Legal Regulation of the State Geological Control (Supervision) in the Context of the Reform of Control (Supervision) Activities

The purpose of the research. This article pays attention to the concept of good faith in the framework of the new legislation on control (supervision), and also examines the problems of compliance with mandatory requirements on the example of state geological control (supervision). The author examines the shortcomings of the modern system of control (supervisory) activities, analyzes ways to solve urgent environmental problems in Russia, unresolved even after the global reform of control (supervisory) activities and the commission of offenses that caused a wide public response. Results. As a result of the research and having considered the problems in the prism of the implementation of state geological control (supervision), the author came to the conclusion that at present the control (supervisory) authorities do not use all the mechanisms provided to them to stimulate compliance with mandatory requirements by the entrepreneur and the formation of a new standard of conscientious behavior. It does not take into account the possibility of including in by-laws available methods of crime prevention and incentive measures based on the specifics of the activities carried out by controlled persons. It is established that by good faith the legislator understands honest, open and continuous compliance by the controlled person with mandatory requirements, assessed in accordance with established criteria and encouraged by the supervisory authorities.

control, supervision, reform, integrity, criteria, subsurface user, risk, prevention