ACT ON MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS AND TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to enhance the competitiveness of small-and medium-sized enterprises by establishing a certification system for management consultants and technology consultants and thereby contribute to the development of national economy.

Article 2(Duties) #

(1) It shall be the duty of a management consultant and a technology consultant (hereinafter referred to as “consultant”) to provide professional and comprehensive diagnosis and guidance on management and technology to small-and medium-sized enterprises.

(2) The areas of expertise and the scope of practice of a management consultant shall be as follows:

1. Personnel management: Diagnosis and guidance of personnel, organization, labor, and office management;

2. Financial management: Diagnosis and guidance of financial management and accounting;

3. Production management: Diagnosis and guidance of production and quality management;

4. Marketing management: Diagnosis and guidance of distribution, sales management and import-export business;

5. Consultancy, recommendation, investigation, analysis, assessment, and confirmation in regard to affairs described in subparagraphs 1 through 4;

6. Agency for the affairs described in subparagraph 1, 3 or 4 (referring to agency for filing applications, statements, reports, etc. to the competent authorities in accordance with SMEs-related statutes or regulations).

(3) The areas of expertise and the scope of practice of a technology consultant shall be as follows:

1. Management of technological innovation: Diagnosis and guidance of technology management, R&D, and technology advancement;

2. Management of information technology: Diagnosis and guidance of information and communication technology, system application, and software;

3. Agency for the consultancy, recommendation, investigation, analysis, assessment, confirmation, and verification in regard to affairs described in subparagraph 1 or 2 (referring to agency for filing applications, statements, reports, etc. to the competent authorities in accordance with SMEs-related statutes or regulations).

ACT ON MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS AND TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Duties) #

Article 3(Qualification Requirements for Consultants) #

Article 4(Grounds for Disqualification) #

Article 5(Qualification Examination for Consultants) #

Article 6(Exemption from First Division of Examination) #

Article 7(Disciplinary Action against Exam Cheaters) #

Article 8(Registration of Consultants) #

Article 9(Refusal of Registration) #

Article 10(Revocation of Registration and Suspension of Right to Practice) #

Article 11(Notification of Revocation of Registration and Suspension of Right to Practice) #

Article 12(Hearing) #

Article 13(Disclosure of Information) #

Article 14(Prohibition on Use of Similar Titles) #

Article 15(Establishment of Office) #

Article 16(Joint Office) #

Article 17(Office Staff) #

Article 18(Duty of Good Faith) #

Article 19(Confidentiality) #

Article 20(Prohibition on Lending Registration Certificate) #

Article 21(Restrictions on Practice) #

Article 22(Training of Consultants) #

Article 23(Designated Training Institutes) #

Article 24(Management and Technology Consulting Corporations) #

Article 25(Registration of Consulting Corporations) #

Article 26(Members) #

Article 27(Capital) #

Article 28(Reserves for Damages) #

Article 29(Restrictions on Investment in Other Corporations) #

Article 30(Titles) #

Article 31(Offices) #

Article 32(Methods of Engaging in Practice) #

Article 33(Prohibition on Concurrent Holding of Office) #

Article 34(Dissolution) #

Article 35(Notification of Change in Articles of Incorporation) #

Article 36(Revocation of Registration) #

Article 37(Provisions Applicable Mutatis Mutandis) #

Article 38(Establishment of Association of Consultants) #

Article 39(Articles of Incorporation) #

Article 40(Direction and Supervision) #

Article 41(Entrustment of Business) #

Article 42(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 43(Joint Penalty Provisions) #

Article 44(Administrative Fines) #