Article 8(Establishment of Cultural Heritage Committee) #
(1) A Cultural Heritage Committee shall be established under the Korea Heritage Service to investigate and deliberate on the following matters relating to the conservation, management, and utilization of cultural heritage: <Amended on Dec. 24, 2018; Aug. 8, 2023; Sep. 14, 2023; Feb. 13, 2024>
1. Matters relating to the formulation of basic plans;
2. Matters relating to the designation of State-designated cultural heritage and the revocation thereof;
3. Matters relating to the designation of protective facilities or protection zones for any State-designated cultural heritage and the revocation thereof;
4. Deleted; <Mar. 27, 2015>
5. Matters relating to the changes of the current state of any State-designated cultural heritage;
6. Matters relating to the taking of any State-designated cultural heritage out of the Republic of Korea;
7. Matters relating to the protection of a historic and cultural environment for State-designated cultural heritage;
8. matters relating to the registration, deregistration and conservation of nationally registered cultural heritage under the Act on Conservation and Utilization of Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage;
8-2. Designation of modern and contemporary cultural heritage districts, change of zones, and de-designation under the Act on Conservation and Utilization of Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage;
9. Matters relating to the excavation and evaluation of buried cultural heritage;
10. Matters deemed important which are professional or technical matters relating to the conservation and management of any State-designated cultural heritage;
11. Other matters referred to the Committee by the Administrator of the Korea Heritage Service for deliberation on the conservation, management, and utilization of cultural heritage.
(2) Members of the Committee shall be commissioned by the Administrator of the National Heritage Administration, from among the following persons, while the chairperson shall be elected by and from among the members: <Amended on Aug. 8, 2023; Feb. 13, 2024>
1. A person who is or was an associate professor or higher, in the faculty related to the conservation, management, and utilization of cultural heritage in a university under the Higher Education Act;
2. A person who has been engaged in business related to the conservation, management, and utilization of cultural heritage for at least 10 years;
3. An expert having abundant knowledge and experience in cultural heritage who has been engaged in business of anthropology, sociology, architecture, urban planning, tourism, environment, law, religion, or the press for at least ten years.
(3) A sectoral committee may be established under the Committee to divide duties by type of cultural heritage for the deliberation on matters under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1). <Amended on Aug. 8, 2023>
(4) Each subcommittee established under paragraph (3) may call joint meetings with other subcommittees (hereinafter referred to as "joint subcommittee"), if necessary for investigations, deliberation, etc.
(5) Matters investigated and deliberated by a subcommittee or joint subcommittee pursuant to paragraph (1)2 through 8,8-2, and 9 through 11 shall be deemed to have been investigated and deliberated by the Cultural Heritage Committee. <Added on Nov. 28, 2017; Aug. 8, 2023; Sep. 14, 2023>
(6) The Cultural Heritage Committee, subcommittees, and joint subcommittees shall prepare meeting minutes stating the following matters. In such cases, stenographic notes or audio or video recording may be permitted if deemed necessary: <Amended on Nov. 28, 2017; Aug. 8, 2023>
1. Date, time, and venue of the meeting;
2. Members present;
3. Matters deliberated upon and resolutions passed.
(7) Meeting minutes prepared under paragraph (6) shall be disclosed to the public; provided, the relevant committee may resolve not to disclose them to the public in cases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as having influence on property gains by a specific person, or infringing on a specific person's privacy. <Amended on Nov. 28, 2017>
(8) Matters necessary for the organization, division of duties, operation, etc. of the Cultural Heritage Committee, subcommittees, and joint subcommittees shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Nov. 28, 2017; Aug. 8, 2023>
(9) The Cultural Heritage Committee may have non-standing technical expert members who conduct the collection of materials, investigations, research, etc. concerning the matters to be deliberated upon by the Cultural Heritage Committee under the orders of the Administrator of the Korea Heritage Service or the chairperson of each subcommittee. <Added on Jul. 14, 2011; Nov. 28, 2017; Aug. 8, 2023; Feb. 13, 2024>
(10) Matters necessary for the number and terms of office of technical expert members of the Cultural Heritage Committee, qualifications for technical expert members, etc. shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Added on Jul. 14, 2011; Nov. 28, 2017; Aug. 8, 2023>
[Title Amended on Aug. 8, 2023]