Право/ 2.Административное и финансовое право.

Candidate of law Dochshanova A.S.

Al-Farabi Kazakh national university, Kazakhstan

The competence of the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the sphere of tourism and tourist activities

 

State management in the sphere of tourism and tourist activity is carried out in different directions. One of them is establishment the system of state bodies with indication of their competence. The highest executive authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The competence of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in this area includes:

- the definition and implementation of the state policy on development of tourism;

- adoption of normative legal acts regulating relations in the sphere of tourism activities within its competence;

- the creation of the state system of scientific support in the field of tourism activities;

- approval of the personal composition and regulations of the Tourist Board on the proposal of the authority;

- the implementation of cooperation and collaboration with foreign countries in the field of tourism;

The Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the authorized body in the tourism sector. The Regulation on the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan stated that "the Ministry exercises leadership in the areas of ... tourism activities, the implementation of state policy to support investment; in the fields of railway, road, inland waterway transport, merchant shipping, in the use of airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan and of civil and experimental aviation, roads ... " [1].

The competence of the authorized body includes the following functions:

- participation in the development and implementation of a common policy to attract investment in the tourism industry;

- realization of state policy in the field of tourism activities, tourism;

- development and adoption of normative legal acts in the sphere of tourism;

- the implementation of inter-sectoral and inter-regional coordination of tourist activity, the interaction with domestic, foreign and international tourism, public and other organizations and individuals engaged in tourist activities;

- exercising state control over observance of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on tourist activities;

- the development, conclusion and execution of international treaties in the field of tourism activities;

- approval of the rules of classification of tourist accommodation;

- approval of the rules of retraining and advanced training of specialists in the field of tourism activities, the definition of common requirements;

- approval of the rules of formation and maintenance of the state register of tourist routes and trails;

- dissemination of information about Kazakhstan and its tourism opportunities in the international tourist market, and within the state, including through national and international exhibitions and fairs in the field of tourism activities;

- approval of the model contract for tourist services;

- approval of the qualification requirements for the tour operator activities;

- adoption of the rules of tourist services;

In the regions, the functions of government in tourism carried out by local executive bodies. Analyzing the Article 12 of the Law on tourist activity [2]  the following conclusion can be made. The local executive bodies perform current activities directed on realization the competence of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the special Ministry. Especially the local competence includes

-  assistance in the activities of children and youth camps, tourist associations and development of amateur tourism;

-  provision of tourist information; establishment of a tourist information center;

-  licensing of tour operator activities;

-  organization training guide (guide-interpreter);

The functions of local executive body of the district, the city of regional importance in addition to the above powers attributed the collection, analysis and provision of the local executive body of the region, city of republican status, capital of information on the development of tourism on the territory of the administrative-territorial unit. The questions on distribution the competence of state bodies in the sphere of tourism are of particular interest in terms of  unstable situation on the market of touristic services in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In order to coordinate the process of governing the tourist activity the legislation should provide the effective scheme of collaboration.

 

Literature

1.    The Regulation on the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan from September 19, 2014 № 995 // IS Paragraph.

2.    Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 13.06.2001 N 211-II On touristic activity // IS Paragraph.