National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a picture of a shanyrak ( the cupola of a yurta) on a blue background, from which uyks (body bracket) like sun rays are being radiated in framing of wings of mythical horses. At the bottom of the emblem there is an inscription “Kazakhstan”. In colour picture the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan are of two colours: golden and blue-and-sky-blue.

Chapter III NATIONAL EMBLEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Article 7.

National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an image of shanyrak (upper dome-like portion of a yurta) against a sky-blue background which irradiates (in the form of sun rays) uyks (supports) set off by wings of mythical horses.

The lower portion of the Emblem bears an inscription “Êàçàêñòàí”. Colour version of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan consists of two colours: golden and blue/sky-blue. Reproduced image of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan, whatever the size, must exactly conform with the colour (resp. black-and-white) design of the reference standard of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan kept at the Residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 8.

Image of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be fixed on the following:

1) on buildings of the Residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of ministries, state committees and such other central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of state bodies directly subordinated or accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on buildings of the Constitutional Council, Supreme Court and other courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on that of the General Procurator’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as on buildings of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of headquarters of formations and units of the Armed Forces and the Republican Guards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of diplomatic and trade representations and consular establishments of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) in the study of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in halls intended for sessions (both joint and separate) of Chambers of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, sessions of the Bureau of Chambers of the Parliament, those of the Presidium, sessions of local representative bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the hall meant for sessions of the Supreme Court, its boards and other courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the halls for holding sessions of boards of central and local executive bodies, state bodies directly subordinated and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the premises intended for gala registration of births, wedlocks, for investiture of government and state awards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as in the reception halls of diplomatic representations and consular establishments of the Republic of Kazakhstan stationed abroad.

3) on seals and forms of documents of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and his Administration, on those of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its Chambers and staffs, of the Bureau of Chambers of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its Staff, on those of ministries, state committees and such other central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, state bodies directly subordinated or accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, other courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the General Procurator’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of military formations and units of the Armed Forces and the Republican Guards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of maslikhates, local executive bodies, state-owned notary’s offices who have been granted the right of placing the image of the National Emblem on seals and forms of documents by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4) on official publications of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as on securities of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

5) on the identification card and the passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as on other passports issued to the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

6) on frontier posts erected along the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Legal standard acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan may make provision for other cases of obligatory reproduction of the image of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is strictly forbidden to use the image of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan on forms, seals and such other requisites of non-state organizations and their executives.