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ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE DEREGULATION OF CORPORATE ACTIVITIES

Presidential Decree No. 13963, Aug. 23, 1993

Amended by Presidential Decree No. 14450, Dec. 23, 1994

Presidential Decree No. 14447, Dec. 23, 1994

Presidential Decree No. 14446, Dec. 23, 1994

Presidential Decree No. 14438, Dec. 23, 1994

Presidential Decree No. 14486, Dec. 31, 1994

Presidential Decree No. 14573, Apr. 8, 1995

Presidential Decree No. 14842, Dec. 29, 1995

Presidential Decree No. 15389, jun. 11, 1997

Presidential Decree No. 15629, Feb. 12, 1998

Presidential Decree No. 15673, Feb. 24, 1998

Presidential Decree No. 16310, May 14, 1999

Presidential Decree No. 16450, jun. 30, 1999

Presidential Decree No. 16449, jun. 30, 1999

Presidential Decree No. 16552, Sep. 9, 1999

Presidential Decree No. 16787, Apr. 18, 2000

Presidential Decree No. 17048, Dec. 29, 2000

Presidential Decree No. 17816, Dec. 26, 2002

Presidential Decree No. 18312, Mar. 17, 2004

Presidential Decree No. 18343, Mar. 29, 2004

Presidential Decree No. 18406, May 29, 2004

Presidential Decree No. 18455, jun. 29, 2004

Presidential Decree No. 18515, Aug. 10, 2004

Presidential Decree No. 18796, Apr. 22, 2005

Presidential Decree No. 18932, jun. 30, 2005

Presidential Decree No. 18967, Jul. 27, 2005

Presidential Decree No. 19513, jun. 12, 2006

Presidential Decree No. 20258, Sep. 10, 2007

Presidential Decree No. 20383, Nov. 15, 2007

Presidential Decree No. 20428, Nov. 30, 2007

Presidential Decree No. 20678, Feb. 29, 2008

Presidential Decree No. 20841, jun. 20, 2008

Presidential Decree No. 21719, Sep. 9, 2009

Presidential Decree No. 21807, Nov. 2, 2009

Presidential Decree No. 21882, Dec. 14, 2009

Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010

Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010

Presidential Decree No. 24442, Mar. 23, 2013

Presidential Decree No. 25456, Jul. 14, 2014

Presidential Decree No. 25836, Dec. 9, 2014

Presidential Decree No. 26438, Jul. 24, 2015

Presidential Decree No. 27810, Jan. 26, 2017

Presidential Decree No. 27972, Mar. 29, 2017

Presidential Decree No. 28583, Jan. 16, 2018

 Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated under the Act on Special Measures for the Deregulation of Corporate Activities and matters necessary for enforcing said Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 1-2 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 21087, Oct. 20, 2008>
 Article 2 (Types of Service Business Related to Manufacturing)
"Service business related to manufacturing prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part of Article 4 (1) of the Act on Special Measures for the Deregulation of Corporate Activities (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means any of the following types of business: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24442, Mar. 23, 2013>
1. Wholesale and retail business, and repair business regarding consumer goods;
2. Transportation business and warehousing business;
3. Data processing and other computer operation-related business;
4. Other types of business prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy after consultation with the head of a relevant administrative agency.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Articles 3 through 6 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 18967, Jul. 27, 2005>
 Article 7 (Adjustment of Processing Criteria for Approval for Project Plans)
Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy intends to adjust, under the latter part of Article 9 (3) of the Act, the processing criteria for authorization, permission, etc. prescribed in subparagraphs of Article 13-2 (1) and (3) of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act or subparagraphs of Article 35 (1) of the Support for Small and Medium Enterprise Establishment Act, he/she shall consult with the head of a relevant administrative agency. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24442, Mar. 23, 2013>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 8 (Criteria for Construction Permission of Private Roads)
"Standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" provided for in Article 12 of the Act means any of the following cases: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24442, Mar. 23, 2013; Presidential Decree No. 25456, Jul. 14, 2014>
1. Where the connectable distance from land for a factory to a road under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Road Act (including the road applicable mutatis mutandis under Article 108 of the Road Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) exceeds the connectable distance to a way, other than a road, under the said subparagraph of the said Article;
2. Where rivers, ditches, levees, relics or other obstacles prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy exist between land for a factory and a road prescribed in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Road Act;
3. Where the owner of land necessary for construction of the access road to a factory out of the land located between land for a factory and a road under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Road Act, refuses to sell his/her land and the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) confirms this fact.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 9 (Special Cases concerning Disposal of State Property, etc.)
"In cases prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part of Article 14 of the Act means cases where the relevant property is a deserted road, river, ditch, levee, or other State or public property whose administrative purpose is discontinued and where its area to be included in the land for a factory does not exceed 50/100 of the total area of land for the factory. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23639, Feb. 28, 2012>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 10 (Special Cases concerning Factory Enlargement)
(1) Where an existing factory (referring to a registered factory as of July 1, 1993; hereinafter the same shall apply in this paragraph) falls under each of the following requirements pursuant to Article 16 (1) of the Act, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may grant the approval for factory enlargement: Provided, That the requirements of subparagraph 4 shall apply only where a factory is enlarged in the nature conservation area: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 28583, Jan. 16, 2018>
1. Where a small or medium entrepreneur under Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as a "small or medium entrepreneur") enlarges a factory;
2. A factory shall be enlarged within 100 percent of the structural area of an existing factory;
3. The enlarged area shall not exceed 3,000 square meters;
4. No factory shall emit specific substances compromising the quality of water under subparagraph 8 Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act; and the quantity of waste water discharged by a factory per day under remarks of attached Table 13 of the Enforcement Decree of the said Act shall not exceed 200 square meters, while the enlarged area shall not exceed 1,000 square meters.
(2) Where deemed necessary for a small or medium entrepreneur who has a factory falling under any of the subparagraphs of Article 16 (2) of the Act to automate installations of existing factories or to improve processes, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may grant the approval for factory enlargement to the extent not exceeding 3,000 square meters: Provided, That where deemed unavoidable to satisfy the standard, certification, safety, sanitation standards, etc. provided for in international statutes, and the statutes of export counterparts and the Republic of Korea, as necessary for the automation of installations or the improvement of processes, the said head may grant the approval for factory enlargement to the extent not exceeding 12,000 square meters.
(3) Cases where factory enlargement can be permitted under the main sentence of Article 16 (3) of the Act shall refer to those satisfying all of the following requirements, notwithstanding attached Table 20 of the Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act:
1. It shall be an existing factory promoting system automation or process improvement;
2. It shall be enlarged within 50 percent of the area of the existing factory site;
3. Discharge quantity of pollutants increased by enlargement shall not exceed 50 percent of the discharge quantity of pollutants before March 31, 1995;
4. Agricultural production in neighboring areas shall not be impeded by the enlargement.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 10-2 (Scope of Distribution Facilities)
"Distribution facilities determined by Presidential Decree" in Article 26 (3) of the Act means the following facilities: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 27972, Mar. 29, 2017>
1. Cargo terminals and warehouses under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities;
2. Collection and delivery facilities and joint collection and delivery centers under subparagraphs 14 and 15 of Article 2 of the Distribution Industry Development Act;
3. Integrated distribution centers for agricultural and fishery products under subparagraph 12 of Article 2 of the Act on Distribution and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products;
4. Loading and unloading facilities and distribution and sales facilities of cargo under subparagraph 5 (b) (ii) and (iv) of Article 2 of the Harbor Act;
5. Facilities for cargo transport among airport facilities under subparagraph 7 of Article 2 of the Airport Facilities Act;
6. Facilities for transport, loading, unloading and storing of cargo installed for railroads business operators under subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Railroad Service Act or the dedicated tramway operator under subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Tramway Transportation Act in order to run such business, or for the dedicated tramway operator under subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Tramway Transportation Act in order to operate dedicated tramways;
7. Garages and freight services offered for trucking transport business under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Trucking Transport Business Act;
8. Bonded warehouses under Article 183 of the Customs Act;
9. Facilities for storing and transport of oil under the Petroleum and Alternative Fuel Business Act and the Oil Pipeline Safety Control Act and facilities for storing and supplying of gas under the Urban Gas Business Act, the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act, and the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 11 (Scope of Autonomous Employment of Safety Officers for Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
"Person prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 28 (1) 3 of the Act means a safety officer of facilities for production of gas goods from among safety officers prescribed in attached Table 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 12 (Scope, etc. of Safety Officers)
(1) The scope of a safety officer provided for in Articles 29 (5), 30 (4), and 31 (2) of the Act shall be as follows: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26438, Jul. 24, 2015>
1. Safety officers prescribed in Articles 29 (1) 1 and (2) 1, 30 (1) 1, (2) 3 and (3) 1 and 31 (1) 3 of the Act: Persons in charge of safety control prescribed in Article 12 (1) 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;
2. Safety officers prescribed in Articles 29 (1) 2 and (2) 2, 30 (1) 2, (2) 4 and (3) 2 and 31 (1) 4 of the Act: Persons in charge of safety control prescribed in Article 15 (1) 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;
3. Safety officers prescribed in Articles 29 (1) 3 and (2) 3, 30 (1) 3, (2) 5 and (3) 3 and 31 (1) 5 of the Act: Persons in charge of safety control prescribed in Article 15 (1) 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Urban Gas Business Act.
(2) The scope of places of manufacturing referred to in Article 29 (1) 4 and (2) 5 of the Act shall refer to places of storage under attached Table 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances and oil service stations under subparagraph 1 of attached Table 3 of the said Act.
(3) The main business field, etc. under Article 29 (2) and (3) of the Act shall refer to a business field having the largest turnover in the relevant place of work, and whose turnover shall be at least 40 percent of the total turnover of the relevant place of work (50 percent where business fields of the relevant place of work do not exceed three): Provided, That where no turnover exists at a place of business or it is impossible to compute the turnover of a place of business, the main business field shall be that which has the largest number of permanent employees working at the place of work and whose number of employees shall be at least 40 percent of the total number of permanent employees at the relevant place of work (50 percent where business fields of the relevant place of work do not exceed three).
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if a person required to employ a safety officer, etc. pursuant to Article 29 (2) of the Act falls under any of the following subparagraphs and if he/she has a business field satisfying any of the following requirements, such business field shall be deemed the main business field, etc. of the relevant place of work: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26438, Jul. 24, 2015; Presidential Decree No. 27810, Jan. 26, 2017>
1. For a person who has reported on the use of specific high-pressure gas pursuant to Article 20 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act: The business field in which specific high-pressure gases are used with storage facilities of liquefied gas having capacity of at least 2,000 kilograms or with storage facilities of compressed gas having a capacity of at least 200 cubic meters;
2. For a specific person who has used liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 44 (2) of the Safety Control and Business Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act: The business field in which liquefied petroleum gases are used with storage facilities of liquefied petroleum gas having a capacity of at least 3,000 kilograms;
3. For a user of a specified gas facility pursuant to Article 14 (2) of the Urban Gas Business Act: The business field in which urban gases are used with specified gas facilities of at least 30,000 cubic meters per month;
4. For a person relevant to specific fire-fighting objects prescribed in Article 20 (1) of the Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of Fire-Fighting Systems Act: The business field classified as follows:
(a) Manufacturing business (referring to manufacturing business falling within the large scale category in the Table on Korean Standard Industrial Classification under Article 22 of the Statistics Act. hereinafter, the same shall apply in this subparagraph): The business field of managing buildings with the size of at least 30,000 square meters of total ground area;
(b) Business other than manufacturing business: The business field of managing buildings with the size of at least 15,000 square meters of total ground area;
5. For an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use prescribed in subparagraph 19 of Article 2 of the Electric Utility Act: The business field in which electricity demand is at least 2,000 kilo watts;
6. For a person who has installed apparatuses subject to inspection prescribed in Article 39 (2) of the Energy Use Rationalization Act: The business field in which the number of apparatuses subject to inspection, being used, is at least ten.
(5) The turnover provided for in the main sentence of paragraph (3) shall mean that of the relevant place of business for the immediately preceding business year: Provided, That where no turnover exists for the immediately preceding business year or the business commenced in the relevant business year, the turnover shall mean that of the relevant business year.
(6) Where at least two fields falling under subparagraphs of paragraph (4) exist, the field decided by a person responsible for the relevant place of work after deliberation by the Industrial Safety and Health Committee of the relevant place of work (referring to the Occupational Safety and Health Committee under Article 19 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act) shall be deemed the main business field, etc.
(7) Where a place of business having less than 300 permanent employees employs one person having two qualifications, one for health officers under Article 16 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and one for environmental engineers under Article 40 of the Clean Air Conservation Act, it is deemed that a health officer under Article 16 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and an environmental engineer under Article 40 of the Clean Air Conservation Act are employed, respectively, under Article 29 (4) of the Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 13 (Scope, etc. of Special Small and Medium Entrepreneurs)
(1) "Type and scale of business prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main sentence of Article 30 (1) of the Act means the business, with the exception of the following business, managed by a small or medium entrepreneur with permanent employees of less than 300: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26438, Jul. 24, 2015>
1. Business registered for manufacturing of containers, refrigerators or specified equipment pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;
2. Business using specific high-pressure gas with storage facilities of at least 500 kilograms of liquefied gas storage capacity (storage capacity of at least 100 cubic meters in cases of compressed gas) among the facilities using specific high-pressure gas pursuant to Article 20 (1) of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;
3. Business using urban gas with facilities using specific gas, which consumes gas of at least 4,000 cubic meters per month, among the facilities using specific gas pursuant to Article 14 (2) of the Urban Gas Business Act;
4. Business permitted to manufacture gas goods pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;
5. Business permitted to install a place of storing of liquefied petroleum gas whose storage capacity is at least 500 kilogram, among places of storing of liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 8 (1) of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;
6. Business using liquefied petroleum gas with storage facilities of liquefied petroleum gas whose storage capacity is at least 500 kilograms, among the facilities using liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 44 of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act.
(2) "Business or ... a place of work prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main sentence of Article 30 (3) of the Act means the following business or places of work: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 25836, Dec. 9, 2014; Presidential Decree No. 26438, Jul. 24, 2015>
1. Business permitted to install a place of storing of liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 8 (1) of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;
2. Business using specific high-pressure gas with a storage facility, whose storage capacity of liquefied gas is at least 2,000 kilograms (storage capacity of at least 200 cubic meters in cases of compressed gas) among the facilities using specific high-pressure gas prescribed in Article 20 (1) of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;
3. A general agency dealing with dangerous objects at least ten times the designated quantity, which shall provide the preventive rules for fire prevention under Article 17 (1) of the Safety Control of Dangerous Substances Act;
4. Business dealing with toxic chemical substances under Article 28 (1) of the Chemicals Control Act;
5. Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 25836, Dec. 9, 2014>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 14 (Restrictions on Places of Work Jointly Employing Environmental Engineers)
(1) "Places of work prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the main sentence of Article 37 of the Act shall be construed to include at least one place of work of Class-Ⅱ under attached Table 10 of the Enforcement Decree of the said Act which does not emit specific air pollutants (hereinafter referred to as “specific air pollutants”) prescribed in subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the Clean Air Conservation Act or one place of work of Class-III under the said Table which discharges specific air pollutants.
(2) "Places of work prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part of Article 38 of the Act shall be construed to include at least one place of work of Class-II under attached Table 13 of the Enforcement Decree of the Water Environment Conservation Act which does not discharge specific substances compromising the quality of water or one place of work of Class-Ⅲ under the said Table which discharges specific substances compromising the quality of water. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 28583, Jan. 16, 2018>
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 15 (Working Hours, etc. for Jointly Employed Persons)
(1) Working hours at each place of work for a person jointly employed at no less than two places of work pursuant to Article 39 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "jointly employed persons" in this Article) shall be determined in accordance with the agreement between business operators in consideration of matters to be observed for jointly employed persons, the size of a place of work, the distance between places of work, etc. provided for in relevant statutes.
(2) Where a jointly employed person is unable to fulfill working hours prescribed in paragraph (1) due to unavoidable reasons including occurrence of safety accidents at a place of work, etc., he/she may change working hours with approval from the business operator of the place of work. In such cases, the relevant business operator shall designate a person to have him/her perform duties on behalf of the jointly employed person.
(3) Where a business operator has a jointly employed person, he/she shall prepare and keep a working diary to be able to check working hours, etc. of jointly employed persons.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 16 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 15389, Jun. 11, 1997>
 Article 17 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16787, Apr. 18, 2000>
 Article 18 (Pressure Vessels as Subject of Inspection)
The scope of pressure vessels to be inspected under Article 47 (3) of the Act shall be as follows:
1. A pressure vessel using compressed gas, the pressure of which under ordinary temperature or 35 degrees centigrade is at least ten kilograms per square centimeter;
2. A pressure vessel using liquefied gas, the pressure of which under ordinary temperature or 35 degrees is at least two kilograms per square centimeter;
3. A steaming pressure vessel, content-heating pressure vessel and pressure vessel having fluid above the boiling point under atmospheric pressure;
4. A vessel treating fluid through chemical processes except for the pressure vessels under subparagraphs 1 through 3 and a pressure vessel as an air tank, the used pressure of which is at least two kilograms per square centimeter.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 19 (Timing, Method, etc. of Simultaneous Inspection)
(1) An occupant enterprise in an industrial complex or area prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, which has to undergo at least two inspections at different times in the same year among the inspections under Article 17 (2) of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act, Article 39 (4) of the Energy Use Rationalization Act and Article 36 (1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act on pressure vessels under Article 47 (3) of the Act, may request a relevant inspection institution to conduct such inspections during the same period (hereinafter referred to as "simultaneous inspection"). <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 24442, Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) Where an application has been filed prescribed in paragraph (1), an inspection institution shall conduct a simultaneous inspection, except in extenuating circumstances.
(3) The application for simultaneous inspection under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to a relevant inspection institution in charge of the inspection , at the earliest time pursuant to the relevant statutes at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the inspection. In such cases, the desired inspection period of at least seven days shall be written and the simultaneous inspection shall be indicated in the application form for inspection.
(4) The inspection institution in receipt of an application for inspection under paragraph (3) shall request, within seven days, the relevant inspection institution in charge of performing simultaneous inspection, to perform simultaneous inspection, and shall notify an applicant of the results thereof after consultation with the relevant inspection institution about the inspection date, method, etc.
(5) Where the desired period for simultaneous inspection prescribed in paragraph (3) passes the expiration date of the validity period of an inspection under one of the relevant statutes, the validity period of that inspection shall be deemed to have been extended under the relevant statutes.
(6) An inspection institution in charge of inspections subject to simultaneous inspection shall conduct an inspection by the methods prescribed by the relevant statutes, except in extenuating circumstances.
(7) If an inspection institution fails to conduct an inspection pursuant to paragraph (6) without good cause, an occupant enterprise in paragraph (1) which has applied for a simultaneous inspection shall be deemed to have undergone an inspection by conducting a self-inspection and reporting the results thereof to the relevant inspection institution within 30 days.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 19-2 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16552, Sep. 9, 1999>
 Article 19-3 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16310, May 14, 1999>
 Article 19-4 (Special Cases on Permissible Emission Standards)
"Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree including improper operation, etc. of the said facilities for a given period under the normal operation of emission or preventive facilities" in the proviso to subparagraph 3 of Article 54 of the Act means the cases where a flare stack is not installed and operated for air pollutants exceeding the permissible emission standard to be emitted within five minutes during an optional two hours in normal operational state of the emission facilities and the preventive facilities.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Article 19-5 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 15673, Feb. 24, 1998>
 Article 19-6 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16787, Apr. 18, 2000>
 Article 19-7 (Exemption from Obligation to Report on Appointment and Dismissal, etc. of Gas-Related Safety Officers)
The following safety officers shall be exempt from obligations to report on the appointment, dismissal and retirement under Article 55-9 of the Act: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 26438, Jul. 24, 2015>
1. A general safety supervisor, a vice-general safety supervisor and a safety supervisor prescribed in Article 12 (1) 1, 2 and 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;
2. A general safety supervisor, a vice-general safety supervisor and a safety supervisor prescribed in Article 15 (1) 1, 2 and 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the Safety Control and Business of the Liquified Petroleum Gas Act;
3. A general safety supervisor, a vice-general safety supervisor, a safety supervisor and safety inspector prescribed in Article 15 (1) 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Enforcement Decree of the Urban Gas Business Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011]
 Articles 20 through 27 Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011>
ADDENDUM
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the provisions of Article 4 (1) shall enter into force on January 1, 1995.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14438, Dec. 23, 1994>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14446, Dec. 23, 1994>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14447, Dec. 23, 1994>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14450, Dec. 23, 1994>
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. 14486, Dec. 31, 1994>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 1995.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 14573, Apr. 8, 1995>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provision of Article 10 (1) 4 shall enter into force on April 1, 1996.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 14842, Dec. 29, 1995>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 1996.
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 15389, Jun. 11, 1997>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 13 (2) 4 and 5 shall enter into force on July 1, 1997.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 15629, Feb. 12, 1998>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 15673, Feb. 24, 1998>
(1) (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on March 1, 1998.
(2) Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 16310, May 14, 1999>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 16449, Jun. 30, 1999>
(1) (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 1999.
(2) Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 16450, Jun. 30, 1999>
(1) (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 1999.
(2) and (3) Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 16552, Sep. 9, 1999>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 16787, Apr. 18, 2000>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 19-7 shall enter into force on April 29, 2000.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 17048, Dec. 29, 2000>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2001.
Articles 2 through 8 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 17816, Dec. 26, 2002>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2003.
Articles 2 through 17 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 18312, Mar. 17, 2004>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 18343, Mar. 29, 2004>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 30, 2004.
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 18406, May 29, 2004>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on May 30, 2004.
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 18455, Jun. 29, 2004>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 18515, Aug. 10, 2004>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on August 10, 2004.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 18796, Apr. 22, 2005>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on April 23, 2005. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 18932, Jun. 30, 2005>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 2005.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 18967, Jul. 27, 2005>
(1) (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
(2) (Applicability to Special Cases concerning Disposal of State Property, etc.) The amended provisions of Article 9 shall begin to apply from the State property or the public property that is first disposed of to any small or medium enterpriser by the authority in charge of managing State properties or public properties under Article 14 of the Act after the enforcement of this Decree.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 19513, Jun. 12, 2006>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 2006.
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20258, Sep. 10, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20383, Nov. 15, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 11 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20428, Nov. 30, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20678, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20841, Jun. 20, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on June 22, 2008.
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20977, Aug. 26, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on August 28, 2008.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21087, Oct. 20, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21719, Sep. 9, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on September 10, 2009.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21807, Nov. 2, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21882, Dec. 14, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22075, Mar. 15, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 19, 2010. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22850, Apr. 5, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Simultaneous Inspection)
The amended provisions of Article 19 shall begin to apply from the first simultaneous inspection that is requested after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 23029, Jul. 14, 2011>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 10 (2) shall enter into force on July 15, 2011.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 23639, Feb. 28, 2012>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Special Cases concerning Disposal of State Property)
The amended provisions of Article 9 shall begin to apply from the State or public property which the head of central government agency or the managing agency of co-owned property first disposes of in accordance with Article 14 of the Act after this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 24442, Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 12 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 25456, Jul. 14, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 15, 2014.
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 25836, Dec. 9, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2015.
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 26438, Jul. 24, 2015>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 29, 2015.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27810, Jan. 26, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 28, 2017. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27972, Mar. 29, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 30, 2017.
Articles 2 through 10 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28583, Jan. 16, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 18, 2018.
Article 2 Omitted.