Article 66(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #
(1) The Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs shall delegate his or her authority over the following matters (excluding subparagraphs 12 through 15, 17, and 20) to the head of the regional or district office of patriots and veterans affairs having jurisdiction over the relevant address (referring to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, if the relevant address is in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) pursuant to Article 81 (1) of the Act, and shall delegate his or her authority over the matters specified in subparagraphs 12 through 17 and 20 to the head of the regional or district office of patriots and veterans affairs having jurisdiction over the location of the relevant educational education (referring to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, if the location of the relevant educational education is in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province); provided, if the authority is delegated to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the authority transferred to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor pursuant to Article 348 of the Special Act on the Establishment of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Development of Free International City, among the authority over the following matters, shall be excluded: <Amended on Jun. 21, 2016; Nov. 29, 2016; Oct. 19, 2021; Feb. 17, 2022; May 9, 2022; May 23, 2023; Jul. 11, 2023>
1. Business affairs regarding physical examinations under subparagraph 2 of Article 3 of the Act and Article 9 of this Decree;
2. Receipt of an application for registration, determination of registration, request for verification of facts related to the requirements of the Compensation Deliberative Committee, and receipt of notification of the results thereof under Article 6 of the Act;
3. Request for deliberation and resolution by the Patriots and Veterans Entitlement Commission and receipt of notification of results of the results thereof under Article 7 (3);
4. Notification of the determination on the applicability of the Act and request for the submission of materials under Article 8 (1) and (3);
5. Issuance of certificates of persons of distinguished service during special missions under Article 8 (4);
5-2. Issuance and reissuance of patriots and veterans registration cards under Article 8-2 (1) and (2) and use of the operating system under the latter part of paragraph (3) of that Article;
5-3. Issuance of verification documents under Article 8-2 (4);
6. Receipt of reports on changes in personal circumstances, subsequent measures and notification, and request for the submission of materials under Article 7 of the Act;
7. Determination of whether the right to receive honorable treatment is extinguished and receipt of notification regarding the extinguishment of such right under Article 8 (4) and (5) of the Act;
8. Provision of educational assistance under Article 11 (3) of the Act;
9. Receipt of applications for educational assistance under Article 11-3 of the Act;
10. Request for the submission of materials, instructions for inspections and inquiries to public officials, rejection of applications for educational assistance, or suspension of educational assistance under Article 11-4 of the Act;
11. Request for the provision of financial information, etc. under Article 11-5 of the Act;
12. Verification of persons eligible for educational assistance who seek admission to school and preparation and submission of lists of applicants for admission under Article 13 (1) and (2);
13. Receipt of notification of lists of persons eligible for educational assistance under Article 13 (4);
14. Verification of persons eligible for educational assistance who seek transfer to another school under Article 14;
15. Receipt of notification of changes in school attendance status under Article 15;
16. Issuance of certificates of eligibility for educational assistance and issuance of certificates of eligibility for exemption from university tuition fees, etc. under Article 16 (4) and (5);
17. Receipt of applications for payment of subsidies filed by private universities, etc., determination of whether to provide subsidies and notification of such determination, and request for the submission of materials under Article 16 (6) and (7);
18. Receipt of applications for payment of tuition fees, etc., determination of whether to provide subsidies, and request for the submission of materials under Article 15 (4) of the Act and Article 16-2 of this Decree;
19. Receipt of applications for subsidies and provision of subsidies under Article 15-2 of the Act and Article 16-3 of this Decree;
20. Payment of educational subsidies under Article 16 of the Act;
21. Receipt of applications for employment assistance under Article 20-2 of the Act;
21-2. Recommendation of persons eligible for employment assistance under Article 21 of the Act;
21-3. Receipt of notification regarding the quota for, and employment of, public officials in general service, etc. of State agencies, etc.; inspection and monitoring of the actual employment conditions of such agencies, etc.; request for rectification or supplementation; and receipt of notification of the result of such measures under Article 21-2 of the Act;
22. Recommendation of multiple persons eligible for employment assistance, receipt of notification by enterprises, etc., and issuance of orders to enterprises, etc. to employ such persons under Article 22 of the Act;
23. Notification of employment under Article 23 of the Act;
24. Issuance of certificates of eligibility for employment assistance under Article 26;
25. Restrictions on employment assistance under Article 25 (2) of the Act;
26. Request for rectification and receipt of notification of the result under Article 27 (2) and (3) of the Act;
27. Receipt of notification of employment, etc. under Article 28 of the Act;
28. Provision of vocational rehabilitation training and recommendation of persons eligible for vocational skills development training under Article 29 (1) and (2) of the Act;
29. Payment of incentives or subsidies for employment skills development under Article 29-2 (1) of the Act, and request for the submission of materials regarding vocational skills development training establishments, etc. under Article 31-2 (2) of this Decree;
30. Receipt of reports filed by enterprises, etc.; and issuance of instructions to relevant public officials to request explanations and submission of relevant materials necessary for understanding the actual conditions of enterprises, etc. under Article 30 (1) and (2) of the Act;
31.
[Subparagraph 31 moved to subparagraph 21-3 <Nov. 29, 2016>]
32. Entrustment of medical treatment under Article 33 (2) of the Act and receipt of notification of emergency medical treatment under the latter part of Article 35 (3) of this Decree;
33. Provision of prosthetic devices under Article 34 of the Act;
34. Determination of the maximum amount of loans under Article 42 (2) of the Act (applicable only to authority over the persons determined by the Financial Services Commission who fail to repay their obligations within the agreed period in commercial transactions, such as financial transactions; hereafter in subparagraphs 35 through 38, the same shall apply);
35. Receipt of applications for loans and for payment of loans, and provision of loans under Article 44 of the Act and Article 41 of this Decree;
36. Receipt of applications for the payment of subsidies and payment of subsidies under Article 47 of the Act and Article 47 of this Decree;
37. Issuance of payment guarantee certificates, acquisition of security, provision of security by the guarantors, acquisition of other security, approval for the replacement of security property, and implementation of procedures for cancellation of mortgage under Article 48 (1) through (3), (5), and (7) through (9) of the Act;
38. Receipt of reports on succession to obligations under Article 53 (2) of the Act;
38-2. Request for submission of reports, documents, or other materials under Article 68 of the Act (applicable only to matters regarding the authority delegated to the head of the competent regional or district office of patriots and veterans affairs or the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor);
39. Receipt of applications for the payment of subsidies for care service assistance and payment of subsidies under Article 70-2 of the Act;
39-2. Provision of domiciliary care services for patriots and veterans and receipt of applications for such services under Article 70-3 (1) and (2) of the Act;
40. Preferential supply of housing under Article 75 of the Act;
40-2. Payment of living allowances under Article 75-2 of the Act; and receipt of applications for the installment payment of living allowances or for the payment of such allowances, inspections and inquiries for determination of persons eligible for such payment, request for providing financial information, etc., promotion of applications for payment of living allowances, payment of unpaid living allowances, and suspension of payment of living allowances under Articles 13 (2), 14-2 through 14-5, 18, and 20 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of and Support for Persons of Distinguished Service to the State, which is applied mutatis mutandis in Article 75-2 (3) through (5) of the Act;
41. Recovery of learning subsidies, etc. and the interests thereon, collection of arrears, collection in the same manner as the compulsory collection of national taxes, and write-offs under Article 77 of the Act;
41-2. Determination to approve the installment payment of the amount to be recovered and revocation of such determination under Article 61-2 (5) and (7);
42. Exemption from the obligation to return and investigation and verification of grounds for exemption under Article 78 of the Act and Article 63 (2) of this Decree;
43. Suspension of honorable treatment under Article 79 of the Act;
44. Exclusion from the application of the Act, reregistration of excluded persons, and request for the verification of criminal records under Article 80 (1) through (3) and (5) of the Act;
45. Receipt of notification of the results of deliberation and resolution by the Patriots and Veterans Entitlement Commission and provision of notification of such results, such as suspension of honorable treatment, under Article 65 (2) and (3);
46. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Article 83 of the Act (applicable only to matters regarding the authority delegated to the head of the competent regional or district office of patriots and veterans affairs or the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor).
(2) Pursuant to Article 81 (2) of the Act, the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs shall entrust banks under the Banking Act (hereinafter referred to as "bank") with business affairs regarding the provision of loan services under Articles 38 through 48 and 51 through 53 of the Act (excluding business affairs regarding the provision of loan services for persons determined by the Financial Services Commission who have failed to repay their obligations within the agreed period in commercial transactions, such as financial transactions) and shall entrust a post office under the Postal Savings and Insurance Act (hereinafter referred to as "post office") and a bank with the business affairs regarding the payment of living allowances under Article 75-2 of the Act. <Amended on Jun. 26, 2009; Nov. 15, 2010; Jun. 21, 2016; Feb. 17, 2022; May 23, 2023>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 24, 2008]