CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated from the Act on the Compensation and Support for Areas Adjacent to Transmission and Substation facilities and matters necessary for the enforcement of said Act.
Article 2(Range of areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities) #
(1) The range of areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities under subparagraphs 2 through 4 of Article 2 of the Act on the Compensation and Support for Areas Adjacent to Transmission and Substation Facilities (hereinafter referred to as the "act") shall be based on the straight line distance on the ground plan of a map defined in subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Act on the Establishment and Management of Spatial Data. <Amended on Jun. 1, 2015>
(2) Where the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment determines the range of areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities pursuant to the proviso, with the exceptions of the items, of subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act, he or she shall comprehensively consider the following circumstances and conditions: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Living conditions: A residential area located outside the boundaries of the areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities shall form a community, such as a village, together with a residential area located inside the boundaries thereof;
2. Geographical conditions: Where there is a road or river running across the community under subparagraph 1, a residential area located outside the boundaries of the areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities shall be located between such road or river and the boundaries of the areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities;
3. Administrative conditions: A residential area located outside the boundaries of the areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities and a residential area located inside the boundaries thereof shall belong to the same Ri or Tong (hereinafter referred to as "basic administrative region").
.(3) Where a business operator deems it necessary to implement support programs (hereinafter referred to as "support programs") for areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities under Article 8 (1) of the Act, he or she may request the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment to determine the range of areas adjacent to transmission and substation facilities pursuant to the proviso, with the exceptions of the items, of subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>