SUPPORT OF THE SAEMAUL MOVEMENT ORGANIZATION ACT
Act No. 3269, Dec. 13, 1980
Amended by Act No. 6101, Dec. 31, 1999
Act No. 8852, Feb. 29, 2008
Act No. 10438, Mar. 8, 2011
Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013
Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014
Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017
Act No. 16766, Dec. 10, 2019
The purpose of this Act is to continuously conduct and promote the Saemaul Movement and to contribute to national and social development by supporting and promoting the development of the Saemaul Movement Organization constituted through voluntary participation by citizens.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
The term "Saemaul Movement Organization" used in this Act means Korea Saemaul Undong Center and its affiliates, such as Saemaul Male Leader’s Association, Saemaul Female Leader’s Association, Saemaul Office and Factory Association, the Saemaul Library Association, and other Saemaul Movement-related organizations and the affiliates thereof, which are incorporated with authorization of the competent Minister.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 3 (Provision of Contributions) |
| (1) | The State or local governments may grant the Saemaul Movement Organization contributions and subsidies to cover expenses incurred in the operation of such Organization. |
| (2) | The State or local governments may subsidize all or part of expenses incurred in conducting Saemaul Movement overseas cooperation projects of the Saemaul Movement Organization. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 16766, Dec. 10, 2019> |
| (3) | Any individual, corporation, or organization may contribute or donate money or other property to the Saemaul Movement Organization to cover its operating expenses for the purposes of supporting and promoting the development of the Organization. <Amended by Act No. 16766, Dec. 10, 2019> |
| (4) | The Saemaul Movement Organization may have reserves created out of contributions or specific-purpose donations, the accounts of which are recorded separately from other accounts of that Organization. <Amended by Act No. 16766, Dec. 10, 2019> |
| (5) | Matters necessary for using and managing contributions, subsidies, and donations and operating reserves under paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 16766, Dec. 10, 2019> |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 4 (Lending of State Property or Public Property) |
If necessary to promote the development of the Saemaul Movement Organization, the State or local governments may allow the Organization to lend, take over, use or benefit from State property or public property without compensation, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, notwithstanding the provisions of the State Property Act or the Public Property and Commodity Management Act. [This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 5 (Tax Reduction and Exemption) |
| (2) | Any property contributed or donated to the Saemaul Movement Organization under Article 3 (3) shall be subject to application of special taxation, as prescribed by the Restriction of Special Taxation Act. <Amended by Act No. 16766, Dec. 10, 2019> |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 6 (Request for Dispatching Saemaul Movement Personnel) |
| (1) | Korea Saemaul Undong Center may request administrative agencies of various levels and Saemaul Movement-related corporations or organizations to dispatch Saemaul Movement personnel, through the Minister of the Interior and Safety, if deemed especially necessary to attain its purposes. <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014; Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017> |
| (2) | Upon receipt of a request for dispatching personnel under paragraph (1), the head of any agency or organization shall comply with such request, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. |
| (3) | A person dispatched pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be deemed to serve in the agency or organization to which the person belonged, during the period of dispatch, and shall not be given any unfavorable treatment with respect to his or her status on the grounds of such dispatch. |
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 7 (Request for Offering Materials) |
The Saemaul Movement Organization may request the State, public organizations, educational institutions, and research institutes to offer publications, such as research papers, survey records, and reports, and other materials related to the Saemaul Movement.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 8 (Publication of Public Relations Magazine) |
If necessary to disseminate the ideas of the Saemaul Movement and related success stories, etc. and to enlighten citizens, the Saemaul Movement Organization may publish a public relations magazine.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 8-2 (Saemaeul Day) |
| (1) | April 22 of each year shall be designated as the Saemaeul Day in order to continuously conduct the Saemaeul Movement and raise the citizens' interest in the Saemaeul Movement. |
| (2) | The State and local governments shall endeavor to implement projects, such as events appropriate for the Saemaeul Day referred to in paragraph (1). |
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 10438, Mar. 8, 2011]
| Article 9 (Submission of Budget Bill) |
Prior to commencement of each fiscal year, the Saemaul Movement Organization shall prepare a business plan and a budget bill for the following fiscal year and submit them to the competent Minister. The same shall also apply to any modification thereto.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 10 (Report on Settlement of Accounts) |
The Saemaul Movement Organization shall submit a report on the settlement of revenue and expenditure accompanied by the records of business of the pertinent year to the competent Minister every fiscal year not later than the end of March of the following year.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011]
| Article 11 Deleted. <by Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011> |
ADDENDA
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures) Money and other property offered by the State or local governments to support the establishment of the Saemaul Movement Organization as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed property contributed pursuant to Article 3 (1). |
ADDENDA <Act No. 6101, Dec. 31, 1999>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on January 1, 2000. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 8852, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That ··· <omitted> ··· the amendments to the Acts, which were promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement dates of which have not yet arrived, among the Acts amended under Article 6 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement dates of the respective Acts. Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 10438, Mar. 8, 2011>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 10729, May 30, 2011>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
| (1) | This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. |
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amendments to the Acts, which were promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement dates of which have not yet arrived, among the Acts amended under Article 6 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement dates of the respective Acts. Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That the amendments to the Acts, which were promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement dates of which have not yet arrived, among the Acts amended under Article 5 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement dates of the respective Acts. Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 16766, Dec. 10, 2019>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.