ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE QUARANTINE ACT
Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22565, Dec. 29, 2010
Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012
Presidential Decree No. 25600, Sep. 11, 2014
Presidential Decree No. 27430, Aug. 2, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 28150, jun. 27, 2017
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe the matters delegated by the Quarantine Act and matters necessary for the enforcement of the said Act.
Article 2 (Management of Passenger Reservation Data) |
(1) | Upon receipt of passenger reservation data submitted under Article 29-4 (1) of the Quarantine Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), the Minister of Health and Welfare shall take the following measures: |
1. | To specify a person who can access the passenger reservation data and his/her access authority; |
2. | To place a physical lock on the passenger reservation data (referring to installing a security program if such passenger reservation data exists in electronic form). |
(2) | The Minister of Health and Welfare shall retain passenger reservation data submitted under Article 29-4 (1) of the Act for two months from the date of submission of the passenger reservation data. |
(3) | Upon expiration of the retention period of passenger reservation data prescribed under paragraph (2), the Minister of Health and Welfare shall destroy the passenger reservation data by either of the following means within seven days from expiration of the retention period: |
1. | To permanently delete such passenger reservation data by an irrecoverable or unrestorable means, if such data exists in electronic form; |
2. | To shred or incinerate such passenger reservation data, if it is in any form other than the form referred to in subparagraph 1. |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27430, Aug. 2, 2016]
Article 2-2 (Cooperation from Related Agencies) |
(1) | “Data and information prescribed by Presidential Decree” in the forepart of Article 29-5 of the Act means the following data and information: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 28150, Jun. 27, 2017> |
(2) | “Head of a central administrative agency prescribed by Presidential Decree” in subparagraph 6 of Article 29-5 of the Act means the Minister of Foreign Affairs. |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 27430, Aug. 2, 2016]
Article 2-3 (Delegation of Authority) |
The Minister of Health and Welfare shall delegate his/her authority over the following affairs to the Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pursuant to Article 37 of the Act: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 25600, Sep. 11, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 27430, Aug. 2, 2016> 1-2. | Selection, cancellation and control of adjacent areas to a contaminated area under Article 5-2 of the Act; |
1-3. | Quarantine measures for a person who has stayed at, or travelled via, an adjacent area to a contaminated area designated under Article 5-2 of the Act; |
2. | Request to prohibit or suspend entry into and departure from the Republic of Korea under Article 24 of the Act; |
3. | Designation of an internationally certified vaccination institution, public announcement of designation, and revocation of designation under Article 28-2 of the Act; |
Article 2-4 (Management of Sensitive Information and Personally Identifiable Information) |
1. | Affairs concerning quarantine measures for a person who has stayed at, or travelled via, an adjacent area to a contaminated area designated under Article 5-2 of the Act; |
3. | Affairs concerning the measures taken to prevent infectious diseases other than quarantinable infectious diseases under Article 20 of the Act; |
6. | Affairs concerning the requests for the issuance of certificates, etc. and the issuance thereof under Article 28 of the Act; |
7. | Affairs concerning the management of health and sanitation in quarantine areas under Article 29 of the Act; |
8. | Affairs concerning reporting by a person who has stayed at, or travelled via, a contaminated area under Article 29-3 of the Act; |
9. | Affairs concerning requests for perusal or submission of passenger reservation data and management thereof under Article 29-4 of the Act; |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012]
Article 3 (Guidelines for Imposition of Administrative Fines) |
The guidelines for imposition of administrative fines under Article 41 of the Act shall be as provided in the attached Table. [This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 27430, Aug. 2, 2016]
ADDENDA
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on December 30, 2010.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Administrative Fines)
The application of the provisions of administrative fines to acts committed before this Decree enters into force, the previous provisions shall govern.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23488, Jan. 6, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 25600, Sep. 11, 2014>
This Decree shall enter into force on September 19, 2014.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27430, Aug. 2, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on August 4, 2016.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Administrative Fines)
The imposition of administrative fines for violations committed before this Decree enters into force shall be subject to the previous provisions, notwithstanding Article 3 and subparagraph 1 of the attached Table.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28150, Jun. 27, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 2017: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 3 of the Addenda shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.