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Title in national language: 
Закон Кыргызской Республики "О недрах" от 2012 г. № 160 (в ред. 21.04.2017 г.)
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
Yes
Draft Year: 
2012
Effective Start Year: 
2017
Effective End Year: 
2018
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Law
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
Coal, Oil, Gas
Issued by: 
Parliament of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Notes: 
No official English translation available
Overall Summary: 
Law on Subsoil No. 160 of 2012 defines the procedure for state legal regulation, the competence of state authorities, local state administrations and local self-government, the rights and obligations of individuals and legal entities, as well as liability for violation of the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of subsoil use. The Law was repealed in 2018.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Article 3. Ownership of subsoil Mineral resources are the exclusive property of the Kyrgyz Republic, are used as the basis for the life and activities of the people of Kyrgyzstan and are under the special protection of the state.
National policy structure: 
1. The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Subsoil" (hereinafter - this Law) regulates relations arising from the use of subsoil by the state with individuals and legal entities, as well as with other states.
Energy institutional structures: 
Article 5. Powers of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 1. The Government of the Kyrgyz Republic: 1) dispose and manage the State Subsoil Fund; 2) ensures the implementation and improvement of state policy and legislation in the field of subsoil use; 3) determines subsoil plots and deposits intended to meet state needs in strategic types of mineral raw materials; 4) establish restrictions and prohibitions on the use of subsoil in order to ensure national security, public safety and environmental protection; 5) approves the list of subsoil plots, deposits of strategic importance; 6) approves the list of objects of national importance to be put up for competition; 7) approves the regulation on the State Commission for Mineral Reserves of the Kyrgyz Republic; 8) approves technical regulations in the field of subsoil use; 9) approves the regulation on the discoverers of the deposits of the Kyrgyz Republic; 10) approves the composition of the Commission for holding tenders for the provision of subsoil use rights and the regulations on it; 11) exercise other powers in accordance with this Law and the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of subsoil use.