Article 8(Special cases regarding for-hire passenger transportation) #
(1) A person who intends to obtain permission for for-hire transportation in accordance with Article 9(2) or (3) of the Act, or a restricted transport license in accordance with Article 9(5) of the Act, shall meet all of the following requirements and apply to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or the Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the pilot operation zone, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: <Amended on Jul. 2, 2024>
1. Autonomous vehicles utilized for for-hire passenger transportation shall meet all of the following requirements:
a. It shall be a motor vehicle defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Passenger Transport Service Act or an equivalent thereto;
b. It shall have obtained a temporary operation permit under Article 27(1) of the Motor Vehicle Management Act;
2. The number of autonomous vehicles utilized for for-hire passenger transportation shall not exceed the upper limit on the number of autonomous vehicles included in an operational plan for the pilot operation zone (in the case of modification in accordance with Article 6(1) and 2, referring to the modified operational plan for the pilot operation zone; hereafter in this Article and Article 9 the same shall apply) under Article 5(1) and (4);
3. It shall purchase an insurance policy under Article 19 of the Act.
(2) The issuing authority of restricted transport licenses and the transportation businesses eligible for such licenses under Article 9(5) of the Act shall be classified as follows: <Amended on Jul. 2, 2024>
1. The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport;
a. Metropolitan-type city bus transport business under subparagraph 1a of Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Passenger Transport Service Act;
b. High-speed intercity bus transport business under subparagraph 1d of Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Passenger Transport Service Act;
2. The Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the pilot operation zone:
a. City bus transport business (excluding metropolitan-type city bus transport business) under subparagraph 1a of Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Passenger Transport Service Act;
b. Rural bus transport business under subparagraph 1b of Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Passenger Transport Service Act;
c. Townbus transport business under subparagraph 1c of Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Passenger Transport Service Act;
d. Intercity bus transport business (excluding high-speed intercity bus transport business) under subparagraph 1d of Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Passenger Transport Service Act;
e. On-demand passenger transport business (limited to services operating on fixed routes) under Article 3(1)3 of the Passenger Transport Service Act.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)2, the Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the pilot operation zone shall determine the issuing authority of the restricted transport license through mutual consultation in the following cases; in such cases, if no agreement is reached, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall determine the issuing authority of the restricted transport license after consulting with the relevant Mayor/Do Governor: <Amended on Jul. 2, 2024>
1. Where a pilot operation zone spans at least 2 Cities/Dos;
2. Where a restricted transport license is issued for an area that spans at least 2 pilot operation zones belonging to different Cities/Dos.
(4) Where the issuing authority of a restricted transport license has been determined in accordance with paragraph (3), the Mayor/Do Governor, who is the issuing authority, shall without delay publicly notify such fact in the Official Gazette. <Added on Jul. 2, 2024>
(5) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Mayor/Do Governor, or the issuing authority of a restricted transport license issues a restricted transport license in accordance with Article 9(5) of the Act, he or she shall consult in advance with the persons specified in each of the following subparagraphs regarding whether to issue a restricted transport license, the scope, period, etc. of affairs relating to passengers, etc., to be transported: <Added on Jul. 2, 2024>
1. The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: The Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the relevant pilot operation zone;
2. The Mayors/Do Governors (excluding cases falling under subparagraph 3): The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport;
3. The Mayor/Do Governor who is the issuing authority under paragraph (3): The relevant Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the relevant pilot operation zone.
(6) Where a restricted transport license is issued in accordance with Article 9(5), the number of autonomous vehicles operated under such restricted transport license shall not exceed the upper limit on the number of autonomous vehicles included in the operational plan for the pilot operation zone under Article 5(1) and (4). <Added on Jul. 2, 2024>
(7) Where a restricted transport license has been issued in accordance with Article 9(5) of the Act, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or the Mayor/Do Governor shall, without delay, notify the persons specified in each subparagraph of paragraph (5) thereof. <Amended on Jul. 2, 2024>
(8) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may require autonomous vehicles which have obtained permission for for-hire transportation under Article 9(2) or (3) or a restricted transport license under Article 9(5) to affix the mark designated and publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. <Amended on Jul. 2, 2024>