CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to promote traffic convenience and contribute to the development of the national economy by prescribing matters concerning the construction, upgrading, maintenance, management, etc. of toll roads.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 18, 2012]
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jan. 14, 2014; Jan. 16, 2018>
1. The term "road" means a road defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Road Act;
2. The term "toll road" means either of the following roads:
(a) A road for which tolls or usage charges are collected under this Act;
(b) A road for which tolls or usage charges are collected under Article 26 of the Act on Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure (hereinafter referred to as "public-private partnership road");
3. The term "road management authorities" means the management authorities of roads referred to in Articles 23 and 24 of the Road Act;
4. The term "local road management authorities" means the road management authorities that are local governments;
5. The term "toll road management authorities" means the road management authorities which newly construct or reconstruct toll roads pursuant to Article 4; the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport who newly constructs or reconstructs toll roads pursuant to Article 5; or the road management authorities authorized to grant permission to a person other than the road management authorities who newly constructs or reconstructs toll roads pursuant to Article 6;
6. The term "vehicle" means a motor vehicle defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act and construction machinery prescribed by Presidential Decree which can operate on the road, among construction machinery defined in Article 2 (1) 1 of the Construction Machinery Management Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 18, 2012]