ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE LOCAL AUTONOMY ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Local Autonomy Act and those necessary for the enforcement thereof.

Article 2(Transfer of affairs by local governments resulting from jurisdictional change) #

Articles 64 through 68 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the transfer of affairs that results from any change, abolition, establishment, division or consolidation of the jurisdictions of local governments, non-autonomous Gus, Eups, Myeons, Dongs and Ris under Articles 5 (1), and 7 (1) and (2) of the Local Autonomy Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act").

Article 3(Relevant local council) #

The relevant local council referred to in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 5 (3) of the Act shall be the council of the relevant local government and the council of a higher-level local government.

Article 4(Application for adjustment for boundary change of jurisdiction of local government) #

(1) "Where there are causes prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as a serious inconvenience to residents’ lives due to a discrepancy between jurisdictions and living zones" in the former part of Article 6 (1) of the Act means any of the following:

1. A building, a housing complex, a facility annexed thereto (including appurtenant land, adjacent roads, etc.; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article), a parcel, etc. are to fall under the jurisdiction of at least two local governments, causing inconvenience to residents;

2. With a development project, etc. extending over at least two local government areas, a building, a housing complex, a facility annexed thereto, a parcel, etc. are scheduled to fall under the jurisdiction of at least two local governments, likely to cause inconvenience to residents;