAM. About the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Article 3. Operation of this Law of the Law On Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1. This Law applies to:

1) all civil servants, except in cases when the Constitution, constitutional laws or other legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan define a different legal status for them.;

2) administrative civil servants appointed by local representative bodies or elected in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the extent not regulated by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) civil servants serving in law enforcement and civil protection agencies, with the specifics provided for by the legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on law enforcement service.

2. This Law does not apply to:

1) persons carrying out maintenance and ensuring the functioning of state bodies;

2) employees and technical employees of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its departments, the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations;

3) persons who carry out activities in government agencies on the basis of an employment contract in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including foreign employees of government agencies, with the exception of contract employees.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015 No. 416-V SAM.

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