ACT ON THE NATIONAL TRUST OF CULTURAL HERITAGES AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ASSETS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters concerning the establishment and operation, etc. of a national trust of cultural heritage and the national trust of the national environment, and support for such matters by the State and local governments, thereby promoting the voluntary conservation and management of cultural heritage and the natural environment by the private sector.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jul. 28, 2011; Nov. 26, 2019; May 18, 2021; Aug. 8, 2023>

1. The term "national trust" means the voluntary conservation and management of cultural heritage and natural environment assets in the private sector, so as to improve the quality of the life of the current generation, as well as future generations, by the acquisition of cultural heritage and natural environment assets, which are worthy of being protected, by the national trust corporation under Article 3 or a national trust organization under Article 20-2(1), with property and dues, which are contributed, donated or entrusted by nationals, companies and organizations, etc., and the conservation and management of such heritages, etc.;

2. The term "cultural heritage" means any of the following subparagraphs:

a. Cultural heritage under Article 2(1) of the Act on Conservation and Utilization of Cultural Heritage;

b. Protectors to preserve and protect cultural heritage under item a and protective zones under Article 2(5) of the Act on Conservation and Utilization of Cultural Heritage;

c. Anything which needs to be conserved, which constitutes cultural heritage under item a or protectors and protective zones under item b;

3. The term "natural environment assets" means land or wetlands in any of the following regions or endangered wildlife under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Wildlife Protection and Management Act, which live in such regions:

a. Regions specified in the subparagraphs of Article 12(1) of the Natural Environment Conservation Act and in Article 23(1) of that Act;

b. Regions specified in the subparagraphs of Article 8(1) of the Wetlands Conservation Act;