COAL INDUSTRY ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to encourage the sound fosterage and development of the coal industry for the rational exploration and efficient utilization of coal resources, to facilitate the stable supply and demand and the smooth distribution of coal and coal-processed products, to promote the successful implementation of coal mine area development projects, and thereby to contribute to the balanced growth of the national economy and promotion of the national standard of living.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:

1. The term "coal industry" means coal mining and coal processing industries;

2. The term "coal mining business" means the business of coal exploration, coal extracting, and the business accompanied therewith including coal screening;

3. The term "coal mining business operator" means a mining right holder or a mining concession holder who operates coal mining business;

4. The term "coal processing business" means the business of producing coal-processed products;

5. The term "coal processing business operator" means a person who operates the coal processing business;

6. The term "mining right" or "mining concession" means mining right and mining concession, respectively, under the Mining Industry Act, the object of which is coal;

7. The term "coal-processed products" means processed products, principal raw material of which is coal, which are prescribed by Presidential Decree;

8. The term "mining damage" means the public damage incurred due to the activities of the coal industry such as digging-up the land, leakage of mine water or waste water, sweeping away of mucks, or scattering of coal dust;

9. The term "coal mine area" means an administrative district, the unit of which is a Si or Gun, where a mine is located or which is adjacent to such area and the regional economy of which is significantly affected by the coal industry.

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Formulation of long-term coal industry plan) #

Article 3-2(Fact-finding survey) #

Article 4 #

Article 5(Succession of effect of legal action) #

Article 6(Use of adjacent mining district) #

Article 7 #

Article 8 #

Article 9 #

Article 10 #

Article 11 #

Article 12 #

Article 13 #

Article 14 #

Article 15 #

Article 16 #

Article 17(Registration of coal processing business) #

Article 18 #

Article 19(Grounds for disqualification of coal processing business operator) #

Article 20(Succession) #

Article 21(Cancellation of registration) #

Article 21-2(Hearing) #

Article 22(Report on suspension or closure of coal processing business) #

Article 23(Moving of coal processing plants and construction of coal processing industry complex) #

Article 24(Measures for adjustment of supply of and demand for coal) #

Article 24-2(Designation of maximum sales prices of coal and coal-processed products) #

Article 25(Maintenance of quality and inspection) #

Article 26(Appropriation of project expenses for rationalization of coal industry) #

Article 27(Purposes of use of project expenses) #

Article 28(Promotion of coal industry) #

Article 29(Support for stabilization of coal industry) #

Article 30 #

Article 30-2 #

Article 31 #

Article 32 #

Article 33(Preferential implementation of development projects) #

Article 34 #

Article 35 #

Article 36(Report and inspection) #

Article 37 #

Article 38 #

Article 39(Field survey on adjacent mining district) #

Article 39-2(Establishment of criteria for closed mines eligible for support) #

Article 39-3(Payment of expenses for countermeasures against mine closure) #

Article 39-4(Mine closure and mortgage) #

Article 39-5(Mining closure and mining concession) #

Article 39-6(Restriction on application for mining right) #

Article 39-7(Countermeasures to help retired workers) #

Article 39-8(Designation as coal mine area promotion project implementation zone) #

Article 39-9(Formulation of project plans for promotion of coal mine areas) #

Article 39-10(Formulation of annual implementation plan) #

Article 39-11(Appropriation in budget) #

Article 39-12(Relationship to other plans) #

Article 40(Fees) #

Article 41(Delegation or entrustment of authority) #

Article 42 #

Article 43(Penalty provisions) #

Article 44(Penalty provisions) #

Article 45(Administrative fines) #

Article 46(Joint penalty provisions) #