GENERAL ACT ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1 Purpose and Definitions

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to ensure democracy in and legality of administration and to enhance the appropriateness and efficiency thereof by prescribing principles and general matters regarding administration, thereby contributing to the protection of the rights and interests of citizens.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act shall be defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 18, 2025>

1. The term "statutes or regulations, etc." means the following:

(a) Statutes or regulations: Any of the following:

(i) Statutes, Presidential Decrees, Prime Ministerial Decree, and Ministerial Decrees;

(ii) National Assembly Regulations, Supreme Court Regulations, Constitutional Court Regulations, National Election Commission Regulations, and Board of Audit and Inspection Regulations;

(iii) Directives and administrative rules, public notices, etc. determined by the heads of central administrative agencies (referring to central administrative agencies established under the Government Organization Act and other statutes; hereinafter the same shall apply), the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the President of the Constitutional Court, the Chairperson of the National Election Commission, the Chairperson of the Board of Audit and Inspection, etc., as mandated under subitems (i) and (ii);

(b) Municipal ordinances and rules: Ordinances and rules of a local government;

2. The term "administrative authority" means any of following persons:

(a) Any agency of the State or a local government that is authorized to make and issue administrative decisions;

(b) Public organizations, their organs, as well as private persons, who have or are delegated or entrusted with the authority to make and issue administrative decisions under other statutes or regulations, etc.;

3. "Party" means a person on whom a disposition is imposed;

GENERAL ACT ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State and local governments) #

Article 4(Implementation of proactive administration) #

Article 5(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 6(Calculation of period for administration) #

Article 7(Calculation of period of time from enforcement dates of statutes or regulations, etc.) #

Article 7-2(Calculation and indication of age concerning administration) #

Article 8(Principle of rule of law in administration) #

Article 9(Principle of equality) #

Article 10(Principle of proportionality) #

Article 11(Duty of good faith and principles of prohibition of abuse of authority) #

Article 12(Principle of protection of trust) #

Article 13(Principle of substantial relations between the ends and the means) #

Article 14(Standards for application of law) #

Article 15(Effects of dispositions) #

Article 16(Grounds for disqualification) #

Article 17(Subordinate clauses) #

Article 18(Revocation of illegal or unjust dispositions) #

Article 19(Withdrawal of legitimate dispositions) #

Article 20(Automatic dispositions) #

Article 21(Standards for exercising discretion) #

Article 22(Standards for sanctions) #

Article 23(Limitation period for sanctions) #

Article 24(Standards for deemed authorization or permission) #

Article 25(Effect of deemed authorization or permission) #

Article 26(Follow-up management of deemed authorization or permission) #

Article 27(Conclusion of contracts under public law) #

Article 28(Standards for imposing penalty surcharges) #

Article 29(Extensions of payment deadline for penalty surcharges and payment by installment) #

Article 30(Administrative compulsion) #

Article 31(Imposition of charges for compelling compliance) #

Article 32(Direct compulsion) #

Article 33(Immediate compulsion) #

Article 34(Effects of reports depending on acceptance) #

Article 35(Fees and usage fees) #

Article 36(Raising objections to disposition) #

Article 37(Re-examination of dispositions) #

Article 38(Legislative activities of administration) #

Article 39(Improvement of administrative legislation) #

Article 40(Interpretation of statutes or regulations) #