CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters related to the composition, operation, etc. of the direct payment program for promoting public functions of fisheries and fishing villages in order to promote the public functions of fisheries and fishing villages and to stabilize the income of fishers, etc.
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Oct. 18, 2022>
1. "Fisheries" means fisheries defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Fisheries and Fishing Villages Development;
2. "Fishing village" means a fishing village defined in subparagraph 6 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Fisheries and Fishing Villages Development;
3. "Fisher" means a fisher defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Fisheries and Fishing Villages Development (excluding those who have been employed in a fisheries partnership established pursuant to Article 16(2) of the Act on Fostering and Supporting Agricultural and Fisheries Business Entities or a fisheries company established pursuant to Article 19(3) of that Act for a continuous period of at least one year to ship, distribute, process, export, or sell marine products);
4. "Fisher, etc." means a fisher defined in subparagraph 3 and a fisheries corporation defined in subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Act on Fostering and Supporting Agricultural and Fisheries Business Entities;
4-2. "Fishing crew member" means a person employed to provide labor on a vessel under subparagraph 1d of Article 2 of the Fishing Vessels Act (hereinafter referred to as "fishing vessel") for the purpose of receiving wages;
5. "Public functions of fisheries and fishing villages" means the supply of safe marine products, the conservation of fishery resources and marine environment, the protection of maritime territory, and the maintenance of fishing village community;
6. "Global income" means any income under Article 4(1)1 of the Income Tax Act.