CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to prescribe the organization and scope of duties of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council and other matters necessary therefor pursuant to Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea.
[This Article Wholly Amended on May 28, 2009]
Article 2(Functions) #
The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Unification Advisory Council") shall make proposals to the President and comply with the President's requests for advice on the formulation and execution of policies for democratic and peaceful unification of Korea by performing the following functions:
1. Gathering public opinion inside and outside of Korea on the reunification of Korea;
2. Deriving national consensus on the unification of Korea;
3. Combining pan-national intent and capacity for the unification of Korea;
4. Other matters necessary for providing advice and making proposals on the President's policies for peaceful unification of Korea.
[This Article Wholly Amended on May 28, 2009]
Article 3(Composition) #
The Unification Advisory Council shall be composed of not less than 7,000 advisory members (hereinafter referred to as "council member") commissioned by the President from among local representatives elected by local residents in pursuit of people's cherished desire for democratic and peaceful unification and persons at representative level from political parties, vocational groups, major social groups, etc., who are able to make proposals to the President and respond to the President's requests for advice, speaking, in faith, for people's intent for unification.
[This Article Wholly Amended on May 28, 2009]