CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to ensure the proper management of claims held by the State by prescribing standards for managing agencies, management procedures, modification of the content of claims, release of claims, and other relevant matters.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 8, 2011]
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:
1. The term "claims" means the right of the State to receive monetary payments;
2. The term "head of a central government agency" means the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the President of the Constitutional Court, or any other head of a central government agency established by the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, the Government Organization Act, or other statutes;
3. The term "claims management affairs" means business affairs related to the preservation and exercise of claims, modification of the content of claims, or extinction of claims held by the State as a creditor, excluding those falling under the following items:
a. Business affairs that fall under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice in accordance with the Act on Litigation to which the State is a Party;
b. Business affairs performed by a person who executes a disposition on delinquency under statutes or regulations;
c. Business affairs related to the receipt of repayment;
d. Business affairs related to the custody of movable properties under the Commodity Management Act.
4. The term "claims management officer" means a person who is in charge of the management of claims as prescribed in Article 6(1) through (3).
[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 8, 2011]