AGRICULTURAL AND FISHING VILLAGES IMPROVEMENT ACT

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AGRICULTURAL AND FISHING VILLAGES IMPROVEMENT ACT — 법갈피

Article 7(Agricultural infrastructure improvement plan and survey of prearranged areas) #

(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall formulate and implement a ten-year agricultural infrastructure improvement plan by region and type, such as rice farming, dry-field farming and greenhouse farming, based on the findings from the resource survey conducted under Article 3 and the comprehensive plan for improving rural communities formulated under Article 4, review its appropriateness every five years and reflect the findings therefrom. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 28, 2023>

(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, or a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor") shall conduct a site survey for the relevant area in accordance with the agricultural infrastructure improvement plan under paragraph (1) where a person intending to engage in an agricultural infrastructure improvement project files an application therefor or where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or a Mayor/Do Governor deems it necessary to implement an agricultural infrastructure improvement project. In such cases, the following persons shall be responsible for a site survey for each project: <Amended on Mar. 28, 2023>

1. In cases of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project that meets all of the following requirements: The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs:

a. The benefited area shall be of a size at least 30 million square meters;

b. It shall consist of at least two of the following agricultural infrastructure improvement projects:

1) A project to develop rural water;

2) An arable land readjustment project;

3) A drainage improvement project;

4) A reclamation project;

5) A landfill project;

2. In cases of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project other than those referred to in subparagraph 1: A Mayor/Do Governor.

Article 9(Formulation of implementation plan for agricultural infrastructure improvement project) #

(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or a Mayor/Do Governor shall designate the implementer of each agricultural infrastructure improvement project, which is determined feasible and included in the master plan for agricultural infrastructure improvement projects formulated under Article 8. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(2) To implement an agricultural infrastructure improvement project in accordance with the master plan for agricultural infrastructure improvement projects, its implementer shall prepare a detailed design for the relevant area and formulate an implementation plan for the agricultural infrastructure improvement project.

(3) The implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall publicly announce the implementation plan for the agricultural infrastructure improvement project (excluding agricultural infrastructure rehabilitation projects prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, such as altering or repairing reservoirs); make the implementation plan available for inspection by persons holding rights in land referred to in Article 11, and obtain consent from at least 2/3 of such persons. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(4) Where the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project is unable to obtain consent as prescribed in paragraph (3) due to special circumstances prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, it shall obtain consent from the landowners equivalent to at least 2/3 of the area benefitting from the agricultural infrastructure improvement project in the relevant area. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 28, 2023>

(5) Where a person holding a right in land or similar has an objection to the implementation plan for the agricultural infrastructure improvement project publicly announced pursuant to paragraph (3), he or she may file an objection with the implementer of the agricultural infrastructure improvement project within 30 days from the date of public announcement. In such cases, the implementer of the agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall inform the person who has filed the objection of the results of reviewing the objection within 30 days of receipt of the objection; and shall reflect the relevant matters to the implementation plan for the agricultural infrastructure improvement project, if the objection filed is reasonable.

(6) When the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project formulates an implementation plan for the agricultural infrastructure improvement project, he or she shall file with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs an application for approval, accompanied by documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; provided, in cases of a project under the proviso to Article 8(1), with the exception of its subparagraphs, he or she shall file an application for approval with the Mayor/Do Governor. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 28, 2023>

(7) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or a Mayor/Do Governor shall give public notice after approving the implementation plan for an agricultural infrastructure improvement project. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(8) The implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall obtain approval from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the relevant Mayor/Do Governor to amend the approved implementation plan for the agricultural infrastructure improvement project. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(9) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or a Mayor/Do Governor approves any modification to the implementation plan for an agricultural infrastructure improvement project pursuant to paragraph (8), he or she shall publicly notify the details thereof; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

Article 14(Management and disposal of property developed by implementing agricultural infrastructure improvement project) #

(1) Of the property developed by implementing an agricultural infrastructure improvement project, land, such as filled land, reclaimed land, cleared land, and borrow-pits, and other things (hereinafter referred to as "filled land, etc.") that are not provided for agricultural infrastructure shall be managed and disposed of by the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project through the following methods, as prescribed by Presidential Decree:

1. Lease;

2. Sale;

3. Direct use;

4. Temporary use.

(2) Where the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project intends to manage and dispose of filled land, etc. pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall obtain approval from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs [referring to a Mayor/Do Governor in cases of property created by a project under the proviso to Article 8(1), with the exception of its subparagraphs (excluding a project to which the Farmland Management Fund under Article 31 of the Korea Rural Community Corporation has been provided)] and the following matters necessary therefor shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 15, 2019; Mar. 28, 2023>

1. Lease period, criteria for calculating rents, procedures and methods for lease, and filled land, etc. eligible for rent reduction and exemption;

2. Persons entitled to sale, and procedures and methods for sale;

3. Other necessary matters, such as special cases for lease and sale, and qualifications for direct use and temporary use.

(3) Where filled land, etc. are disposed of pursuant to paragraph (1), the sale price thereof shall be used for the following purposes: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

1. Redeeming debts prescribed by Presidential Decree and creating financial resources for agricultural infrastructure maintenance projects, etc.;

2. Implementing rural improvement projects;

3. Purposes stipulated by other statutes and regulations, articles of association, or regulations;

4. Other purposes prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

(4) Where filled land, etc. created through an agricultural infrastructure improvement project implemented by the State (including projects financed from the Farmland Management Fund pursuant to Article 34 of the Korea Rural Community Corporation and Farmland Management Fund Act; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article), the sale price thereof shall be transferred to the Farmland Management Fund established under Article 31 of the Korea Rural Community Corporation and Farmland Management Fund Act, notwithstanding paragraph (3).

(5) Paragraphs (1) through (3) shall not apply to pebbles, sand, and other by-products that are generated through dredging work for the agricultural infrastructure managed by the Korea Rural Community Corporation without budgetary support from the State or local governments.

Article 16(Management and transfer of control of agricultural infrastructure built by the State) #

(1) The implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall manage the agricultural infrastructure built through the project upon completion of such project.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may decide to authorize the Korea Rural Community Corporation to acquire and manage agricultural infrastructure that comes within the following categories. In such cases, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall hear opinions of the Korea Rural Community Corporation in advance: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

1. Agricultural infrastructure built through an agricultural infrastructure improvement project implemented by the State;

2. Of the agricultural infrastructure managed by a local government or landowner, the agricultural infrastructure for which the local government or landowner requests the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to authorize the Korea Rural Community Corporation to acquire and manage it.

(3) The Korea Rural Community Corporation that has acquired agricultural infrastructure pursuant to paragraph (2) shall become a universal successor to the rights and obligations of the State, local government or landowner, which are generated in connection with the agricultural infrastructure.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may decide in advance to authorize the Korea Rural Community Corporation to acquire and manage agricultural infrastructure built through an agricultural infrastructure improvement project in the following circumstances. In such cases, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall hear opinions of the Korea Rural Community Corporation before making such decision, and the Korea Rural Community Corporation may register the land that the State, a local government or a landowner purchased to build the agricultural infrastructure as its possession in advance: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

1. If the State implements the agricultural infrastructure improvement project;

2. If requested by the local government or landowner that implements the agricultural infrastructure improvement project.

(5) Paragraph (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to succession to rights and obligations by the Korea Rural Community Corporation that acquires agricultural infrastructure according to the decision made under paragraph (4).

Article 21(Prevention of rural water pollution and improvement of water quality) #

(1) Where rural water is at risk of being polluted by flowing-in pollutants to impair the living environments in rural areas, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or an agricultural infrastructure manager may request the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or the head of the competent local government to issue orders or to take the following measures: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 24, 2014; Jan. 17, 2017; Apr. 13, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Articles 12, and 39 through 44 of the Water Environment Conservation Act;

2. Articles 25(2), 33, 40(1) and (2), and 41(1) of the Sewerage Act;

3. Articles 10(2), 17(5), and 25(10) of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta;

4. Articles 16 and 16-3 of the Groundwater Act.

(2) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment or a Mayor/Do Governor shall not reject any request made under paragraph (1) without good cause. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may formulate and implement measures for improving the quality of rural water if any following pollution of rural water is at risk of impairing agriculture and the living environments in rural areas: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

1. Pollution of water in lakes, such as reservoirs and freshwater lakes, and marshes;

2. Pollution of rural water by pollutants generated in or discharged from farmland;

3. Pollution of rural water by facilities causing groundwater pollution referred to in Article 16-2 of the Groundwater Act.

(4) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall build and operate a nationwide rural water quality measuring network in consultation with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment in order to formulate measures to prevent rural water pollution and to improve water quality. In such cases, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall notify the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment of the plan for building and operating the rural water quality measuring network, and the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall include such plan in the plan for building a measuring network determined and publicly notified under Article 9-2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act. <Added on Jan. 6, 2015; Jan. 17, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>

(5) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall furnish the outcomes of operating the rural water quality measuring network built under paragraph (4) to the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment. <Added on Jan. 6, 2015; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 25(Plan for providing substitute lots) #

(1) Where necessary to implement an agricultural infrastructure improvement project, the implementer of the agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall formulate a plan for providing substitute lots to determine post-project land replacing pre-project land, and to financially settle an imbalance in interests which results therefrom.

(2) A substitute lot included in a plan for providing substitute lots shall correspond to the pre-project land and substitute lots provided by implementing an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall be designated collectively in order to contribute to rationalizing agricultural management.

(3) A person entitled to receive a substitute lot shall be a landowner registered in the Land Register.

(4) A plan for providing substitute lots shall include the following matters, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

1. A plan for providing a substitute lot and a cash settlement for each landowner;

2. Details of pre-project land and post-project land by lot;

3. Details of land for which no substitute lot is designated and other land eligible for special treatment;

4. Other matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

(5) Substitute lots provided by implementing an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall be designated as farmland in principle; provided, substitute lots may be designated as non-farmland if a landowner requests or consenter thereto when such project is implemented concurrently with a living environment improvement project.

(6) The area of a substitute lot designated for each landowner shall increase or decrease within 20/100 of the area of land calculated as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, where 20/100 of the area of land so calculated does not exceed 1,000 square meters, it may be increased or decreased up to 1,000 square meters.

(7) If the category of land is a ditch, road, river, levee, or puddle which is not actually cultivated among State-owned land or public land or land not owned by the Korea Rural Community Corporation; and if a person owns land less than 1,000 square meters in a zone where substitute lots are to be designated, a cash settlement shall be provided with respect to such land without designating a substitute lot; provided, where a resolution is passed by the general meeting of beneficiaries referred to in Article 40 (including where a resolution by the board of representatives replaces a resolution by the general meeting of beneficiaries), a substitute lot may be also designated for a person who owns land less than 1,000 square meters.

(8) If any right other than ownership exists or a restriction on disposal is imposed for all or some of pre-project land, the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall designate a portion of land that becomes the object of the right other than ownership and the restriction of disposal in the land to be exchanged with the pre-project land in the plan for providing substitute lots formulated pursuant to paragraph (1).

Article 26(Authorization of plan for providing substitute lots) #

(1) The implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall formulate a plan for providing substitute lots for the area in which the agricultural infrastructure improvement project is implemented, and shall obtain authorization thereof from the relevant Mayor/Do Governor without delay after completing the agricultural infrastructure improvement project, if necessary considering the nature of the project; provided,, if an agricultural infrastructure improvement project benefits at least 30 million square meters, its implementer shall obtain authorization from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(2) To obtain authorization pursuant to paragraph (1), the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall publicly announce an outline of the plan for providing substitute lots and other necessary matters for at least 14 days; give notice individually to landowners and rights holders in the relevant area; and obtain consent from at least 2/3 of the landowners and rights holders.

(3) Where a person who has an interest in the plan for providing substitute lots publicly announced pursuant to paragraph (2) has an objection to such plan, the person may file an objection with the implementer of the relevant agricultural infrastructure improvement project within 15 days after the expiration of the period for public announcement.

(4) Upon receipt of an objection filed under paragraph (3), the implementer of the agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall apply for ruling to the competent Mayor/Do Governor, along with his or her opinion on the propriety of such objection within 15 days after the expiration of the period for filing objections; provided, an application for ruling shall be filed with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs if an agricultural infrastructure improvement project is implemented by the State or a Mayor/Do Governor or is authorized by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the proviso of paragraph (1). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(5) Where no one files an objection pursuant to paragraph (3) or a ruling is rendered pursuant to paragraph (4), the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall apply for approval of a plan for providing substitute lots to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or to the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, along with necessary documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(6) Upon granting approval under paragraph (5), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or a Mayor/Do Governor shall publicly notify such fact without delay and inform the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu and registry office of such fact. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(7) Paragraphs (1) through (6) shall apply mutatis mutandis where the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project intends to correct or amend the authorized plan for providing substitute lots; provided, the project implementer shall correct or amend any of the following matters and then inform the Authority to grant authorization of such fact:

1. A clerical error in, and omission of, minor matters to be entered which do not affect any third person's interest, such as address, name, number of land lot and land category;

2. Change of ownership of previous land, and change or establishment of any right other than ownership and restrictions on disposal of previous land, which do not affect any third person's interest.

(8) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or a Mayor/Do Governor is notified by the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project of the correction or modification of the plan for providing substitute lots pursuant to the proviso of paragraph (7), he or she shall publicly notify the details thereof without delay and inform the project implementer, the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu and registry office of the details thereof. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

Article 34(Substitute lots designated for specific purposes) #

(1) The implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project may designate land necessary for the following purposes, which are specified in the relevant project plan, as substitute lots:

1. Land for agricultural infrastructure newly built for implementing the project;

2. Land for facilities for rationalizing agricultural management and improving agricultural structure, such as a rice processing complex and joint collection center;

3. Land for other facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree for developing rural areas and improving the welfare of farmers and fishermen.

(2) In designating substitute lots pursuant to paragraph (1), the substitute lots shall be designated for a person who has given prior consent among the State, a local government, the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project, and those prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; provided, where land for agricultural infrastructure is designated as a substitute lot for the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project, such consent is not required. <Amended on Feb. 17, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013>

(3) In designating substitute lots pursuant to paragraph (1), cash settlements shall be provided except for those prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the method and time for paying and collecting the relevant amounts shall be determined in the relevant plan for providing substitute lots. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(4) Substitute lots acquired pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be managed and disposed of, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(5) Where pre-project land is used for a specific purpose, other than farmland, in a zone where substitute lots are to be provided, a substitute lot for the pre-project land shall be designated so that the specific purpose, other than farmland, is ensured in the specific purpose zone specified in the relevant project plan; provided, the foregoing shall not apply where the relevant landowner has given consent.

(6) Where a landowner requests or consents, the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project may designate all or part of a building, including a site created by implementing the project as a substitute lot in replacement of pre-project land.

Article 37(Effects of disposition of land substitution and cash settlements) #

(1) Where the disposition of land substitution is publicly notified, a substitute lot to be provided according to the relevant plan for providing substitute lots shall be deemed pre-project land from the date following the date such plan for providing substitute lots is publicly notified, and a right in the pre-project land for which no substitute lot is designated according to the plan for providing substitute lots shall be deemed extinguished on the date of the public notice.

(2) A substitute lot specified in the relevant plan for providing substitute lots pursuant to Article 34 shall be deemed acquired by the person for whom the substitute land is provided on the date following the date of the public notice under Article 26(6).

(3) Land exchanged pursuant to Article 36 shall be deemed a substitute lot provided according to the relevant plan for providing substitute lots. Paragraph (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis in such cases.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not affect any right exclusive to pre-project land in accordance with administrative or judicial original transcripts.

(5) Where the public notice is given under Article 26(6), the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall either pay or collect cash settlements according to the publicly notified plan for providing substitute lots. In such cases, the cash settlements shall be paid or collected within 90 days from the date of authorization of the plan for providing substitute lots.

(6) A surcharge not exceeding 5/100 of a cash settlement may be imposed on any person who fails to pay a cash settlement charged following the disposition of land substitution by the due date, by a resolution by the general meeting of beneficiaries referred to in Article 40 (including where a resolution by the board of representatives replaces a resolution by the general meeting of beneficiaries).

(7) Where a cash settlement charged following the disposition of land substitution is not paid by the due date, such cash settlement and a surcharge may be collected in the same manner as delinquent local taxes are collected. In such cases, the executive officers and employees of the Korea Rural Community Corporation that directly executing the disposition on default shall be deemed public officials.

Article 38(Designation of temporary site) #

(1) The implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project may designate a temporary site in replacement of pre-project land in the area in which the relevant project is implemented, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, if necessary even before completing the construction work for the project. In such cases, the implementer shall consider matters to be specified in the plan for providing substitute lots pursuant to Article 25. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(2) Where the implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project designates a temporary site pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall give notice of the temporary site, pre-project land, the date for starting using the same and other relevant matters to persons who hold ownership of, or a surface right, leasehold or right granted under a loan for use agreement, in the temporary site or pre-project land.

(3) Where a temporary site is designated pursuant to paragraph (1), a person who holds any of the rights referred to in paragraph (2) in pre-project land may use or benefit from the temporary site, in whole or in part, under the same terms and conditions as those of the pre-project land in accordance with the details of the relevant right provided by Acts or contracts from date the person is notified to start using the temporary site to the date of the public notice under Article 26(6).

(4) In cases falling under paragraph (1), a person who holds any of the rights referred to in paragraph (2) in pre-project land shall not use or benefit from the pre-project land.

(5) Where a temporary site is designated pursuant to paragraph (1), a person who holds any of the rights referred to in paragraph (2) in the temporary site shall not use or benefit from the temporary site from the date for starting using the temporary site notified under paragraph (2) to the date of the public notice under Article 26(6).

(6) The implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project shall compensate for losses that may be ordinarily incurred by designating a temporary site pursuant to paragraph (1). <Amended on Feb. 11, 2020>

(7) The implementer of an agricultural infrastructure improvement project may collect from a person who earns a profit from a temporary site designated pursuant to paragraph (1) an amount equivalent to the profit.

(8) Article 37(7) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the collection of profits referred to in paragraph (7); provided, the foregoing shall not apply where a landowner implements an agricultural infrastructure improvement project.

Article 54(Formulation of living environment improvement plan) #

(1) If necessary to implement a living environment improvement project, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall formulate a living environment improvement plan every five years and obtain approval of the plan from the relevant Mayor/Do Governor after deliberation by the Si/Gun/Gu deliberation council on policies for agriculture, rural communities and the food industry established under Article 15 of the Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 22, 2015>

(2) After obtaining approval of a living environment improvement plan from the relevant Mayor/Do Governor pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall publicly notify matters prescribed by Presidential Decree and make them available to public inspection.

(3) Upon approving a living environment improvement plan pursuant to paragraph (1), a Mayor/Do Governor shall notify the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs thereof. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 20, 2024>

(4) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall comply with paragraphs (1) through (3) to amend the living environment improvement plan he or she formulated under paragraph (1); provided, deliberation by the Si/Gun/Gu deliberation council on policies for agriculture, farming villages, and the food industry, and approval from the relevant Mayor/Do Governor are not required to amend minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(5) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may appoint an expert in rural planning and rural area development as a chief living environment improvement planner to exercise overall control over and coordinate all processes for formulating a living environment improvement plan or rural village improvement plan referred to in Article 101.

(6) Qualification requirements for, and scope of duties and management of, chief living environment improvement planners referred to in paragraph (5) and other relevant matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 56(Implementer of living environment improvement project) #

(1) A living environment improvement project shall be implemented by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu; provided, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may designate any of the following persons as a project implementer for all or part of project in order to efficiently promote a living environment improvement project: <Amended on Feb. 17, 2012; Jan. 19, 2016>

1. The Korea Rural Community Corporation;

1-2. A local public enterprise established pursuant to the Local Public Enterprises Act (only applicable to projects referred to in subparagraph 10a,b, and g of Article 2, which fall within the scope of application provided for in Article 2 of the Local Public Enterprises Act);

2. A village improvement cooperative established pursuant to Article 57(1) (limited to projects referred to in subparagraph 10a and b of Article 2);

3. A corporation established by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, the Korea Rural Community Corporation, a local public enterprise established pursuant to the Local Public Enterprises Act (hereinafter referred to as "local public enterprise"), or village improvement cooperative through joint investment with the Korea Land and Housing Corporation established under the Korea Land and Housing Corporation Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Land and Housing Corporation") or a housing builder registered pursuant to Article 4 of the Housing Act (hereinafter referred to as "housing builder") (limited to projects referred to in subparagraph 10a and b of Article 2);

4. An owner of a rural house (limited to projects referred to in subparagraph 10f,i, and j of Article 2).

(2) In designating a project implementer, a Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may preferentially designate a proposer of a village improvement zone pursuant to Article 103 as a project implementer.

(3) Where necessary for efficiently promoting a living environment improvement project referred to in subparagraph 10a or b of Article 2, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may entrust the Korea Rural Community Corporation, the Korea Land and Housing Corporation, a local public enterprise or a housing builder with the implementation of all or part of the project. <Amended on Feb. 17, 2012>

(4) A Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may replace a project implementer designated pursuant to paragraph (1), if:

1. Where authorization, permission, approval, or designation is revoked pursuant to Article 116(1);

2. Where it is deemed impractical to achieve the objectives of the living environment improvement project due to the insolvency or bankruptcy of the project implementer or other similar causes.

Article 59(Formulation of implementation plan for living environment improvement project) #

(1) To promote a living environment improvement project, the implementer of the living environment improvement project shall formulate an implementation plan for the living environment improvement project in accordance with the relevant living environment improvement plan formulated under Article 54, the master plan for the living environment improvement project formulated under Article 58, and the rural village improvement plan formulated under Article 101; provided,, if an Urban/Gun management plan has been formulated under the National Land Planning and Utilization Act for an area for which the implementer intends to formulate an implementation plan for the living environment improvement project, the implementer may formulate such plan in accordance with the Urban/Gun management plan. <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011>

(2) Where a living environment improvement project is implemented by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, the head of the Si/Gun/Gu shall implement the project after formulating an implementation plan for the living environment improvement project pursuant to paragraph (1). Where a living environment improvement project is implemented by any person, other than the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, the relevant person shall formulate an implementation plan for the living environment improvement project and obtain approval of the plan from the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the implementer of a living environment improvement project shall obtain approval from the competent Mayor/Do Governor to implement a project referred to in subparagraph 10a and b of Article 2 if the project meets the condition prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(4) After formulating or approving an implementation plan for a living environment improvement project or obtaining approval from the competent Mayor/Do Governor, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall give public notice thereof and make relevant materials available to public inspection, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(5) After approving an implementation plan for a living environment improvement project pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), the head of a local government shall notify such fact to the competent Mayor/Do Governor or the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 20, 2024>

Article 64(Formulation of unoccupied house improvement plans) #

(1) To efficiently improve unoccupied houses, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall formulate and implement a five-year plan for improving unoccupied houses, which includes the following matters (hereinafter referred to as "unoccupied house improvement plan"): <Amended on Apr. 13, 2021; Jan. 2, 2024>

1. Basic direction-setting for the improvement and utilization of unoccupied houses;

2. The current status of unoccupied houses;

3. Plans for promoting unoccupied house improvement projects, such as demolition, remodeling, repair, and utilization of unoccupied houses, and methods of implementation;

4. A funding plan to improve and utilize unoccupied houses;

5. Matters regarding the purchase and utilization of unoccupied houses;

6. Matters regarding the designation of an unoccupied house priority improvement zone (limited to where there is an area within the jurisdiction that meets the requirements for designation as an unoccupied house priority improvement zone under Article 64-7);

7. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, which are necessary to improve unoccupied houses.

(2) Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu intends to formulate or modify an unoccupied house improvement plan, he or she shall be undergo deliberation by the council for deliberation on policies for Si/Gun/Gu agriculture, rural communities and the food industry under Article 15 of the Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry or a Si/Gun/Gu fisheries/fishing village policy review committee under Article 8 of the Framework Act on Fisheries and Fishing Villages Development (in the case of the Special Metropolitan City or a Special Self-Governing Province, referring to the council for deliberation on policies for City/Do agriculture, rural communities and the Food Industry or a City/Do fisheries/fishing village policy review committee); provided, the foregoing shall not apply where modification of minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree is intended.

(3) Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu formulates or amends an unoccupied house improvement plan, he or she shall, without delay, publicly notify it on the Official Gazette of the relevant local government and report it to the following persons through the Mayor/Do Governor: <Amended on Oct. 24, 2023>

1. In cases of the head of a Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over only rural communities under subparagraph 5 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry: The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;

2. In cases of the head of a Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over only fishing villages under subparagraph 6 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Fisheries and Fishing Villages Development: The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries;

3. In cases of the head of a Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over both rural communities under subparagraph 1 and fishing villages under subparagraph 2: The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.

(4) To facilitate the implementation of unoccupied house improvement plans, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall formulate and implement an unoccupied house improvement implementation plan (hereinafter referred to as "implementation plan") each year. <Added on Apr. 13, 2021>

(5) Criteria, procedures, and methods for formulating unoccupied house improvement plans and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 13, 2021>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 11, 2020]

Article 64-6(Establishment and operation of unoccupied house information system) #

(1) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may establish and operate an information system to comprehensively manage information on unoccupied houses and to provide information necessary for improving unoccupied houses (hereinafter referred to as "unoccupied house information system").

(2) The unoccupied house information systems may be linked to the electronic information processing system under Article 32 of the Building Act.

(3) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may request the head of a relevant central administrative agency or the head of a relevant local government or of a relevant public institution to submit data or information, if necessary for establishing and operating an unoccupied house information system. In such cases, the head of the agency or institution upon receipt of such request shall cooperate unless there is good cause.

(4) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may require a specialized institution prescribed by Presidential Decree to establish and operate an unoccupied house information system.

(5) Where necessary to prevent accidents, crimes, etc., the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may provide information on unoccupied houses processed through an unoccupied house information system to the head of a relevant administrative agency or the head of a public institution. In such cases, information related to unoccupied house improvement zones prescribed by Presidential Decree shall be provided to the chief of the competent police station without delay. <Amended on Jan. 2, 2024>

(6) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may disclose information on an unoccupied house processed through the unoccupied house information system on the Internet as well as by other means for achieving the purpose of utilizing the unoccupied houses, only when the owner of the unoccupied house has consented to such disclosure.

(7) Other matters necessary for establishing and operating an unoccupied house information system shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

[This Article Added on Feb. 11, 2020]

Article 65-5(Measures for specific unoccupied houses) #

(1) Where an unoccupied house falls into the category of specific unoccupied house, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may issue an order to the owner of the relevant specific unoccupied house to take necessary measures, such as demolition, remodeling, repair, etc. after deliberation by a local building committee, and the owner of the relevant specific unoccupied house shall implement the measures within 60 days in the absence of good cause; provided, the maintenance period may be extended only once by up to 60 days if it is significantly impracticable to take necessary measures within 60 days due to any unavoidable cause, such as an act of God or other technical difficulty. <Amended on Jan. 2, 2024>

(2) If a person ordered to take measures (excluding remodeling and repair) under paragraph (1) fails to comply with such order without good cause, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may take necessary measures, such as demolition of the unoccupied house, ex officio, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. In such cases, expenses incurred in taking necessary measures, such as demolition, may be collected from the person so ordered as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 2, 2024>

(3) Where the whereabouts of the owner of a specific unoccupied house to be removed under paragraph (2) are unknown, the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu shall publicly announce, at least once, in a daily newspaper and on its website, an order to remove the unoccupied house and that the unoccupied house be ex officio removed, if the order is not followed, and may ex officio remove such house, if its owner fails to remove it within 60 days from the date of public announcement in the daily newspaper or on the website.

(4) When the head of a Si/Gun/Gu removes a specific unoccupied house pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), he or she shall pay reasonable compensation to the owner of the unoccupied house, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. In such cases, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may pay the remainder of the compensation expenses after subtracting expenses for demolition, and if the expenses incurred in such demolition exceed the monetary compensation, the difference may be additionally collected, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 2, 2024>

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), where the owner of an unoccupied house refuses to receive the monetary compensation or where it is impracticable to pay the compensation due to unknown whereabouts of the owner of the unoccupied house, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall deposit the amount equivalent to the monetary compensation. <Added on Jan. 2, 2024>

(6) After removing a specific unoccupied house pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall record such demolition in the building register without delay, and shall commission the competent registry office to cancel the registration of the unoccupied house by giving it notice, without delay, to the effect that such unoccupied house has been removed under this Act after recording such demolition in the building register. <Amended on Jan. 2, 2024>

[This Article Added on Feb. 11, 2020]

Article 75(Designation of assistance organization to foster rural industries) #

(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may designate an organization, etc. equipped with the human resources, organization, etc. necessary to assist in such duties as conducting surveys, research and assessments of policies for fostering rural industries and relevant plans and providing consulting, as an assistance organization to foster rural industries. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries or the head of a local government may provide a subsidy for an assistance organization to foster rural industries designated pursuant to paragraph (1) within budgetary limits to cover expenses incurred in performing duties to assist in fostering rural industries. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(3) Requirements for designation as assistance organizations referred to in paragraph (1), designation procedures, assistance duties and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(4) Where an assistance organization to foster rural industries designated pursuant to paragraph (1) is deemed incapable of performing duties to assist in fostering rural industries or fails to satisfy the requirements for designation referred to in paragraph (3), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may order the assistance organization to take corrective measures within a period not exceeding two months. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(5) In any of the following circumstances, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may revoke the designation of an assistance organization to foster rural industries, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, the relevant designation must be revoked in cases falling under subparagraph 1: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

1. Where the assistance organization to foster rural industries is designated by fraud or other improper means;

2. Where the assistance organization to foster rural industries fails to engage in activities to assist in fostering rural industries for at least one year without just cause;

3. Where the assistance organization to foster rural industries subject to an order issued paragraph (4) fails to take corrective measures.

Article 85(Reporting by rural tourism and resort site business operators) #

(1) Rural tourism and resort complex business may be conducted by the head of a Si/Guns/Gu or persons who have filed a report with the head of a Si/Guns/Gu, and tourist farm business may be conducted by persons who have filed a report with the head of a Si/Guns/Gu among persons prescribed in Article 83(1).

(2) Where a person, other than the heads of Sis/Guns/Gus, intends to conduct rural tourism and resort site business, he or she shall prepare an operating plan and file a report on rural tourism and resort site business operator with the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. The foregoing shall also apply where he or she intends to modify such report or close down his or her business. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(3) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu upon receipt of a report prescribed in the former part of paragraph (2) or a report on modification prescribed in the latter part of the same paragraph shall examine it and accept the report if it conforms to this Act. <Added on Dec. 24, 2018>

(4) Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu accepts a report filed by a rural tourism and resort site business operator pursuant to paragraph (3), he or she shall issue a certificate of report to the reporter, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or by Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and prepare and manage a report register. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 24, 2018; Feb. 11, 2020>

(5) Articles 23 through 26 of the Farmland Act shall not apply where a person whose report on a rural tourism and resort site business operator (hereinafter referred to as "rural tourism and resort site business operator") is accepted pursuant to paragraph (3) leases or hires farmland for his or her rural tourism and resort site business. <Amended on Dec. 24, 2018>

(6) Matters necessary for the methods of and procedures for filing a report prescribed in paragraph (2), etc. shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or by Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 24, 2018>

Article 86(Reporting by rural bed and breakfast business operators) #

(1) A person who intends to conduct rural bed and breakfast business shall file a report on rural bed and breakfast business operator with the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. The foregoing shall also apply where he or she intends to modify the reported matters or close his or her business. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(2) A person who intends to conduct rural bed and breakfast business shall meet all of the following requirements: <Added on Feb. 11, 2020>

1. He or she shall be a resident of a rural area or quasi rural area;

2. He or she shall reside in the competent Si/Gun/Gu in a rural or quasi rural area for at least six months in a row (excluding those who have inherited a house currently used for a rural bed and breakfast business);

3. The person who files a report shall reside in a detached house defined in Article 2(2)1 of the Building Act (referring to a detached house and a multi-unit house under Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act; hereinafter the same shall apply);

4. A detached house shall be directly owned by the person who files a report.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a person who meets any of the following may report rural bed and breakfast business even if they fail to meet the requirements referred to in paragraph (2)4: <Added on Feb. 11, 2020>

1. A person who has resided in the competent Si/Gun/Gu for at least three years and has continuously operated rural bed and breakfast business for at least two years, and has never been ordered to close the place of business or to suspend business for at least one month under Article 89;

2. A person who has resided in the competent Si/Gun/Gu with which he or she intends to report rural bed and breakfast business for a period of at least three consecutive years and who intends to operate rural bed and breakfast business for at least two years in a row through lease arrangements.

(4) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall notify a person who files a report of whether such report is accepted within 10 days from the date of receiving the report under the former part of paragraph (1) or the report on modification under the latter part of the same paragraph. <Added on Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 11, 2020>

(5) If the head of a Si/Gun/Gu fails to notify the reporting person whether such report is accepted or of an extension of a processing period under statutes or regulations related to processing civil petitions within the period prescribed in paragraph (2), such report shall be deemed accepted on the day immediately following the date the relevant period expires (referring to the extended or re-extended period, where the processing period gets extended or re-extended under statutes or regulations related to processing civil petitions). <Added on Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 11, 2020>

(6) Where a rural bed and breakfast business operator reports the closure of his or her business to the head of the competent tax office or where the head of the competent tax office cancels his or her business registration under Article 8 of the Value-Added Tax Act, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may cancel matters reported ex officio. <Added on Feb. 11, 2020>

(7) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may request the head of the competent tax office to provide information about whether a rural bed and breakfast business operator permanently closed his or her business, if necessary for ex officio cancellation under paragraph (6). In such cases, the head of the competent tax office, upon receipt of the request, shall provide information about whether the rural bed and breakfast business operator permanently closed his or her business, pursuant to Article 36(1) of the Electronic Government Act. <Added on Feb. 11, 2020>

(8) Methods and procedures for filing reports pursuant to paragraph (1) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or by Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 11, 2020>

(9) Upon receipt of a report pursuant to paragraph (8), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall ascertain reported matters and issue a certificate of report to the person who filed the report, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or by Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 11, 2020>

Article 86-2(Matters to be observed by rural bed and breakfast business operators) #

A rural bed and breakfast business operator shall observe the following matters: <Amended on Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 11, 2020; Apr. 13, 2021>

1. The rural bed and breakfast business operator shall post the certificate of report issued under Article 86(9) and price tables at a place easily visible in his or her lodging house;

2. The rural bed and breakfast business operator shall comply with the service and safety standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to enhance the level of service;

3. The rural bed and breakfast business operator shall receive education which the head of the Si/Gun/Gu or a nationwide organization of rural bed and breakfast business operators permitted by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries provides for the improvement of levels of service, sanitation, fire-fighting safety, etc., as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries;

4. The rural bed and breakfast business operator may serve breakfast for lodge guests, and costs thereof shall be included in the lodging fee;

5. The rural bed and breakfast business operator shall keep a written confirmation issued after undergoing a safety inspection once a year pursuant to Article 66 of the Electric Utility Act or Article 30 of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act and shall submit the copy thereof to the head of the Si/Gun/Gu;

6. The rural bed and breakfast business operator shall place a mark indicating his or her place of business for rural bed and breakfast business on the entrance of his or her lodging house and on the website thereof (applicable only where such a website exists) as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or by Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

[This Article Added on Jan. 6, 2015]

Article 89(Closure of place of business) #

(1) If a rural tourism and resort site business operator or a rural bed and breakfast business operator falls under any of the following subparagraphs (subparagraph 8 only applies to a rural bed and breakfast business operator), the Minister of Science and ICT may order him or her to close his or her business places or to suspend all or part of his or her business for a specified period not exceeding six months; provided, in cases falling under subparagraph 7 or 9, he or she shall order him or her to close the business place: <Amended on Dec. 10, 2019; Feb. 11, 2020; Apr. 13, 2021>

1. Where the business operator fails to conduct the business for at least one year without just cause;

2. Where the business operator fails to cultivate crops in the tourist farm and weekend farm for at least one year;

3. Where the business operator fails to meet the scale of or criteria for facilities referred to in Article 81(2);

4. Where the business operator develops the tourist farm without approval or approval for modification under Article 83(2);

4-2. Where the business operator installs a camera or any other mechanical device performing similar functions, in violation of Article 86-4;

5. Where the business operator transfers or acquires the tourist farm business in violation of Article 87(1) or (3);

6. Where the business operator fails to fulfill an order to improve facilities and operation issued under Article 88;

7. Where the business operator conducts the business during the suspension period;

8. Where the business operator is notified by the head of a relevant administrative agency of his or her violation of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, the Act on the Punishment of Arrangement of Commercial Sex Acts, or the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sex Offenses;

9. Where the rural bed and breakfast business operator reports to the head of the competent tax office on the closure of his or her business, or where the head of the competent tax office cancels his or her business registration under Article 8 of the Value-Added Tax Act.

(2) Where six months (six months, in cases falling under subparagraph 4-2 or 8) have not passed since an order to close a place of business was issued for a violation of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), neither rural tourism and resort site business nor rural bed and breakfast business shall be conducted in the place of business subject to such order. <Amended on Dec. 10, 2019; Apr. 13, 2021>

(3) No person ordered to close his or her place of business in violation of paragraph (1)4-2 or 8 shall engage in rural bed and breakfast business unless two years have passed since he or she was ordered to close such place of business. <Added on Dec. 10, 2019; Apr. 13, 2021>

(4) Detailed criteria for issuing an order to close a place of business or to suspend business under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in consideration of the causes of such disposition, severity of the relevant violation, etc. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 10, 2019>

(5) Where a rural tourism and resort site business operator or a rural bed and breakfast business operator ordered to close his or her place of business pursuant to paragraph (1) continues to operate the place of business, the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu may have relevant public officials take the following measures to close such place of business: <Amended on Dec. 10, 2019>

1. Removing signboards and other business marks in the relevant place of business;

2. Affixing notices, etc. informing that the relevant place of business is illegal;

3. Sealing equipment or facilities that are indispensable for operating the relevant place of business to be unusable.

(6) Where it is deemed unnecessary to keep equipment or facilities sealed after sealing under paragraph (5)3 or where a business operator or its agent promises to close the relevant place of business or requests unsealing for good cause, the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu may unseal the equipment or facilities. The same shall also apply where the removal of notices, etc. under paragraph (5)2 is requested. <Amended on Dec. 10, 2019>

Article 101(Formulation of village improvement plan and designation of village improvement zone) #

(1) A Mayor/Do Governor may designate a village improvement zone upon request by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu to implement rural improvement projects comprehensively and systematically.

(2) To request the designation of a village improvement zone pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall formulate a rural village improvement plan (hereinafter referred to as "village improvement plan") and submit the plan to the relevant Mayor/Do Governor after deliberation by the Si/Gun/Gu deliberation council on policies for agriculture, rural communities and the food industry established under Article 15 of the Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 22, 2015>

(3) A village improvement plan shall include the following matters; provided, matters referred in subparagraphs 10 through 14 may be included only where necessary:

1. The name, location and area of the village improvement zone;

2. Where the relevant village improvement project is implemented by dividing the village improvement zone into at least two project zones, details about the division of the zone;

3. A land use plan;

4. Construction of new rural villages or re-development of existing rural villages referred to in subparagraph 10a and b of Article 2;

5. Construction of major infrastructure, such as roads, water works, and sewerage;

6. Rehabilitation of rural houses;

7. Rural landscape management;

8. An environment preservation plan and prevention of pollution;

9. Creation of communities;

10. Improvement of agricultural infrastructure;

11. Development of rural tourism and resort resources;

12. Fostering and development of rural industries;

13. Construction of health and medical facilities, educational facilities, and welfare facilities;

14. Development of regional specialization;

15. Financing for project costs;

16. Expected period for project implementation;

17. The project implementer-to-be and method of implementing the development project;

18. A detailed statement of land, real rights, and rights to be expropriated or used;

19. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(4) Where a Mayor/Do Governor is requested to designate a village improvement zone pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she may designate the village improvement zone after consulting with the heads of relevant administrative agencies; provided, the Mayor/Do Governor shall consult in advance with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs if the village improvement zone he or she intends to designate meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Aug. 27, 2019>

(5) Where a village improvement plan formulated under paragraph (3) includes a plan for designating or altering a specific use as a planned control area in designating a village improvement zone pursuant to paragraph (4), a Mayor/Do Governor shall designate the village improvement zone following deliberation by the local urban planning committee established under Article 113 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act.

(6) Where a Mayor/Do Governor intends to consult with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs about designation of a village improvement zone pursuant to the proviso of paragraph (4), he or she shall submit it for deliberation by the local urban planning committee established under Article 113 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Aug. 27, 2019>

(7) After designating a village improvement zone, a Mayor/Do Governor shall publicly notify matters prescribed by Presidential Decree and send copies of relevant documents to the heads of relevant administrative agencies and the head of the Si/Gun/Gu having jurisdiction over the village improvement zone, and the head of the Si/Gun/Gu upon receipt of the relevant documents shall make them available for public inspection.

(8) Where a village improvement zone is designated and publicly notified, the matters consulted beforehand with the heads of relevant administrative agencies concerning a master plan to develop and expand agricultural infrastructure formulated pursuant to Article 8, a living environment improvement plan formulated pursuant to Article 54, designation and public notice of a zone to improve marginal farmland, etc. pursuant to Article 94, etc. shall be deemed designated, formulated, approved, etc. as prescribed in the improvement plan publicly notified pursuant to paragraph (7).

Article 106(Legal fiction of designation under other statutes) #

(1) Where a village improvement zone is designated and publicly notified pursuant to Article 101, matters on which consultations have been held in advance with the heads of relevant administrative agencies regarding the following designations, determinations, finalizations, etc. shall be deemed designated, determined, finalized, etc. as prescribed in a village improvement plan publicly notified pursuant to Article 101(8): <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011>

1. Designation of a tourist site and tourism complex prescribed in Article 52 of the Tourism Promotion Act;

2. Determination of an Urban/Gun management plan prescribed in Article 30 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, which designates or alters a planned control area that is not an urban area among special-purpose areas referred to in Article 36 or designates or alters a settlement district among special-purpose districts referred to in Article 37 of that Act (limited to where the requirements prescribed in Article 51(3) of that Act are met where a planned control area is designated or altered);

3. Determination of an urban/Gun management plan under Article 30 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, by which any fishery-resource protection zone is altered and its designation as such is cancelled accordingly pursuant to Article 40 of the same Act;

4. Determination of an Urban/Gun management plan prescribed in Article 30 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, which designates a district-unit planning zone prescribed in Article 51 of that Act;

5. Formulation of a project plan under Article 6 of the Islands Development Promotion Act; or finalization of a project plan under Article 7 of the same Act;

6. Designating a general logistics complex under Article 22 of the Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities;

7. Designation of an agro-industrial complex prescribed in Article 8 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act.

(2) Where the implementer of a rural improvement project obtains approval of a plan for the rural improvement project pursuant to Article 9, 58, 59, 82, 83 or 96, matters on which consultations have been held under paragraph (4) shall be deemed obtained permission, authorization, consultation, consent, licenses, cancellation, report or approval (hereinafter referred to as "authorization, permission, etc.") and when the plan for the rural improvement project is publicly notified, the public notice or announcement of authorization, permission, etc. prescribed in relevant statutes shall be deemed provided or made: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2009; Apr. 15, 2010; May 31, 2010; Apr. 14, 2011; Feb. 17, 2012; Feb. 22, 2012; Jan. 14, 2014; Jan. 21, 2014; Jun. 3, 2014; Jan. 19, 2016; Mar. 31, 2020; Jul. 20, 2021; Nov. 30, 2021; Dec. 27, 2022; Mar. 21, 2023; Aug. 8, 2023; Feb. 6, 2024>

1. Building permission prescribed in Article 11 of the Building Act; building reporting under Article 14 of that Act; and permission for or reporting on a temporary building prescribed in Article 20 of that Act;

2. Permission to extract aggregate under Article 22 of the Aggregate Extraction Act; or reporting on screening, washing, etc. of aggregate under Article 32 of the same Act;

3. Permission to occupy or use public waters under Article 8 of the Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act; approval for, or reporting on, an implementation plan for occupation or use under Article 17 of the same Act; a license to reclaim land from public waters under Article 28 of the same Act; public notice on a license to reclaim land from public waters under Article 33 of the same Act; consultation on, or approval for, reclamation conducted by the State, etc. under Article 35 of the same Act; or approval for, or public notice on, an implementation plan to reclaim land from public waters under Article 38 of the same Act;

4. Deleted. <Apr. 15, 2010>

5. Permission for usage or making profits pursuant to Article 20 of the Public Property and Commodity Management Act;

6. Approval of a resort condominium business plan prescribed in Article 15 of the Tourism Promotion Act;

7. Permission to use under Article 30 of the State Property Act;

8. Determination (excluding determination and alteration of special-purpose areas, special-purpose districts and special-purpose zones) of an Urban/Gun management plan prescribed in Article 30 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act; determination of an Urban/Gun management plan to establish Urban/Gun planning facilities prescribed in Article 43 of that Act; permission to engage in development activities prescribed in Article 56 of that Act; designation of the implementer of an Urban/Gun planning facility project prescribed in Article 86 of that Act; and authorization of an implementation plan prescribed in Article 88 of that Act;

9. Permission to divert farmland prescribed in Article 34(1) of the Farmland Act and reporting on diversion of farmland prescribed in Article 35 of that Act;

10. Permission granted to a person who is not a road management agency to execute road works prescribed in Article 36 of the Road Act; permission to engage in activities in an area adjacent to a road prescribed in Article 40 of that Act; permission to occupy and use a road prescribed in Article 61 of that Act; and consultation with and approval of a road management agency prescribed in Article 107 of that Act;

11. Designation of the implementer of an urban development project prescribed in Article 11 of the Urban Development Act and authorization of the implementation plan of an urban development project prescribed in Article 17 of that Act;

12. Permission under Article 35(1)1 and 2 of the Act on Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Heritage, permission to use State-owned land under the proviso of Article 66 of the same Act (including cases to which the aforementioned provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63 of the Act on Preservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage), and permission under Article 17(1)1, 2, 4, and 5 of the Act on Preservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage;

13. Permission to open a private road prescribed in Article 4 of the Private Road Act;

14. A permission for lumbering under Article 14 of the Erosion Control Work Act and the cancellation of designation as land of erosion control area Article 20 of the aforesaid Act;

15. Permission for or reporting on felling standing timber under Article 36(1) or (5) of the Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act and permission for or reporting on activities within a forest protection area (excluding forest genetic resources protection zone) under Article 9(1) and (2)1 or 2 of the Forest Protection Act;

16. Permission to change land shape, quality, etc. in an industrial complex prescribed in Article 12 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act;

17. Change and cancellation of preserved mountainous districts under Article 6 of the Mountainous Districts Management Act, cancellation of the designation of restricted areas for conversion or temporary use of mountainous districts under Article 11 of the same Act, permission for conversion of mountainous districts under Article 14 of the same Act, reporting on conversion of mountainous districts under Article 15 of the same Act, permission for and reporting on temporary use of mountainous districts under Article 15-2 of the same Act, and permission for collecting earth or stones under Article 25 of the same Act;

18. Consent to building permission, etc. prescribed in Article 6 of the Act on Installation and Management of Firefighting Systems;

19. Permission for implementation of construction over small rivers pursuant to Article 10 of the Small River Maintenance Act and permission for occupation, use, etc. of small rivers pursuant to Article 14 of the same Act;

20. Approval of general waterworks under Article 17 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act and approval of waterworks for exclusive use under Article 52 of the same Act;

21. Approval to perform construction works within protected waters prescribed in Article 47(2) of the Fishery Resources Management Act;

22. Permit to engage in acts in a park area under Article 23 of the Natural Parks Act;

22-2. Permission under Article 17(1) of the Act on Preservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage;

23. Permission to relocate an unknown person's grave prescribed in Article 27 of the Act on Funeral Services;

24. Authorization of or reporting on a plan for electric facility installation works for electric business prescribed in Article 61 of the Electric Utility Act, and authorization for or reporting on a plan for private-use electric facility installation works prescribed in Article 8 of the Electrical Safety Management Act;

25. Approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Housing Act;

26. Permission to build and operate youth training facilities prescribed in Article 11 of the Youth Activity Promotion Act;

27. Approval for a business plan prescribed in Article 12 of the Installation and Utilization of Sports Facilities Act;

28. Permission to change land shape and quality prescribed in Article 21-2 of the Grassland Act and permission for, or reporting or consultation on grassland conversion prescribed in Article 23 of that Act;

29. Examination to publish maps, etc. prescribed in Article 15(4) of the Act on the Establishment and Management of Spatial Data, and reporting on commencement, change or completion of works prescribed in Article 86(1) of that Act;

30. Approval for, or reporting on, the installation of waste disposal facilities under Article 29 of the Wastes Control Act;

31. Consultation on and approval of a sewerage improvement master plan; authorization for installation of public sewerage; permission to perform works; permission to occupy; reporting on installation of draining facilities; and reporting on installation of private-use sewerage prescribed in Articles 6, 11, 16, 24, 27 and 34 of the Sewerage Act;

32. Consultation with or approval by river management authorities prescribed in Article 6 of the River Act; permission to perform river improvement works prescribed in Article 30 of that Act; permission to occupy and use a river prescribed in Article 33 of that Act; permission to engage in activities within a flood control zone prescribed in Article 38 of that Act; permission to use river water prescribed in Article 50 of that Act; and concession of a desolate riverbed, etc. prescribed in Article 85 of that Act.

(3) Where a person who intends to operate a rural tourism and resort site business pursuant to Article 85(1) files a report on a rural tourism and resort site business operator with the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, matters on which consultation has been held under paragraph (4) shall be deemed to have been reported on as follows: <Amended on Jul. 25, 2023>

1. Reporting on business prescribed by Presidential Decree among sports facilities business requiring reporting under the Installation and Utilization of Sports Facilities Act;

2. Reporting on accommodation or public bathhouse business prescribed in the Public Health Control Act;

3. Reporting on business prescribed by Presidential Decree among food service businesses prescribed in the Food Sanitation Act.

(4) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries or the head of a local government formulates or approves an implementation plan for a rural improvement project or where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu accepts a report on a rural tourism and resort site business operator, he or she shall consult in advance with the heads of relevant administrative agencies if the implementation plan or report includes matters falling under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), (2) or (3). <Amended on Dec. 24, 2018>

(5) The heads of relevant administrative agencies shall express their opinions within 30 days from the date they receive a request for consultation prescribed in paragraph (4); provided, where there are unavoidable grounds, the period may be extended by up to 10 days. <Added on Dec. 24, 2018>

(6) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (5), Articles 24 through 26 of the Framework Act on Administration shall apply mutatis mutandis to the standards, effects, etc. of the legal fiction under this Article. <Added on Jul. 25, 2023>

[Title Amended on Jul. 25, 2023]

Article 110(Expropriation of land) #

(1) Land, buildings and land appurtenant thereto which are necessary for rural improvement projects shall be purchased by negotiation in principle.

(2) The implementer of a rural improvement project (excluding a project implementer who is a landowner referred to in Article 10 or a civilian, such as a village improvement cooperative referred to in Article 56 or a house owner) may expropriate, use, remove or change land or things in the area where the project is implemented where necessary for implementing the rural improvement project.

(3) Where it becomes impossible to use remaining land for its previous purpose because the land is partially expropriated or used for a rural improvement project, the owner of the land may claim the implementer of the rural improvement project to expropriate or use the remaining land.

(4) Where the master plan or implementation plan for a rural improvement project, which includes particulars of land to be expropriated, is publicly notified, a project is approved and such approval is publicly notified pursuant to Article 20(1) of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects and Article 22 of that Act; and an application for adjudication shall be made within the period for project implementation, notwithstanding Articles 23(1) and 28(1) of that Act.

(5) The implementer of a rural improvement project shall make a reasonable compensation to a person who suffers any loss from removing or changing land or things pursuant to paragraph (2).

(6) Except as provided in this Act, the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects shall apply mutatis mutandis to the expropriation, use, removal or change under paragraphs (2) and (3). <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016>

(7) Paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to waters adjacent to the coast necessary for rural improvement projects; provided, "purchase by negotiation" in paragraph (1) shall be construed as "compensation". <Amended on Feb. 11, 2020>

Article 114(Completion inspection and approval of completion) #

(1) The implementer of a rural improvement project shall apply for approval of completion to the Authority to approve implementation plans and business plans for rural improvement projects without delay after completing the rural improvement project, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, the implementer of a rural improvement project may apply for approval of completion for the completed part even before the rural improvement project is fully completed, if necessary to efficiently promote the rural improvement project. <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016>

(2) The Authority to approve implementation plans and business plans for rural improvement projects in receipt of an application for approval of completion under paragraph (1) shall conduct a completion inspection without delay. <Added on Dec. 27, 2016>

(3) The Authority to approve implementation plans and business plans for rural improvement projects shall grant approval of completion without delay after conducting a completion inspection under paragraph (2), if the project is deemed implemented in compliance with the approved implementation plan and business plan; shall give public notice thereof; and shall notify the implementer of the rural improvement project of such approval. Where the project is not completed in compliance with the approved implementation plan and business plan, the Authority shall without delay issue an order to conduct supplementary works, etc. <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016>

(4) Where approval of completion is granted to the implementer of a rural improvement project pursuant to paragraph (3), a completion inspection shall be deemed conducted or approval of completion shall be deemed granted to the relevant project pursuant to approval, permission, etc., which is deemed approval of a plan for the rural improvement project under subparagraphs of Article 106(1) and (2). In such cases, the head of the administrative agency related to the relevant project deemed approved, permitted, etc. may request the Authority to approve implementation plans and business plans for rural improvement projects to allow his or her participation in the relevant completion inspection. <Added on Dec. 27, 2016>

(5) The implementer of a rural improvement project shall notify the kinds and detailed list of public facilities newly built by implementing the rural improvement project to each managing authority of the public facilities before a completion inspection for the rural improvement project is conducted and the public facilities shall be deemed devolved upon the State or local government that manages such public facilities when each managing authority is notified of the approval of completion after the project is completed. <Added on Dec. 27, 2016>

(6) Where necessary to efficiently conduct a completion inspection, the Authority to approve implementation plans and business plans for rural improvement projects may fully or partially delegate the completion inspection referred to in paragraph (1) to the head of a local government or entrust the same to a person with professional inspection skills prescribed by Presidential Decree, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016>

[Title Amended on Dec. 27, 2016]

Article 116(Revocation of permission) #

(1) In any of the following circumstances, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries or the head of a local government may revoke authorization, permission, approval or designation under this Act; issue an order to suspend construction or to remodel, change, relocate, remove or reinstate things; or impose other necessary dispositions, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries; provided, he or she shall revoke authorization, permission, approval, or designation in cases falling under subparagraph 1 or 2: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 27, 2016>

1. Where the implementer of a rural improvement project under this Act obtains any of the following authorization, permission, approval, or designation by fraud or other improper means:

a. Authorization under Article 26(1), 43(2) or 57(1);

b. Permission under Article 23(1) or 111(1);

c. Approval under Article 9(7), 14(2), 24(1), 54(1), 57(2), 59(2), 78(1), 82(2), 83(2) or 96(2);

d. Designation under Article 95(2) or 101(4);

2. Where it is impossible for the implementer of a rural improvement project under this Act to continue such project is impossible due to a change in circumstances or the public interest is deemed to be undermined substantially;

3. Where the implementer of a rural improvement project under this Act amends its implementation plan or business plan without approval required under Article 9(8), 61, 82(2), 83(2) or 96(2).

(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries or the head of a local government shall give public notice, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, after issuing an order or imposing a disposition pursuant to paragraph (1). The head of the local government shall notify important matters to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 20, 2024>

(3) Detailed criteria for revoking permission, etc. pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in consideration of the cause of the disposition, severity of the relevant violation, etc. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

Article 120(Land surveys, inspections, or inspection of documents) #

(1) Any of the following persons may enter another person's land, etc. to conduct land surveys or inspections, if necessary to survey land, etc. for a rural improvement project; provided, he or she shall give notice in advance to the occupants of land and waters adjacent to the coast (including those licensed under Article 7(1) of the Fisheries Act or Article 10(1) of the Aquaculture Industry Development Act) thereof: <Amended on Aug. 27, 2019; Feb. 11, 2020; Jan. 11, 2022>

1. A public official of the State or a local government;

2. An executive officer or employee of the Korea Rural Community Corporation;

3. An executive officer or employee of cooperatives, cooperatives' federation, fishing village fraternities under the Fisheries Cooperatives Act, and those entrusted by them;

4. A person certifying that he or she conducts land substitution work.

(2) Where giving notice under paragraph (1) is impracticable, the relevant fact shall be publicly announced, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Decree of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(3) Where any loss is incurred by an activity referred to in paragraph (1), the implementer of the relevant rural improvement project shall compensate for an ordinary loss. <Amended on Feb. 11, 2020>

(4) A person referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph (1) may, free of charge, inspect or reproduce necessary documents, account books, or drawings at the registry office, tax office or Si/Gun/Gu/Eup/Myeon/Dong office having jurisdiction over the land and waters adjacent to the coast which are relevant to the project in question, or may request certified copies or registry certificates of necessary documents, account books, or drawings from such office. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2011; Feb. 11, 2020>

(5) Where a request for inspection, reproduction, certified copies or registry certificates is made pursuant to paragraph (4), the relevant government offices shall comply with such request without delay. <Amended on Apr. 12, 2011; Feb. 11, 2020>

Article 130(Penalty provisions) #

(1) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five year or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won: <Amended on Oct. 15, 2014; Feb. 11, 2020>

1. A person who hinders the original purpose or use of agricultural infrastructure by destroying a major structural part of the agricultural infrastructure in violation of Article 18(3)1;

2. A person who hinders the use and management of rural water by operating a floodgate or being supplied with water without the permission from the relevant agricultural infrastructure manager in violation of Article 18(3)2;

3. A person who uses, provides or divulges data or information in violation of Article 64-5(4).

(2) A person who resells created land in violation of Article 70 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 100 million won.

(3) A person who illegally occupies or uses agricultural infrastructure in violation of Article 18(3)3 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years for by a fine not exceeding 20 million won. <Amended on Oct. 15, 2014>

(4) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Jan. 15, 2019; Dec. 10, 2019; Feb. 11, 2020; Apr. 13, 2021>

1. A person who allows another person to use his or her title of a rural surveyor or lends his or her qualification certificate to any other person, in violation of Article 28(3);

2. A person who uses the title of a rural surveyor or borrows the qualification certificate or arranges for the use of said title or lending of the qualification certificate, in violation of Article 28(4);

3. A person who conducts rural tourism and resort site business without filing a report under the former part of Article 85(2);

4. A person who conducts rural tourism and resort site business or rural bed and breakfast business after filing a report under the former part of Article 85(2) or the former part of Article 86(1) by fraud or other improper means;

5. A person who fails to operate rural bed and breakfast business for two consecutive years after lawfully reporting such business in a house leased under Article 86(3)2;

6. A person who places a mark indicating the place of business for rural bed and breakfast business, or other similar marks, in violation of Article 86-3.

7. A person who fails to file a report on the transfer or acquisition of rural tourism and resort site business under Article 87;

8. A person who disobeys a business suspension order issued under Article 89(1) and continues to conduct business during the period of business suspension, or continues to conduct business, disobeying an order to close his or her place of business;

9. A person who removes or destroys notices, sealing, etc. which are affixed by a relevant public official pursuant to Article 89(5), without good cause;

10. A person who engages in an activity referred to in Article 111(1) without permission or permission for modification.

AGRICULTURAL AND FISHING VILLAGES IMPROVEMENT ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Resource survey) #

Article 4(Comprehensive plan for improving rural communities) #

Article 5(Preservation and management of rural landscapes) #

Article 6(Principles of implementing agricultural infrastructure improvement projects) #

Article 7(Agricultural infrastructure improvement plan and survey of prearranged areas) #

Article 8(Formulation of master plan for agricultural infrastructure improvement projects) #

Article 9(Formulation of implementation plan for agricultural infrastructure improvement project) #

Article 10(Implementer of agricultural infrastructure improvement project) #

Article 11(Persons holding rights in land) #

Article 12(Promotion of enlargement and aggregation of farmland) #

Article 13(Efficient performance of filling, reclamation or land clearing) #

Article 14(Management and disposal of property developed by implementing agricultural infrastructure improvement project) #

Article 14-2(Temporary use of land being developed as reclaimed land) #

Article 15(Plan for rationalizing rural water use) #

Article 15-2(Fact-finding surveys of rural water in island areas) #

Article 16(Management and transfer of control of agricultural infrastructure built by the State) #

Article 17(Registration of agricultural infrastructure) #

Article 18(Management of agricultural infrastructure) #

Article 18-2(Structure and facility standards for agricultural infrastructure) #

Article 18-3(Establishment and operation of information system for agricultural production infrastructure) #

Article 19(Education on safety control) #

Article 20(Formulation of contingency plan for agricultural infrastructure) #

Article 21(Prevention of rural water pollution and improvement of water quality) #

Article 22(Restrictions on construction of factories in up-stream areas of reservoir) #

Article 23(Permission for use of agricultural infrastructure) #

Article 24(Disuse of agricultural infrastructure) #

Article 25(Plan for providing substitute lots) #

Article 26(Authorization of plan for providing substitute lots) #

Article 27(Land substitution by agent) #

Article 28(Qualification of rural surveyors) #

Article 29(Grounds for disqualification as rural surveyors) #

Article 30(Revocation of qualification of rural surveyors) #

Article 31(Registration of land substitution agency) #

Article 32(Revocation of registration of land substitution agency) #

Article 33(Reporting on change in rights) #

Article 34(Substitute lots designated for specific purposes) #

Article 35(Special cases concerning non-designation of substitute lot) #

Article 36(Exchange of sites for public facilities except for state or publicly-owned land) #

Article 37(Effects of disposition of land substitution and cash settlements) #

Article 38(Designation of temporary site) #

Article 39(Price appraisal of land) #

Article 40(General meeting of beneficiaries) #

Article 41(Land substitution deliberation committee) #

Article 42(Registration following disposition of land substitution) #

Article 43(Exchange, division and consolidation) #

Article 44(Method of determining exchange, division and consolidation) #

Article 45(Effect of exchange, division and consolidation) #

Article 46(Exchange, division and consolidation of rights other than ownership) #

Article 47(Cash settlements for exchange, division, and consolidation) #

Article 48(Claim for reduction, refund or increase of land rents) #

Article 49(Waiver of rights or termination of contracts) #

Article 50(Effect of easement) #

Article 51(Deadline for making claim for land rent) #

Article 52(Principles of improving living environments in rural communities) #

Article 53(Basic policies to improve living environments in rural communities) #

Article 54(Formulation of living environment improvement plan) #

Article 55(Contents of living environment improvement plan) #

Article 56(Implementer of living environment improvement project) #

Article 57(Establishment of village improvement cooperatives and organization of promotion committee) #

Article 58(Formulation of master plan for living environment improvement project) #

Article 59(Formulation of implementation plan for living environment improvement project) #

Article 60(Contents of implementation plan for living environment improvement project) #

Article 61(Modification of implementation plan for living environment improvement project) #

Article 62(Land substitution for living environment improvement project) #

Article 63(Special cases concerning designation of project implementers) #

Article 64(Formulation of unoccupied house improvement plans) #

Article 64-2(Fact-finding survey of unoccupied houses) #

Article 64-3(Entry into unoccupied houses) #

Article 64-4(Compensation for loss incurred due to entry into unoccupied houses) #

Article 64-5(Use of and request for data or information on unoccupied houses) #

Article 64-6(Establishment and operation of unoccupied house information system) #

Article 64-7(Unoccupied house priority improvement zones) #

Article 64-8(Special cases concerning improvement projects in unoccupied house priority improvement zones) #

Article 65(Responsibilities of owners toward unoccupied houses) #

Article 65-2(Responsibilities of head of Si/Gun/Gu toward unoccupied houses) #

Article 65-3(Reporting, identification, and inspection of specific unoccupied houses) #

Article 65-4(Administrative guidance on specific unoccupied houses) #