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ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE SPECIAL POST OFFICES ACT

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to provide for the matters delegated by the Special Post Offices Act and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

Article 2(Amount of standard monthly income) #

The scope of income and non-taxable income, method of determining the amount of a standard monthly income, and an applicable period, etc. prescribed in the latter part of Article 2 (1) 5 of the Special Post Offices Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") shall be as prescribed in Appendix 1.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 42, previous Article 2 deleted <May 30, 2011>]

Article 2-2(Conversion of average standard monthly income into present value) #

The conversion of a standard monthly income into its present value under the main sentence of Article 2 (1) 6 of the Act and the conversion of an average standard monthly income into its present value under the proviso to the same subparagraph, shall be made based on the method for multiplying a standard monthly income or an average standard monthly income consecutively, by a rate of an increase in remuneration for an employee by an application period so as to obtain its present value as of the time when the reasons for benefits arise or when the payment of pensions begins.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 44-8 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 2-3(Standards for recognition of bereaved families) #

(1) The standards for the recognition of support for dependents prescribed in Article 2 (1) 8 of the Act shall be as prescribed in Appendix 2.

Article 18-2(Investigation of identity of pension recipients) #

(1) In order to identify changes in the status of a pension recipient (referring to a person who is paid pension benefits under Article 24 of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply), which affect pension benefits, the Pension Service Agency may request a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, a Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, who has jurisdiction over the abode or original domicile of the pension recipient, to investigate the identity of the pension recipient.

(2) Upon receipt of a request for the investigation under paragraph (1), the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, or the head of the Si/Gun/Gu shall conduct an investigation and shall notify the Pension Service Agency of findings thereof, without delay.

(3) In order to ascertain a change in the entitlement to pension or extinguishment, etc. of such entitlement under Article 19 (1) of the Act, the Pension Service Agency may investigate a recipient, his or her family, etc. as to whether the recipient is dead, divorced, or makes a living or may request any of them to submit relevant documents.

(4) A recipient who resides in a foreign country, shall have documents stating changes in his or her status as on May 31 each year, confirmed by the head of the overseas diplomatic mission in the country (referring to the head of the overseas diplomatic mission in a neighboring country, if there is no overseas diplomatic mission in the relevant country) and shall submit such documents to the Pension Service Agency by not later than June 30 every year.

(5) If a recipient does not submit the documents referred to in paragraph (3) or (4), without good cause, the Pension Service Agency may temporarily suspend the payment of benefits to the recipient under Article 19 (5) of the Act. In such cases, the recipient, his or her family, etc. shall be notified in advance of the fact that the payment of benefits may be suspended if they do not submit the documents referred to in paragraph (3) or (4).

(6) If the ground for the suspension of payment of benefits under paragraph (5) is removed, the Pension Service Agency shall resume the payment immediately.

[This Article Added on Dec. 30, 2015]

Article 33(Special cases concerning payment of benefits where there is no bereaved family member) #

(1) "Amount falling within the limits prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 24-6 (1) of the Act, means the following amounts:

1. Pension benefits: The amount calculated by multiplying the three years' worth of the original amount of a pension (where a current or former employee dies before reaching the retirement pension payout age prescribed in Article 25-2 (1) 1 of the Act, it refers to the three years' worth of an early retirement pension as at the time of his or her death; and where the number of years falling short prescribed in Article 25-2 (2) of the Act exceeds five years when a current or former employee dies, it refers to the three years' worth of an early retirement pension amount, which shall be calculated based on the premise that his or her death occurred when the number of years falling short is more than four years but not more than five years) as at the time of such death by the following rate: {36-(the number of months for pension payment until death under Article 24-2 (1) of the Act)} x 1/36;

2. Short-term benefits: The original amount of benefits;

3. Long-term benefits other than the benefits prescribed in subparagraphs 1 and 2: The original amount of benefits; provided, in the case of the lump sum bereaved family's pension and the lump sum payment for the bereaved family, 1/2 of the original amount of benefits.

(2) The fact that a recipient of a pension for the bereaved family under Article 24-5 (6) of the Act has been missing for at least one year, shall be proved by the confirmation of the relevant Special Self-Governing Province Governor or Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, or the chief of the relevant police station. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015>

(3) A postmaster who intends to use benefits for a former employee, as prescribed in paragraph (2), shall submit a written application for benefits payment to the Pension Service Agency, along with a plan for using the relevant benefits.

(4) A postmaster shall spend the benefits in accordance with the plan prescribed in paragraph (3), and submit a bill of expenditures to the Pension Service Agency with relevant receipts attached thereto after the execution of the plan.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 42-5, previous Article 33 moved to Article 22 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 37(Application for retirement benefits) #

(1) A person who intends to receive retirement benefits under Article 25-2 of the Act shall submit a written application for retirement benefits to a relevant postmaster; and the postmaster shall review and confirm if there are any reasons for imposing restrictions on benefits as well as other necessary matters, and transfer the case to the Pension Service Agency without delay after obtaining confirmation from the competent postmaster.

(2) Where a person applies for a retirement pension pursuant to Article 25-2 (1) 2 of the Act, he or she shall attach a written confirmation issued by the Minister of Science and ICT under Article 25-2 (9) of the Act, to the written application for retirement benefits in paragraph (1). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017>

(3) Where a person applies for a retirement pension pursuant to Article 25-2 (1) 3 of the Act, he or she shall attach a disability certificate which verifies the status of disability, to the written application for retirement benefits in paragraph (1).

(4) Where a person who has applied for retirement benefits or bereaved family's benefits intends to change the type of benefits or to change the timing of the payment of an early retirement pension, he or she shall submit a written application for such change to the Pension Service Agency before the payment of benefits or within 30 days from the benefits payment date (referring to the first payment date in cases of pension benefits).

(5) Where a person changes the type of benefits or the timing of payment under paragraph (4), he or she shall return, to the Pension Service Agency, an amount obtained by adding up benefits already received to the interest (the highest interest rate from among the interest rates on time deposits applied by national banks as of January 1 of each corresponding year) for the number of days beginning with the day immediately following the date of the receipt of benefits and ending with the date of the return of benefits.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 44-5, previous Article 38 moved to Article 25 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 39(Persons eligible for and application procedures for condolence money) #

(1) "One employee prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 25-5 (1) of the Act, means a person who ranks first among the employees selected in accordance with the following order of precedence:

1. An employee who is the spouse of the deceased;

2. A person who is the oldest among the nearest lineal descendants of the deceased;

3. An employee who is the spouse of the oldest lineal descendant among the employees who are the spouse of the nearest lineal descendants of the deceased.

(2) Where a deceased employee has no spouse, death condolence money shall be paid to a person holding a funeral service in the following order: Provided, That if there is an employee among the lineal descendants of the deceased employee, the payment shall be made to such employee. <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>

1. A person who is the oldest among the nearest lineal descendants of an employee who died;

2. A person who is the oldest among the nearest lineal ascendants of an employee who died;

3. A person who is the oldest among the brothers and sisters of an employee who died.

(3) A person who intends to be paid condolence money under Article 25-5 of the Act, shall submit a written application (including an electronic application form), along with the following documents, to the Pension Service Agency through the competent postmaster after obtaining confirmation of a relevant postmaster; provided, where the information about the attached documents can be confirmed through data matching of administrative information under Article 36 (1) of the Electronic Government Act, such confirmation shall substitute for such documents:

1. Documents which can certify the death of and the relationship with the deceased;

2. A certified copy of a resident registration card (which shall apply only to an employee who has served as a supporter).

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 44-9, previous Article 39 moved to Article 61 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 40(Disaster relief money) #

(1) The scope of disasters for which disaster relief money may be paid under Article 25-6 of the Act, shall be limited to damage to a house (including a share in an apartment house; hereinafter the same shall apply) owned by an employee or his or her spouse, or a house owned by a lineal ascendant or descendant of an employee or his or her spouse where a relevant employee resides in, caused by fire, flood, heavy rain, heavy snow, storm, tsunami, or other natural or man-made disasters equivalent thereto.

(2) The amount of disaster relief money that may be paid based on the severity of disasters pursuant to Article 25-6 of the Act, shall be as follows: <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015>

1. Where a house has been completely burnt, carried away, or destroyed: 39/10 of the average standard monthly income of all employees;

2. Where at least 1/2 of a house has been burnt, carried away, or destroyed: 26/10 of the average standard monthly income of all employees;

3. Where at least 1/3 of a house has been burnt, carried away, or destroyed: 13/10 of the average standard monthly income of all employees.

(3) A person who intends to be paid disaster relief money under Article 25-6 of the Act, shall submit a written application (including its electronic application form) for disaster relief money, along with the following documents (including electronic documents), to the Pension Service Agency through the competent postmaster after obtaining confirmation from a relevant postmaster; provided, where the information about the attached documents can be confirmed though data matching of administrative information under Article 36 (1) of the Electronic Government Act, such confirmation shall substitute for such documents: <Amended on Jan.17, 2014; Dec. 30, 2015>

1. A written confirmation of the loss, issued by the relevant Special Self-Governing Province Governor or Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, or the chief of the relevant fire station;

2. A certified copy of a resident registration card;

3. A certified copy of a building ledger or a real estate certificate.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 44-14, previous Article 40 moved to Article 62 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 44(Reduction of retirement benefits or retirement allowances due to punishment) #

(1) The amount of a retirement benefit or a retirement allowance to be reduced pursuant to Article 27 (2) of the Act, shall be as follows. In this case, a retirement pension or an early retirement pension shall not be reduced until the month in which the date a reason for the reduction arises falls:

1. In cases falling under Article 27 (2) 1 and 2 of the Act:

(a) Retirement benefit of a person whose period of service is less than five years: 1/4 of the corresponding amount;

(b) Retirement benefit of a person whose period of service is at least five years: 1/2 of the corresponding amount;

2. In cases falling under Article 27 (2) 3 the Act:

(a) Retirement benefit of a person whose period of service is less than five years: 1/8 of the corresponding amount;

(b) Retirement benefit of a person whose period of service is at least five years: 1/4 of the corresponding amount;

(2) Where there exist reasons for the suspension of payment under Article 27 (3) of the Act, only the amount equivalent to 3/4 of the benefits of the lump sum payment for retirement shall be paid first in the case of a person whose period of service is less than five years, while only the amount equivalent to 1/2 of the benefits of the lump sum pension for retirement or the lump sum payment for retirement shall be paid first in the case of a person whose period of service is at least five years: <Amended on Dec. 29, 2020>

1. Deleted; <Dec. 29, 2020>

2. Deleted; <Dec. 29, 2020>

3. Deleted. <Dec. 29, 2020>

(3) When a relevant postmaster submits a written application for retirement benefits or for retirement allowances of a person who falls under paragraph (1) or (2) to the Pension Service Agency after obtaining confirmation from the competent postmaster, he or she shall enter the relevant fact into the written application; provided, when a relevant postmaster comes to learn of the relevant fact only after transferring the written application for retirement benefits or for retirement allowances, he or she shall notify the Pension Service Agency of such fact without delay.

(4) The remaining amount after prioritized payment under paragraph (2) shall be paid when a person whose payment has been suspended under Article 27 (3) of the Act falls under any of the following; provided, in the case of subparagraph 1, the remaining amount shall not be paid if investigative procedures of the relevant case resume after a decision not to forward the case or not to indict is made or a criminal trial is pending due to the institution of a prosecution for the case: <Added on Dec. 29, 2020>

1. Where a person is received a decision not to forward the case or not to indict;

2. Where a person is not subject to imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment;

3. Where a person has been sentenced to imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment with suspension of sentence and for whom the period of the suspension has passed.

(5) Where a person for whom the payment has been suspended in accordance with Article 27 (3) of the Act intends to receive the remaining amount under the main clause of paragraph (4), he or she shall submit a written application for a retirement benefit balance or a retirement allowance balance to the Pension Service Agency, along with the following evidentiary documents: <Amended on Dec. 29, 2020>

1. Where paragraph (4) 1 applies to the person: A written decision not to forward the case issued by the head of the competent police agency or a written decision not to indict issued by the chief of the competent prosecutors' office;

2. Where paragraph (2) 2 or 3 applies to the person: A certificate of criminal trial decision issued by the chief of the competent prosecutors' office.

(6) "Interest prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 27 (3) of the Act, means an amount of interest estimated adopting a method by which the interest for a given year shall be calculated by applying the highest interest rate among the interest rates on time deposits imposed by national banks as of January 1 of the corresponding year, during a period beginning with the month immediately following the month in which some of retirement benefits or retirement allowances are paid and ending with the month in which the date a reason for paying the balance arises falls, and then shall be added up to the amount of balance on an annual basis so that the amount of interest can be thereafter calculated based on such added amount. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2020>

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 45, previous Article 44 moved to Article 37 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 44-2

[Article 44-2 Moved to Article 43]

Article 44-3

[Article 44-3 Moved to Article 45]

Article 44-4

[Article 44-4 Moved to Article 31]

Article 44-5

[Article 44-5 Moved to Article 38]

Article 44-6

[Article 44-6 Moved to Article 32]

Article 44-7

[Article 44-7 Moved to Article 30]

Article 44-8

[Article 44-8 Moved to Article 47]

Article 44-9

[Article 44-9 Moved to Article 39]

Article 44-10

[Article 44-10 Moved to Article 49]

Article 44-11

[Article 44-11 Moved to Article 41]

Article 44-12

[Article 44-12 Moved to Article 42]

Article 44-13

[Article 44-13 Moved to Article 57]

Article 44-14

[Article 44-14 Moved to Article 40]

Article 45(Suspension of payment of retirement pensions, early retirement pensions, and off-duty disability pensions) #

(1) The amount determined in May of the preceding year as the average standard monthly income of all members for the preceding year under the proviso to Article 27-2 (1) of the Act, shall apply to the period January through December of the pertinent year. <Added on Dec. 30, 2015>

(2) Institutions fully provided with investments or funds by the State or a local government in Article 27-2 (1) 3 through 5 of the Act, shall be those publicly notified by the Minister of Personnel Management in the Official Gazette under Article 46 (5) of the Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Pension Act. <Added on Dec. 30, 2015; Sep. 18, 2018>

(3) The monthly income in the former part of the main sentence of Article 27-2 (3) of the Act means the amount calculated by dividing the income for one year from January 1 to December 31 (an amount of less than 10,000 won shall be rounded off) by the number of the months during which a person has been engaged in income-earning business. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015>

(4) If the monthly income for the pertinent year exceeds the average monthly pension benefits paid during the preceding year as prescribed in Article 27-2 (3) of the Act, the payment of the retirement pension, early retirement pension, or off-duty disability pension (hereafter referred to as "retirement pension, etc." in this Article) shall be partially suspended, and the amount of the suspended payment shall be calculated first by applying the average monthly pension benefits paid during the preceding year and shall be settled later after a final return on tax base is filed in accordance with paragraph (4). <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015>

(5) When the Pension Service Agency intends to suspend the payment of a pension under Article 27-2 (3) of the Act, it shall suspend the payment of a retirement pension, etc. for the pertinent year, based on data provided by state agencies, etc. under Article 19 (3) of the Act; provided,, if it is impracticable to verify the amount of income of a retirement pension recipient, etc. with the data provided by state agencies, etc., it shall suspend the payment of a retirement pension, etc., based on the amount of income for the preceding year or the year before the preceding year. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015>

(6) Where the payment of a retirement pension, etc. has been suspended under the proviso to paragraph (3), the amount of the suspended pension benefits for the pertinent year shall be settled after a final return on tax base is filed in accordance with Article 70 of the Income Tax Act, and the difference in the payment shall be added to or subtracted from the retirement pension, etc. payable in or after the following month; provided,, if a retirement pension recipient, etc. requests the adjustment of the amount of suspended pension benefits by filing an application for the adjustment of suspended pension benefits, along with objective data evidencing the amount of his or her income for the pertinent year, the amount of suspended pension benefits may be adjusted before the final return on tax base is filed. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015>

(7) If a pension recipient is employed as an employee, a public official, a soldier, or a teacher or staff of a private school under the Act, the Public Officials Pension Act, the Military Pension Act, or the Pension for Private School Teachers and Staff Act or retires from such job, he or she shall submit a report on his or her re-employment or re-retirement, within ten days after the employment or retirement, to the Pension Service Agency with confirmation by the postmaster of the relevant special post office or the relevant post office.

(8) Where it is found that a retirement pension recipient, etc. has no income other than a retirement pension, etc. during the month when the difference in the settlement under paragraph (6) is to be deducted from the retirement pension, etc., such difference in the settlement shall be deducted by not more than 20/100 of pension benefits payable for the pertinent month, notwithstanding paragraph (6). <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015>

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Title Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 44-3, previous Article 45 moved to Article 44 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 45-2

[Article 45-2 Moved to Article 50]

Article 45-3

[Article 45-3 Moved to Article 52]

Article 50(Recovery of benefits) #

(1) The amount of benefits to be recovered under Article 30 (1) of the Act and the amount of interest, overdue interest and recovery cost to be added thereto, shall be as follows. In this case, the period to be covered in the calculation of interest which shall be added to the benefits, shall be reckoned from the date following the date of benefits payment to the date when the benefits to be recovered and interest (hereinafter referred to as "recovery amount") are determined and notified, and the interest shall be added to the benefits on an annual basis so that the amount of interest can be thereafter calculated based on such added amount, and the period to be covered in the calculation of overdue interest where recovery amount is not paid by payment deadline shall be counted from the day following the payment deadline to the date of payment of the recovery amount:

1. Amount of benefits: The amount paid under the Act and this Decree;

2. Interest: The amount calculated by applying the highest interest rate among the interest rates on time deposits imposed by national banks as of January 1 of each corresponding year;

3. Overdue interest: The amount calculated by applying the interest rate twice as high as the highest interest rate among the interest rates on time deposits imposed by national banks as of January 1 of each corresponding year during the calculation period for overdue interest rate;

4. Recovery cost: The cost required to cover travel expenses incurred in examining matters related to the recovery of benefits and other expenses incurred therefor, which shall be estimated by the Pension Service Agency.

(2) Where a person who has received benefits or a relevant postmaster finds facts falling under any of the subparagraphs of Article 30 (1) of the Act, he or she shall report such fact to the Pension Service Agency or notify the Pension Service Agency thereof without delay.

(3) Where the Pension Service Agency finds any reason to recover benefits through the report or notification under paragraph (2) or through other methods, it shall examine, without delay, the case in question, send a notice of return to a person who has received benefits, and notify the relevant postmaster and the competent postmaster thereof.

(4) A person who receives a notice of return prescribed in paragraph (3), shall make a payment within 30 days from the date of receiving such notice; provided, in cases falling under Article 30 (1) 2 or 3 of the Act, payment may be made in monthly installments, starting from the month following the month in which the date a person obtains approval for a written application submitted to the Pension Service Agency to pay recovery amount in installments falls, within the following limits:

1. When the amount of money to be returned is less than 10 million won: Up to 20 installment payments;

2. When the amount of money to be returned is 10 million won or more but less than 20 million won: Up to 40 installment payments;

3. When the amount of money to be returned is 20 million won or more: Up to 60 installment payments;

(5) The amount of one installment payment under the proviso to paragraph (4) shall be obtained by dividing the principal by the number of installment payments which shall then be added to interest calculated by applying an interest rate prescribed in paragraph (1) to the recovery amount to be paid during the period of installment payments; provided, no interest shall be added where benefits are recovered by mistake or omission by a relevant postmaster or the Pension Service Agency, as prescribed in Article 30 (1) 3 of the Act.

(6) Where a person who has been approved to pay a recovery amount in installments under paragraph (4), is delinquent in paying such amount for three months or more, the Pension Service Agency may cancel such approval and recover both the recovery amount and overdue interest at once.

(7) In any of the following cases, the Pension Service Agency may collect such amount in the same manner as it does delinquent national taxes under Article 30 (2) of the Act:

1. Where an amount to be returned is not paid in full by the payment deadline (referring to the final payment deadline in the case of installment payments prescribed in the proviso to paragraph 4) prescribed in the main sentence of paragraph (4);

2. Where a recovery amount and overdue interest are recovered at once under paragraph (6).

(8) Where a recovery amount is overpaid or erroneously paid in the case of installment payments, the amount of the next installment shall be adjusted accordingly.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 45-2, previous Article 50 moved to Article 51 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 63(Calculation of amounts to be returned) #

(1) When determining the amount of the money to be returned pursuant to the main sentence of Article 34-2 (2) of the Act, the period to be covered in the calculation of interest to be collected in addition to the benefits to be returned shall be the number of months, counting from the month immediately following the month when the payment of benefits is decided to the month in which the date the Pension Service Agency receives an application for aggregating the periods of service falls, and further, the amount of interest shall be added to the amount of benefits on an annual basis so that the amount of interest can be thereafter calculated based on such added amount; provided, in the case of the payment in installments prescribed in Article 34-2 (3) of the Act, the calculation period of interest to be added further shall be counted from the month immediately following the month in which the date of approval for the aggregation falls to the month when the payment in installments is completed, and the amount of one installment shall be the amount obtained by evenly dividing the principal by the number of installment payments.

(2) The amount of interest prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be calculated by applying the highest interest rate among the interest rates on time deposits imposed by national banks as of January 1 of the corresponding year during the calculation period of interest.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the interest rate to be applied in the case of payment in installments under Article 34-2 (3) of the Act shall be the highest rate among the interest rates on time deposits imposed by national banks as of January 1 in a year when the period aggregation is approved, but if the difference in the interest rates is estimated at 2 percent or more between the interest rate during the payment in installments and the interest rate when the aggregation is approved, the amount to be returned shall be recalculated by applying the increased or decreased interest rate. The same shall apply where the interest rate goes up or down by two percent or more during the period of the payment in installments when compared with the changed interest rate.

(4) The period to be covered in the calculation of overdue interest where an amount to be returned is not paid by the payment deadline prescribed in Article 62 (1), shall be the period of default (which shall be calculated on a daily basis), and the interest rate to be applied shall be the rate twice as high as the highest interest rate among the interest rates on time deposits with a maturity of one year imposed by national banks as of January 1 of each corresponding year during the calculation period of overdue interest rate. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015>

(5) Where an amount to be returned is overpaid or erroneously paid in the case of payment in installments, the amount of the next installment shall adjusted accordingly.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 41, previous Article 63 moved to Article 72 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 73(Delegation of authority) #

(1) Pursuant to Article 36-2 of the Act, the Minister of Science and ICT shall delegate his or her authority over the following matters to the president of the Korea Post: <Amended on Dec. 6, 2011;Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 30, 2015; Jul. 26, 2017; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Posting of public officials and employees under Article 7 of the Act;

2. Determination of the standards for paying fees and clerical expenses as well as the standards for providing goods under Article 13 of the Act;

3. Determination of whether or not to pay compensation under Article 15 (4) of the Act and the amount of compensation;

4. Approval of the articles of incorporation under Article 16-2 (2) of the Act;

5. Appointment and dismissal of executive officers under Article 16-3 of the Act;

6. Dismissal of executive officers under Article 16-5 (2) of the Act;

7. Permission for executive officers to hold dual office under Article 16-6 of the Act;

8. Approval of business plans and budgets, and report on business performance and settlement of accounts under Article 21-2 of the Act;

9. Supervision of, report order to, and inspection of the Pension Service Agency under Article 22 of the Act;

10. Approval of temporary postponement of benefits under Article 28 of the Act;

11. Approval of deposition on default for recovering benefits under Article 30 (2) of the Act;

12. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Article 37 (2) of the Act;

13. Enactment of detailed standards for the designation of a special post office under Article 5 (2);

14. Notification of the amount of compensation under Article 14;

15. Receipt of a report on settlement of accounts and its supplementary statements of the Pension Service Agency under Article 23;

16. Approval of business plans and budgets of the Pension Service Agency under Article 24 (1);

17. Calculation and notification of the average standard monthly income of all employees under Article 34 (3);

18. Issuance of a written confirmation under Article 37 (2);

19. Appointment and commissioning of members of the Committee under Article 42-5 (2);

20. Approval for a write-off under Article 52 (2);

21. Receipt of the notification of an estimated amount under Article 57 (2).

(2) The Minister of Science and ICT shall delegate his or her authority over the following matters to the president of a local Korea Post in accordance with Article 36-2 of the Act: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017>

1. Designation of a special post office under Article 3 (1) of the Act;

2. Receipt of the notification of cancellation of designation of a special post office as well as the cancelation of such designation under Article 3 (3) of the Act;

3. Appointment of postmasters under Article 4 of the Act;

4. Payment of fees and clerical expenses and the provision of goods under Article 13 of the Act;

5. Cancelation of the designation of a special post office and the payment of charges under Article 15 (1) and (3) of the Act;

6. Hearings under Article 15-2 of the Act;

7. Confirmation of the cancelation of designation of a special post office under Article 25-2 (9) of the Act;

8. Determination of detailed standards under Article 5 (2);

9. Public notification of names, locations, and competent jurisdictions of special post offices under Article 6;

10. Receipt of application for succession to the designation of a special post office and follow-up actions under Article 8.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 30, 2011]

[Moved from Article 64 <May 30, 2011>]

Article 74(Management of sensitive information and personally identifiable information) #

(1) Where it is inevitable for performing the following business affairs, the Minister of Science and ICT (including a person to whom the authority of the Minister of Science and ICT has been delegated) may manage data containing resident registration numbers in subparagraph 1 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act: <Amended on Dec. 30, 2015; Jul. 26, 2017>

1. Business affairs concerning the confirmation of qualifications for a designee under Article 3-2 of the Act;

2. Business affairs concerning the confirmation of qualifications for postmasters under Article 5 of the Act;

3. Business affairs concerning the confirmation of the grounds for disqualification to employ employees under Article 8 of the Act;

4. Business affairs concerning the confirmation of the grounds for disqualification of executive officers of the Pension Service Agency under Article 16-4 of the Act.

(2) When it is inevitable for performing the following business affairs, the Pension Service Agency may manage information on health in the main sentence of Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act, information constituting criminal records in subparagraph 2 of Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of the aforesaid Act, and data containing resident registration numbers, passport numbers, or alien registration numbers referred to in subparagraph 1, 2, or 4 of Article 19 of the aforesaid Decree: <Added on Dec. 30, 2015>

1. Business affairs concerning loans to employees or qualified recipients of pensions referred to in subparagraph 2 of Article 20 of the Act;

2. Business affairs concerning the promotion of welfare of employees referred to in subparagraph 4 of Article 20 of the Act;

3. Business affairs concerning the payment, restriction, suspension, adjustment, and recovery of long-term or short-term benefits referred to in Article 24 of the Act;

4. Business affairs concerning the collection of charges referred to in Article 33 of the Act.

[This Article Added on Aug. 6, 2014]

[Title Amended on May 30, 2011]

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE SPECIAL POST OFFICES ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Amount of standard monthly income) #

Article 2-2(Conversion of average standard monthly income into present value) #

Article 2-3(Standards for recognition of bereaved families) #

Article 3(Public notification of prearranged areas for establishment of special post offices) #

Article 4(Application for designation of special post offices and procedure therefor) #

Article 5(Standards for designation of special post offices) #

Article 6(Public notification of name, location, and jurisdiction of special post offices) #

Article 7 #

Article 8(Application for succession to designation) #

Article 8-2 #

Article 9 #

Article 10(Prohibition of profit-making business) #

Article 11(Follow-up measures on cancellation of designation of special post offices) #

Article 12(Charges for using facilities) #

Article 13(Claim for compensation) #

Article 14(Determination of compensation amounts) #

Article 15 #

Article 16(Registration of incorporation) #

Article 17(Submission of income information) #

Article 18(Fact-finding investigation of incumbent persons) #

Article 18-2(Investigation of identity of pension recipients) #

Article 19(Scope of financial institutions) #

Article 20(Profit-making business) #

Article 21(Fiscal year) #

Article 22(Accounting principles) #

Article 23(Settlement of accounts) #

Article 24(Business plan and budget) #

Article 25(Operating expenses) #

Article 26(Keeping and maintaining employee benefit cards) #

Article 27(Issuance of certificates of pension) #

Article 28(Pension payment date) #

Article 29(Requests for liquidation of pension in case of emigration or loss of nationality) #

Article 30(Methods for paying benefits to representative of bereaved family) #

Article 31(Payment of retirement benefits for missing persons) #

Article 32(Application for transfer of entitlement to pension by bereaved families of missing persons) #

Article 33(Special cases concerning payment of benefits where there is no bereaved family member) #

Article 34(Average amounts of standard monthly income for all employees) #

Article 35(Status of disabilities for receipt of retirement pensions) #

Article 36(Special cases concerning calculation of retirement benefits) #

Article 37(Application for retirement benefits) #

Article 38(Application for bereaved family's benefits) #

Article 39(Persons eligible for and application procedures for condolence money) #

Article 40(Disaster relief money) #

Article 41(Retirement allowances) #

Article 42(Requests for retirement allowances) #

Article 42-2(Procedures for making claim for divided pensions) #

Article 42-3(Classification of degree of disability) #

Article 42-4(Claim for off-duty disability pensions) #

Article 42-5(Composition and operation of the Committee for Deliberation on Off-Duty Disability Pensions) #

Article 42-6(Matters subject to deliberation by the Committee) #

Article 42-7(Adjustment of disability grades) #

Article 43(Payment and receipt of benefits) #

Article 43-6 #

Article 44(Reduction of retirement benefits or retirement allowances due to punishment) #

Article 45(Suspension of payment of retirement pensions, early retirement pensions, and off-duty disability pensions) #

Article 46(Disabilities to cause loss of entitlement to pensions for bereaved family) #

Article 47(Proving loss of entitlement to pensions for bereaved family) #

Article 48(Requests for transfer of entitlement to pensions for bereaved family by those who have lost entitlement to pensions for bereaved family) #

Article 49(Interest rates for postponed payment of benefits) #

Article 50(Recovery of benefits) #

Article 51(Coercive collection) #

Article 52(Write-off) #

Article 53(Amounts of individual charges and designee's charges) #

Article 54(Collection and payment of charges) #

Article 55(Payment of charges by persons on leave of sbsence for military service) #

Article 56(Collection of unpaid charges) #

Article 57(Payment of state charges) #

Article 58(Appropriation of cost required to pay designee's charges in budget) #

Article 59(Periods of military service recognized as periods of service) #

Article 60(Notification of causes for reducing periods of service) #

Article 60-2 #

Article 61(Procedures for adding up periods of service) #

Article 62(Methods of payment of amounts to be returned) #

Article 63(Calculation of amounts to be returned) #

Article 64(Procedures for including periods of military service in periods of service before appointment) #

Article 65(Procedures for requests for examination) #

Article 66(Deliberation by board of directors for examination of benefits) #

Article 67(Supplementation of written requests) #