The law was passed by Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis on 13 March 2008 and the Senate approved it on 27 March 2008.

The convention covers a broad range of acts and possible targets, including nuclear power plants and nuclear reactors, as well as threats and attempts to commit such crimes or to participate in them, as an accomplice.

It stipulates that offenders shall be either extradited or prosecuted and encourages States to cooperate in preventing terrorist attacks by sharing information and assisting each other in connection with criminal investigations and extradition proceedings; and deals with both crisis situations (assisting States to solve the situation) and post-crisis situations (rendering nuclear material safe through the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).