Regulations On Attestation Of Experts Carrying Out Expert Works And Engineering Services In The Sphere Of Architecture, Town-Planning And Construction: Qualification Requirements And Procedure Of Attestation

In Kazakhstan the Regulations on Attestation of Experts Carrying out Expert Works and Engineering Services in the Sphere of Architecture, Town-Planning and Construction Activity, approved by the Government Decree No. 165 dated 25 January 2012 (hereinafter – Regulations) came into force on 30 January 2012. The Regulations establish qualification requirements for experts and procedure of their attestation.

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1. OVERVIEW

   On 15th July 2011 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed the Law on Amending Certain Legislative Acts Regarding Improvement of Regulatory Approval System (hereinafter – the "Law on Amendments"), which became effective from 30 January 2012.

   The Law on Amendments cancelled the obligatory licensing of expert works and engineering services in the sphere of architecture, town-planning and construction activity and provided provision of their obligatory attestation.

   The qualification requirements specified to expert as well as procedure of their attestation are summarized below.

2. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

   In order to consider the basic provisions of the Regulations, the main terms shall be clarified:

   expert – is a physical entity carrying out certain types of expert works and engineering services in the sphere of architecture, town-planning and construction activity;

   expert certificate – is a qualification certificate of the established form, identifying status of expert and his right to carry out expert works and engineering services in the sphere of architecture, town-planning and construction.

   Experts carry out the following types of expert works and engineering services:

   examination of town-planning, pre-project and project documentation; technical supervision; designer supervision; technical inspection of reliability and sustainability of buildings and facilities. Qualification Requirements for Experts

   Type of expert works and engineering services

   Specialisations

   Education

   Work experience

   Expert in examination of town-planning, pre-project and project documentation

   1) town-planning;

   2) pre-project documentation;

   3) architecture;

   4) constructional part;

   5) engineering networks and systems (by types of engineering networks and systems);

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