Article 9(Revocation of registration and suspension of business) #
(1) Where any of the following applies to a firefighting system business entity, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor may revoke his or her registration or order him or her to make some rectifications or suspend his or her business for a specified period not exceeding six months, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety; provided, when any of subparagraph 1, 3, or 7 applies to him or her, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor shall revoke his or her registration: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Dec. 30, 2014; Jul. 20, 2015; Jan. 27, 2016; Jul. 26, 2017; Feb. 9, 2018; Jun. 9, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021; Nov. 30, 2021; Jan. 3, 2023>
1. Where the registration is obtained by fraud or other improper means;
2. Where 30 days elapsed after he or she has failed to meet registration standards prescribed in Article 4 (1); provided, this shall not apply even if 30 days elapsed thereafter in cases prescribed by Presidential Decree when he or she fails to meet the capital requirement, such as where rehabilitation procedures are in progress after a court ruling has been issued for the commencement thereof under the Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act;
3. Where he or she becomes disqualified as provided in the subparagraphs of Article 5; provided, this shall not apply where a corporation falling under subparagraph 6 or 7 of article 5 resolves the cause within three months from the date on which such cause arises.
4. Where he or she fails to commence his or her business within one year, or suspends his or her business for at least one consecutive year without good cause after obtaining registration;
5. Deleted; <May 22, 2013>
6. Where he or she allows a third person to contract or perform firefighting system installation works, etc. by using his or her name or trade name, or lends a certificate of registration or a registration pocketbook of firefighting system business to a third person, in violation of Article 8 (1);
7. Where he or she conducts firefighting system installation works, etc. during the period of suspension of business, in violation of Article 8 (2);
8. Where he or she fails to give notice or keep related documents, in violation of Article 8 (3) or (4);
9. Where he or she fails to perform design or installation work in compliance with the fire safety standards, etc. provided in Article 2 (1) 6 of the Act on Installation and Management of Firefighting Systems (hereinafter referred to as "fire safety standards"), in violation of Article 11 or 12 (1), or fails to properly perform supervision in compliance with Article 16 (1);
10. Where he or she inflicts an injury or property damage on any third person by breaching duties, etc. of conducting firefighting system installation works, etc. as provided for in Article 11, 12 (1), 16 (1), or 20-2 by intention or negligence;
11. Where he or she fails to dispatch a subordinate fire protection engineer to an installation site, in violation of Article 12 (2), or does so deceitfully;
12. Where he or she fails to file a commencement report (including reporting on alteration), in violation of Article 13 or 14, or falsifies the commencement report, or fails to undergo a completion inspection (including a partial completion inspection);
13. Where he or she fails to report altered minor matters to be reported for commencement as included in an installation supervision report, in violation of the latter part of Article 13 (2);
14. Where he or she fails to repair a defect during the defect liability period or fails to notify a defect repair plan, in violation of Article 15 (3);
14-2. Where a transport service provider violates any condition or term under Article 16 (3);
15. Where he or she rejects, interferes with, or evades the handover and takeover, in violation of Article 17 (3);
16. Where he or she fails to dispatch a subordinate supervisor to an installation site, in violation of Article 18 (1), or does so deceitfully;
17. Where he or she violates any of the standards for dispatching supervisors prescribed in Article 18 (3);
18. Where he or she fails to comply with a request prescribed in Article 19 (1);
19. Where he or she fails to file a report, in violation of Article 19 (3);
20. Where he or she fails to notify the findings of supervision, notifies the false findings thereof, fails to report on the findings of installation supervision, or files a false report thereon, in violation of Article 20;
20-2. Where he or she provides flame-retardant treatment, in violation of Article 20-2;
20-3. In case of falsely submitting documents related to the evaluation of flame retardant treatment capacity under Article 20-3 (2);
20-4. Where he or she fails to notify or falsely notify the related person or the person who originally placed an order of matters concerning subcontract, etc., in violation of Article 21-3 (4);
20-5. Where he or she acquires property or profits from property in return for an illegal solicitation or offers property or profits from property in return for an illegal solicitation, in violation of Article 21-5 (1) or (3);
21. Where he or she subcontracts the design, installation, or supervision of a firefighting system contracted, in violation of the main clause of Article 22 (1);
21-2. Where he or she subcontracts a subcontracted firefighting system installation, in violation of Article 22 (2);
22. [Subparagraph 22 moved to subparagraph 20-4 <Jun. 9, 2020>]
23. Where he or she fails to comply with a request to replace a subcontractor or to amend the terms and conditions of a subcontract without good cause, in violation of Article 22-2 (2);
23-2. Where he or she fails to make a payment to a subcontractor, in violation of Article 22-3;
24. Where he or she concurrently engages in installation works and supervision, in violation of Article 24;
24-2. Where false documents related to the evaluation of installation capability pursuant to Article 26 (2) are submitted;
24-3. Where he or she participates in a tender by fraud or other improper means, such as by counterfeiting or forging documents regarding the evaluation of capabilities to perform projects provided in the latter part of Article 26-2 (1);
25. Where he or she fails to report or present materials, in violation of an order issued under Article 31, or files a false report or presents false materials;
26. When he or she rejects, interferes with, or evades access or an inspection by a public official prescribed in Article 31 without good cause.
(2) Where the firefighting system business entity falls under any of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), the person who originally placed an order shall inform the Mayor/Do Governor of such fact. <Added on Jan. 27, 2016>
(3) Where canceling registration, suspending business, imposing penalty surcharges, etc. pursuant to paragraph (1) or Article 10 (1), the Mayor/Do Governor shall inform the person who originally placed an order of relevant details. <Added on Jan. 27, 2016>
(4) Where canceling registration, suspending business, imposing penalty surcharges, etc. pursuant to paragraph (1) or Article 10 (1), the Mayor/Do Governor shall inform the person who originally placed an order of relevant details. <Added on Jan. 27, 2016>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 23, 2010]