SPECIAL ACT ON LOCAL AUTONOMY AND DECENTRALIZATION, AND RESTRUCTURING OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to realize mature local autonomy, promote the development of regions, enhance the State's competitiveness, and ultimately improve citizens' quality of life by stipulating basic principles, tasks to be done, systems for the performance of such tasks, etc., in order to comprehensively, systematically, and methodically promote local autonomy and decentralization and restructuring of local administrative systems. <Amended on Mar. 20, 2018>

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 20, 2018>

1. The term "local autonomy and decentralization" (hereinafter referred to as "autonomous decentralization") means the rational allocation of authority and responsibility to the State and local governments to ensure harmony between the State and local governments in their function, and to expand residents’ direct participation in local governments’ decision-making and execution process;

2. The term "local administrative systems" means a series of systems related to the hierarchical structure in local autonomy and local administration, the jurisdiction of each local government, and the allocation of functions to the Special Metropolitan City and each Metropolitan City and Do and each Si/Gun/Gu;

3. The term "consolidation of local governments" means the consolidation of two or more local governments, among the local governments defined in Article 2 (1) 2 of the Local Autonomy Act, to create a new local government;

4. The term "consolidated local government" means a local government established by consolidating two or more local governments, among the local governments defined in Article 2 (1) 2 of the Local Autonomy Act.

Article 3(Obligations of the State and Local Governments) #

(1) The State shall collect opinions from local governments, the councils of the heads of local governments under Article 165 of the Local Autonomy Act, and people from all walks of life in formulating legislative and institutional measures necessary for autonomous decentralization and the restructuring of local administrative systems and shall comprehensively formulate legislative measures all together for the execution of policies for autonomous decentralization. <Amended on Mar. 20, 2018>

SPECIAL ACT ON LOCAL AUTONOMY AND DECENTRALIZATION, AND RESTRUCTURING OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Obligations of the State and Local Governments) #

Article 4(Relationship with Other Statutes) #

Article 5(Formulation of Comprehensive Plans for Autonomous Decentralization) #

Article 6(Formulation and Implementation of Annual Implementation Plans) #

Article 7(Basic Conception of Autonomous Decentralization) #

Article 8(Enactment and Amendment of Statutes regarding Local Autonomy) #

Article 9(Principles of Allocation of Administrative Affairs) #

Article 10(Implementation of Policies on Autonomous Decentralization on Trial Basis) #

Article 11(Devolution of Power and Rearrangement of System for Classification of Administrative Affairs) #

Article 12(Reorganization of Special Local Administrative Agencies) #

Article 13(Expansion of Local Finance and Improvement of Soundness) #

Article 14(Invigoration of Local Councils and Improvement of Local Election Systems) #

Article 15(Expansion of Resident Participation) #

Article 16(Enhancement of Competency for Autonomous Administration) #

Article 17(Establishment of System for Cooperation between State and Local Governments) #

Article 18(Basic Direction for Restructuring of Local Administrative Systems) #

Article 19(Consolidation of Excessively Small Gus) #

Article 20(Status of Gus and Guns within Jurisdiction of Special Metropolitan City or Metropolitan City, etc.) #

Article 21(Redefinition of Status and Functions of Dos) #

Article 22(Restructuring of Sis/Guns/Gus) #

Article 23(Establishment of Consolidated Local Governments) #

Article 24(Procedure for Consolidation of Sis/Guns/Gus) #

Article 25(Joint Committee for Promotion of Consolidation) #

Article 26(Name of Consolidated Local Government) #

Article 27(Establishment of Residents' Autonomous Councils) #

Article 28(Functions of Residents' Autonomous Council) #

Article 29(Composition of Residents' Autonomous Council) #

Article 30(Principle of Protection from Disadvantageous Treatment) #

Article 31(Guarantee of Equal Treatment of Public Officials) #

Article 32(Budgetary Subsidization and Special Provisions therefor) #

Article 33(Special Subsidies to Consolidated Local Governments) #

Article 34(Special Provisions regarding Calculation of Local Subsidies) #

Article 35(Financial Subsidization to Consolidated Local Governments) #

Article 36(Special Provisions regarding Budget) #

Article 37(Special Provisions regarding Prescribed Number of Vice Chairpersons of Local Councils) #

Article 38(Special Provisions regarding Prescribed Number of Council Members) #

Article 39(Special Provisions to the Passenger Transport Service Act) #

Article 40(Special Provisions regarding Administrative Affairs of Large Cities) #

Article 41(Special Provisions regarding Administrative Affairs of Special Sis) #

Article 42(Auxiliary Agencies of Special Sis) #

Article 43(Special Provisions regarding Finance of Large Cities) #

Article 44(Establishment of Committee on Autonomous Decentralization) #

Article 45(Functions) #

Article 46(Composition and Operation of Committee) #

Article 46-2(Participation of General Public) #

Article 47(Secretariat of Committee on Autonomous Decentralization) #

Article 47-2(Autonomous Decentralization Support Group) #

Article 48(Report on Progress of Implementation) #

Article 49(Inspection and Evaluation of Progress of Implementation) #

Article 50(Cooperation with Local Governments) #

Article 51(Legislative Measures by National Assembly) #

Article 52 #