ACT ON THE PROMOTION OF URBAN-RURAL EXCHANGE

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to promote balanced development of cities and agricultural and fishing villages and enhancement of the quality of life of people by facilitating mutual exchanges between cities and agricultural and fishing villages, raising people’s awareness of the values of agriculture and fisheries and those of agricultural and fishing villages, boosting social and economic vitality of agricultural and fishing villages, and satisfying city dwellers' demand for experiencing daily life and engaging in recreational activities in agricultural and fishing villages. <Amended on Nov. 28, 2017>

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on May 27, 2009; Jun. 9, 2009; Mar. 29, 2011; Jun. 12, 2013; Jun. 22, 2015; Jan. 12, 2021>

1. The term "agricultural and fishing villages" means rural areas prescribed in subparagraph 5 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry, and fishing villages under subparagraph 6 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Fisheries and Fishing Villages Development;

2. and 3. Deleted. <May 27, 2009>

3. Deleted; <May 27, 2009>

4. The term "village" means a Dong or Ri under Article 3(3) of the Local Autonomy Act or an administrative Dong or Ri under Article 7(4) of that Act located in a farming or fishing community;

4-2. The term "community council" means a council formed with residents in one or more villages in order to run a community experiential and recreational business in an agricultural or fishing village;

4-3. The term "fishing village fraternity" means an organization established in accordance with Article 15 of the Fisheries Cooperatives Act;

4-4. The term "community facilities" means facilities used in common by residents in a community or by members of a fishing village fraternity, such as closed-down schools, community halls, facilities for experience, senior citizen centers, health management facilities, and other similar facilities owned by any of the following persons:

a. A community or a fishing village fraternity;