INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC GAMES SUPPORT ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to promote national sports and contribute to national development by successfully holding international athletic games in the Republic of Korea by preparing grounds for providing necessary support therefor.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 11, 2014; Mar 25, 2025>

1. The term "international athletic games" means any of the following games:

(a) The Olympic Games governed by the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee;

(b) The Asian Games governed by the Olympic Council of Asia or the Asian Paralympic Committee;

(d) FIFA World Cups governed by the International Federation of Football Association;

(e) World Athletics Championships organized by World Athletics;

(f) World Aquatics Championships hosted by World Aquatics;

(g) Other games prescribed by Presidential Decree as requiring support from the central government;

2. The term "games-related facilities" means any of the following facilities:

(a) Stadiums and convenience facilities annexed thereto;

(b) Training facilities for athletes, athlete villages, media villages and access roads to stadiums;

(d) Broadcasting and press facilities;

(e) Other facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree, among those directly related to games.

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC GAMES SUPPORT ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Relationship to other acts) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State and local governments) #

Article 5(General supervision, coordination and cooperation) #

Article 6(Approval to attract games) #

Article 6-2(Report before applying for attracting games) #

Article 6-3(Revoking approval) #

Article 7(Pre-games and post-games assessment) #

Article 8 #

Article 9(Establishing organizing committee) #

Article 10(Assistance from the State) #

Article 11(Dispatching public officials) #

Article 12(Establishing Fund) #

Article 13(Lending state or public property) #

Article 14(Borrowing funds) #

Article 15(Exempting from duty to purchase bonds) #

Article 16(For-profit businesses) #

Article 17(Issuing additional sports promotion betting tickets) #

Article 18(Issuing commemorative coins) #

Article 19(Issuing commemorative stamps) #

Article 20(Service charges) #

Article 21(Formulating and implementing project plans) #

Article 22(Subsidizing games-related facilities) #

Article 23(Special cases concerning approval of project plans) #

Article 24(Implementers of projects for Establishing and using games-related facilities) #

Article 25(Approval of implementers' project plans) #

Article 26(Restrictions on activities) #

Article 27(Permission, authorization, etc. deemed granted under other statutes) #

Article 28(Expropriating land, etc.) #

Article 29(Verifying construction works completion) #

Article 30(Using games emblems) #

Article 31(Prohibition on using similar titles) #

Article 32(Legal fiction as public officials in application of penalty provisions) #

Article 33(Penalty provisions) #

Article 34(Administrative fines) #