Article 71(Delegation of authority) #
(1) Pursuant to Article 96 of the Act, the authority of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources which falls under any of the following subparagraphs shall be delegated to the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayors, Do Governors or Special Self-Governing Province Governor: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 28, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>
1. The authorization of extraction plan, the authorization of modification, the extension of application period for authorization of extraction plan, and the order of modification of extraction plan under Article 42(1),(3),(5) (including where such applies mutatis mutandis under Article 61 of the Act) of the Act;
2. The authorization of suspension for extraction and the receipt of application for resumption of extraction under Article 42-2 (including where such applies mutatis mutandis under Article 61 of the Act) of the Act;
3. The guidance, checkup, and corrective order under Article 45 (including where such applies mutatis mutandis under Article 61 of the Act) of the Act;
4. Authorization for extension of the term of mining concessions under Article 49(2) of the Act;
5. Authorization for establishment of mining concessions under Article 52 of the Act;
6. Acceptance of applications for termination of mining concessions, and disposition of termination of mining concessions, under Article 56 of the Act;
7. Revocation of mining concessions and hearings under Article 57 of the Act and subparagraph 3 of Article 99 of the Act;
8. Deleted; <Amended on Dec. 28, 20110>
9. Permission for access to another's land or for removal of obstructions, and hearing of opinions, under Article 67(1) and (2) of the Act;
10. Recognition of expropriation or use of land, hearing of opinions, and acceptance of reports under Article 72 of the Act;
11. Acceptance of reports on mining offices or of reports on change of mining offices, and orders to change the locations, etc. of mining offices, under Article 57(1) and (3);
12. Receipt of mineral production reports under Article 83 of the Act;
13. Requests for attendance in connection with the authorization of extraction plan or the authorization to modify extraction plan under Article 69;
14. Confirmation of drawing up and keeping of underground surveyed map and mining records, and receipt of copies thereof, under Article 84 of the Act;
15. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Article 104 of the Act.
(2) Pursuant to Article 96 of the Act, the authority of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources which falls under any of the following subparagraphs shall be delegated to the Director of the Mining Registration Office: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 28, 2010; Aug. 24, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Permission for extension of the term of extraction rights under Article 12(3) of the Act;
2. Establishment of exceptional mining areas to unitary areas and of survey stations under Article 14(1),(2) and (4) of the Act;
3. Receipt of written agreements under Article 8;
4. Permission for establishment of mining rights, receipt of applications, etc. for establishment of mining rights, orders to correct or supplement applications and other documents, field surveys, and orders for appearance of mining applicants, etc. under Article 15 of the Act;
5. Non-acceptance and dismissal of applications for establishment of mining rights under Article 10;
6. Acceptance of reports on representatives or of reports of a change in representatives, and designation of representatives, under Article 17 of the Act (including where such applies mutatis mutandis under Article 30 of the Act);
7. Receipt of withdrawal, etc. of applications for establishment of mining rights under Article 17;
8. Determination of an order of priority under Article 18 of the Act;
9. Dismissal of applications under Article 19 of the Act;
10. Limitations on overlapping mining areas under Article 20 of the Act;
11. Nonpermission in case of the overlapping of identical minerals under Article 21 of the Act;
12. Nonpermission in case of the overlapping of non-identical minerals under Article 22 of the Act;
13. Nonpermission on the grounds of public interest, etc. under Article 24 of the Act;
14. Acceptance, etc. of applications for enlarging, reducing, dividing or merging application areas or mining areas under Article 26 of the Act;
15. Acceptance of reports on the change of name of mining applicants under Article 27 of the Act;
16. Acceptance of applications for registration of establishment of mining rights under Article 28(1) of the Act;
17. Notification of permission for establishment of mining rights and supplemental instructions for registration applications, etc. under Article 21;
18. Non-acceptance of documents, etc. to withdraw applications for establishment of mining rights under Article 22;
19. Correction, registration of correction, and notification of mining area maps under Article 23;
20. Verification of minerals existing in the same mining deposit under Article 29 of the Act;
21. Field surveys and mining area boundary surveys under Article 33 of the Act;
22. Revocation of mining rights or reduction of mining areas, and encumbrance of all or part of the compensation amount, under Article 34(1),(2) and (5) of the Act, and hearings on the disposition of revocation of mining rights or reduction of mining areas under subparagraph 1 of Article 99 of the Act;
23. Revocation of mining rights and hearings under Article 35 of the Act and subparagraph 2 of Article 99 of the Act;
24. Acceptance of applications for registration under Articles 34 and 35;
25. Notification of revocation of extraction rights and designation of a time period under Article 36 of the Act (including where such applies mutatis mutandis under Article 37 of the Act);
26. Registration in the mining ledger or the mining concession ledger under Articles 38 and 58 of the Act;
27. Acceptance of reports on an exploration plan or of reports on the change of an exploration plan under Article 40 of the Act;
27-2. Permission for exploration through digging shafts under Article 40-2 of the Act;
28. Extension of period to submit exploration records and permission of application of extraction rights under Article 41(2) and (3) of the Act;
29. Requests for attendance in connection with application of recognition of exploration records under Article 69 of the Act.
(3) Deleted. <Dec. 28, 2010>