ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Act on Conservation and Utilization of the Marine Environment and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.

Article 2(Sea area management authority) #

The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall be the sea area management authority having jurisdiction over the following sea areas under subparagraph 8 b of Article 2 of the Act on Conservation and Utilization of the Marine Environment (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"):

1. Sea areas over which the Republic of Korea has jurisdiction regarding the conservation of the marine environment in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;

2. Environmental management sea areas under Article 15 of the Marine Environment Management Act;

3. Sea areas within the following harbors and ports:

a. State-owned fishery harbors defined in subparagraph 3 a of Article 2 of the Fishing Villages and Fishery Harbors Act;

b. Trade ports and coastal ports under Article 3 (1) of the Harbor Act.

Article 3(Establishment of marine health assessment system) #

(1) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall establish guidelines for marine health assessment, including items of assessment items and indexes, to assess marine health under Article 5 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "marine health assessment").

(2) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall comply with the guidelines for marine health assessment under paragraph (1) when conducting a marine health assessment.

(3) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may request the heads of relevant central administrative agencies or the competent Metropolitan City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor") to submit relevant materials, if necessary for the marine health assessment.