CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
The purpose of this Act is to provide for matters concerning the dissection, preservation, and research of corpses (including a dead fetus after at least four months of pregnancy; hereinafter the same shall apply) in order to improve national health and to contribute to the education of medical science (including dentistry and oriental medicine; hereinafter the same shall apply) and research in medical science and biomedical science by investing the causes of death and conducting pathological or anatomical research in an appropriate manner. <Amended on Apr. 7, 2020>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
CHAPTER II DISSECTION OF CORPSES
| Article 2 (Dissection of Corpses) |
The dissection of corpses shall be allowed in any of the following cases: <Amended on Dec. 29, 2015>
| 1. | Where a doctor (including dentists; hereinafter the same shall apply) who has substantial knowledge and experience in dissecting corpses and is a person prescribed by Presidential Decree, dissects a corpse; |
| 2. | Where a professor, associate professor, or assistant professor who majored in anatomy, pathology, or medical jurisprudence at a medical college (including dental colleges and oriental medicine colleges; hereinafter the same shall apply), directly dissects a corpse or has students majoring in medical science dissect corpses under his or her direction; |
| 3. | Where dissection is performed pursuant to Article 6; |
| 6. | Where a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of Gu means the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) who deems that the dissection of a corpse is necessary, allows the dissection of the corpse. In such cases, he or she shall determine matters necessary for the dissection of corpses, including persons to dissect corpses. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
| Article 3 Deleted. <Dec. 30, 1998> |
| Article 3-2 Deleted. <Dec. 30, 1998> |
| Article 4 (Consent of Bereaved Families to Dissection of Corpses) |
| (1) | In order to dissect a corpse, the consent of the bereaved family thereof shall be obtained: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to the following cases: <Amended on Dec. 29, 2015; Feb. 3, 2016> |
| 1-2. | When there exists a document on which a person wrote an expression of consent to the dissection of his or her corpse, name, and day/month/year in his or her own hand and affixes a seal; |
| 2. | Deleted; <Feb. 3, 2016> |
| 3. | When a patient who has been treated by at least two doctors is dead and all of the doctors who have treated the patient deems that an autopsy is particularly necessary in order to investigate the cause of death and, in addition, the objective of the autopsy cannot be attained if they are placed in the circumstance to wait for the ascertainment of consent or non-consent of the bereaved family because the whereabouts of the bereaved family are unknown. In such cases, any of the following persons shall dissect the corpse: |
| (a) | A person who has experience in dissecting corpses pursuant to subparagraphs 1 and 3 through 6 of Article 2; |
| (b) | A professor, associate professor, or assistant professor of a medical college who majored in anatomy, pathology, or medical jurisprudence; |
| 4. | When dissection is performed pursuant to subparagraphs 3 through 5 of Article 2. |
| (2) | Consent referred to in the main clause of paragraph (1) shall be obtained in writing. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016> |
| (3) | Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
[Title Amended on Feb. 3, 2016]
| Article 5 Deleted. <Feb. 8, 1999> |
| Article 6 (Orders to Dissect Corpses) |
When the cause of death cannot be discovered without the dissection of a corpse and thereby it is likely to cause serious damage to national health, the Minister of Health and Welfare, the Minister of National Defense (limited to the dissection of corpses of military personnel), Special Self-Governing City Mayors, Governors of Special Self-Governing Provinces, or heads of Sis/Guns/Gus may order the dissection of the corpse.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
| Article 7 (Verification of Bodies of Accidental Death) |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
| Article 8 Deleted. <Dec. 30, 1998> |
CHAPTER III RESEARCH USING PARTS OF CORPSES
| Article 9 (Dissection for Studying Structure of Human Bodies) |
The dissection of cadavers for studying the structure of human bodies shall be performed at medical colleges.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
[Title Amended on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 9-2 (Deliberation on Research Using Parts of Corpses) |
A person who intends to conduct research using any part of a corpse (including body parts separated from a corpse; hereinafter the same shall apply) shall prepare a research plan before conducting the research and shall submit it for deliberation by an institutional review board (hereinafter referred to as the "IRB") under Article 10 of the Bioethics and Safety Act. [This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 9-3 (Consent of Bereaved Families to Research Using Parts of Corpses) |
| (1) | A person who intends to conduct research using any part of a corpse or an institution that intends to collect and preserve any part of a corpse and to provide it for research purposes with permission under Article 9-4 (1) shall obtain consent of the bereaved family thereto: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to any of the following cases: |
| 1. | Where a person leaves a will under Article 1060 of the Civil Act that includes his or her consent to research using his or her body parts after death; |
| 2. | Where a person gives consent by means of a document containing an expression of his or her consent to research using his or her body parts after death, signed and sealed with his or her name and date. |
| (2) | Consent under paragraph (1) shall be obtained in writing, including the following: |
| 1. | Objectives of the research using any part of a corpse; |
| 2. | Matters concerning the protection and handling of information that can identify an individual, such as name and resident registration number (hereinafter referred to as "identification information"); |
| 3. | Provision of any part of a corpse (limited to where an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) intends to provide any part of a corpse); |
| 4. | Preservation, management, and discarding of any part of a corpse; |
| 5. | Methods of withdrawing consent, methods of disposing of any part of a corpse in cases of withdrawing consent, rights of a person who gives consent, and other matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| (3) | When an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) obtains consent under paragraph (1), a person who intends to conduct research using any part of a corpse provided by the institution shall be deemed to obtain consent. |
| (4) | A person who intends to conduct research using any part of a corpse or an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) shall fully explain the matters specified in paragraph (2) to the bereaved family before obtaining consent under paragraph (1). |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 9-4 (Provision of Parts of Corpses for Research) |
| (1) | Any of the following institutions which has facilities, equipment, and human resources prescribed by Presidential Decree and obtains permission from the Minister of Health and Welfare may collect and preserve any part of a corpse and provide it to researchers for research purposes: |
| (2) | Where an institution that has obtained permission under paragraph (1) intends to change important matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, it shall obtain permission for change from the Minister of Health and Welfare. |
| (3) | The standards and procedures for permission under paragraph (1), the standards and procedures for permission for change under paragraph (2), and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 9-5 (Revocation of Permission and Suspension of Business) |
| (1) | Where an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Health and Welfare may revoke the permission or order it to suspend the provision of any part of a corpse for a specified period of up to one year: Provided, That the permission shall be revoked in the case of subparagraph 1: |
| 1. | Where the institution has obtained permission by fraud or other improper means; |
| 2. | Where the institution changes any permitted matter without obtaining permission for change under Article 9-4 (2); |
| 3. | Where the institution fails to meet the standards for permission or permission for change under Article 9-4 (3); |
| 4. | Where the institution fails to comply with the matters to be observed under Article 9-6 (2) or 9-7 (1); |
| 5. | Where the institution fails to comply with the order issued pursuant to Article 18-2 (1) or (2); |
| 6. | Where the institution fails to comply with a request for inspection, inquiry, or collection by the relevant public official prescribed in Article 18-2 (3). |
| (2) | Detailed guidelines for administrative disposition under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, taking into consideration the type and severity of each violation. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 9-6 (Procedures and Methods for Providing Parts of Corpses for Research) |
| (1) | Where the head of an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) intends to provide any part of a corpse, he or she shall receive a use plan from a researcher who intends to research on such part to be provided, shall review the content of the plan, and shall determine whether to provide such part, after deliberation by the IRB. |
| (2) | Where the head of an institution has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) provides any part of a corpse, he or she shall anonymize information about a corpse: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where special consent has been obtained from a deceased person or his or her bereaved family for including identification information. |
| (3) | The head of an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) may request a person who intends to conduct research using any part of a corpse provided by the institution, to pay the expenses incurred in preserving and providing the part of the corpse, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| (4) | The procedures and methods for providing any part of a corpse under paragraph (1), the methods of anonymizing information about a corpse under paragraph (2), the calculation of expenses under paragraph (3), and other matters necessary for providing any part of a corpse shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 9-7 (Matters to Be Observed in Relation to Research Using Parts of Corpses) |
| (1) | None of the head of an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1), its employees, and a person who conducts research using any part of a corpse shall use such part for any purpose other than the original purpose, or discard or damage the part without good cause. |
| (2) | The head of an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) or a person who conducts research using any part of a corpse shall discard the part of the corpse for which the consent has been obtained under Article 9-3, if the preservation period of such part expires: Provided, That where a bereaved family member of the deceased requests, during the preservation of any part of the corpse, the modification of the preservation period or discarding of the part, such request shall be complied with. |
| (3) | The head of an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) or a person who conducts research using any part of a corpse shall keep and preserve records of discarding such part under paragraph (2), as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| (4) | Where the head of an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) or a person who conducts research using any part of a corpse is unable to preserve such part due to unavoidable circumstances, he or she shall discard the part or transfer it to another institution, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, after deliberation by the IRB. |
| (5) | The head of an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) shall formulate guidelines for the protection of identification information including schemes for anonymizing information about any part of a corpse, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and shall designate a manager responsible for the management and security of identification information. |
| (6) | Matters necessary for the preservation, discarding, disposal, or transfer, etc. of any part of a corpse shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 9-8 (Management of Provision of Parts of Corpses for Research) |
The Minister of Health and Welfare shall perform the following duties so as to appropriately manage matters concerning the provision of parts of corpses:
| 1. | Management of and supervision over institutions that have obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1); |
| 2. | Facilitation of the establishment, management, and utilization of an information system for cooperation among institutions that have obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1); |
| 3. | Establishment of the standard procedures for providing parts of corpses under Article 9-6; |
| 4. | Survey and research on policies and systems for providing parts of corpses and survey on and analysis of related statistics; |
| 5. | Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree concerning the provision of parts of corpses. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 9-9 (Support for Provision of Parts of Corpses) |
The State or a local government may provide administrative and technical support necessary for institutions that have obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) to preserve and provide parts of corpses. [This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
CHAPTER IV MANAGEMENT OF CORPSES
| Article 10 (Management of Corpses) |
| (1) | Any person who dissects corpses or extracts necessary parts from corpses shall manage each corpse separately so that the corpses can be distinguished from one another. |
| (2) | No one who dissects a corpse or extracts any necessary part from a corpse shall transfer the corpse or part of the corpse to any third person in violation of the purpose of this Act. |
| (3) | No one shall acquire nor transfer to any third person a corpse or part of a corpse provided under this Act for pecuniary or economic benefits or return services. |
| (4) | No one shall arrange any acts referred to in paragraph (2) or (3). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
| Article 11 (Measures upon Discovery of Abnormalities) |
| (1) | When a person dissecting a corpse discovers an abnormality in the corpse, which is deemed to suggest a connection to a crime, he or she shall notify the chief of the competent police station thereof without delay. |
| (2) | When a person dissecting a corpse deems that the corpse is likely to cause serious damage to national health, he or she shall notify a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu of such fact without delay, and upon receipt of such notice, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor and the Governor of a Special Self-Governing Province shall report the details thereof to the Minister of Health and Welfare without delay, whereas the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, to the Minister of Health and Welfare as well as to the relevant Special City Mayors, Metropolitan City Mayors or Do Governors. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
| Article 12 Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016> |
| Article 13 Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016> |
| Article 14 Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016> |
| Article 15 Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016> |
| Article 16 (Consent of Bereaved Families to Preservation of Specimens) |
| (1) | When the head of a medical college, head of a general hospital, or head of any other research institute related to medical science or biomedical science intends to preserve all or part of a corpse as a specimen for the education of medical science or research in medical science or biomedical science, he or she shall obtain consent of the bereaved family thereto. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016; Apr. 7, 2020> |
| (2) | Consent referred to in paragraph (1) shall be obtained in writing. <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
[Title Amended on Feb. 3, 2016; Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 17 (Respecting Dignity of the Deceased) |
| (1) | A person who performs a dissection of any corpse or preserves all or part of a corpse as a specimen or a person who conducts research using any part of a corpse or collects or preserves such corpse to provide it for research purposes shall respect the dignity of the deceased when handling the corpse. <Amended on Apr. 7, 2020> |
| (2) | Any corpse or any tissue incidentally generated in the process of dissecting, collecting, preserving, providing, or using the corpse shall be preserved and managed with care until such corpse or tissue is cremated, discarded, or transferred. <Amended on Apr. 7, 2020> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
| Article 17-2 (Respectful Treatment of Consenters to Dissection of Corpses) |
| (1) | The State may treat with appropriate respect and support, consenters to the dissection of corpses and families thereof, and bereaved families who have consented to the dissection of corpses (subparagraph 6 of Article 4 of the Internal Organs, etc. Transplant Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to "families" and the "bereaved families"), considering contribution to medical development of the State. |
| (2) | Matters necessary for respectful treatment and support mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 29, 2015]
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
| Article 18 (Delegation or Entrustment of Authority or Duties) |
| (1) | Part of the authority of the Minister of Health and Welfare under this Act may be delegated to the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 7, 2020; Aug. 11, 2020> |
| (2) | Part of the duties of the Minister of Health and Welfare under this Act may be entrusted to a related institution or organization, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
[Title Amended on Apr. 7, 2020]
| Article 18-2 (Reporting and Inspection) |
| (1) | Where the Minister of Health and Welfare deems it necessary to prevent the damage to corpses without good cause and to ensure the dignity of the deceased is respected, he or she may order the head of an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) or its employees, or a person who conducts research using any part of a corpse to file a report or submit materials necessary for the enforcement of this Act, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| (2) | Where a corpse is likely to be damaged without good cause or the dignity of the deceased is unlikely to be respected, the Minister of Health and Welfare may order the suspension of providing any part of a corpse or conducting research or may take other necessary measures. |
| (3) | Where it is deemed necessary to ascertain compliance with, or a violation of, matters prescribed in this Act, the Minister of Health and Welfare may authorize a related public official to access an institution that has obtained permission under Article 9-4 (1) or an institution, etc. to which a person who conducts research using any part of a corpse belongs; to inspect its facility or equipment, related books or documents, and other objects or to inquire of a related person; and to collect the minimum quantity of a sample necessary for testing. In such cases, the related public official shall carry an identification certificate indicating his or her authority and present it to the related person. |
| (4) | A person who has received an order, inspection, inquiry, etc. under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall comply therewith, unless there is good reason. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 7, 2020]
CHAPTER VI?PENALTY PROVISIONS
| Article 19 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Feb. 3, 2016; Sep. 19, 2017; Apr. 7, 2020>
| 1. | A person who dissects a corpse, in violation of Article 2; |
| 2. | A person who dissects a corpse without the consent of the bereaved family, in violation of the main clause of Article 4 (1); |
| 3. | A person who dissects a corpse without undergoing a postmortem examination, in violation of Article 7 (1); |
| 3-2. | A person who conducts research using any part of a corpse or collects and preserves any part of a corpse and provides it without written consent, in violation of 9-3 (1) or (2); |
| 3-3. | A person who provides any part of a corpse without permission under Article 9-4 (1); |
| 3-4. | A person who provides any part of a corpse without anonymizing related information, in violation of Article 9-6 (2); |
| 3-5. | A person who uses any part of a corpse for the purpose other than the original purpose, or discards or damages such part without good cause, in violation of Article 9-7 (1); |
| 3-6. | A person who fails to discard any part of a corpse for which the preservation period expires or fails to comply with a request for modifying the preservation period or for discarding such part made by a bereaved family member, in violation of Article 9-7 (2); |
| 3-7. | A person who fails to discard any part of a corpse or fails to transfer such part to another institution, in violation of Article 9-7 (4); |
| 4. | A person who transfers a corpse or part of a corpse to any third persons, in violation of Article 10 (2); |
| 5. | A person who acquires or transfers a corpse or part of a corpse, in violation of Article 10 (3); |
| 6. | A person who arranges any acts in Article 10 (2) or (3), in violation of paragraph (4) of the same Article; |
| 7. | Deleted; <Feb. 3, 2016> |
| 8. | A person who preserves a corpse or part of a corpse as a specimen without consent, in violation of Article 16 (1). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
| Article 20 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than six months or by a fine not exceeding five million won: <Amended on Sep. 19, 2017>
| 1. | A person who fails to comply with an order to dissect a corpse referred to in Article 6 without a justifiable ground; |
| 2. | A person who fails to give notice, in violation of Article 11; |
| 3. | Deleted. <Feb. 3, 2016> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
| Article 21 (Administrative Fines) |
Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding five million won: <Amended on Act Sep. 19, 2017; Apr. 7, 2020>
| 1. | A person who dissects a corpse at a place, other than a medical college in violation of Article 9; |
| 1-2. | A person who fails to obtain permission for change, in violation of Article 9-4 (2); |
| 1-3. | A person who fails to formulate guidelines for the protection of identification information including schemes for anonymization or fails to designate a manager responsible for the management and security of identification information; |
| 2. | A person who manages a corpse in violation of Article 10 (1); |
| 4. | A person who fails to comply with an order, inspection, inquiry, etc. without good cause, in violation of Article 18-2 (4). |
| (2) | Special Self-Governing City Mayors, Governors of Special Self-Governing Provinces and heads of Sis/Guns/Gus shall impose and collect fines for negligence referred to in paragraph (1). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 22, 2012]
ADDENDA <Act No. 4915, Jan. 5, 1995>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Act shall enter into force on July 1, 1995. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures concerning Former Transfer of Corpses) Copses that have been transferred under the former Dissection and Preservation of Corpses Act as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed to have been transferred under this Act. In such cases, the period of custody under Article 4 (1) 2 and Article 12 (3) shall be governed by the former provisions. |
| (3) | (Transitional Measures concerning Permission by Minister of Health and Welfare) A person who has obtained permission from the Minister of Health and Welfare under the former provisions of Article 2 (1) 1 at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed to have been authorized by the Minister of Health and Welfare under the provisions of Article 2 (1) 1. |
| (4) | (Transitional Measures concerning Penalty Provisions) The application of penalty provisions concerning acts performed before this Act enters into force shall be governed by the former provisions. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 5453, Dec. 13, 1997>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on January 1, 1998. (Proviso Omitted.)
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 5454, Dec. 13, 1997>
This Act shall enter into force on January 1, 1998. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Act No. 5611, Dec. 30, 1998>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Act shall enter into force on July 1, 1999. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures concerning Penalty Provisions) The application of the penalty provisions to acts performed before this Act enters into force shall be governed by the former provisions. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 5858, Feb. 8, 1999>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 6980, Sep. 29, 2003>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures concerning Penalty Provisions) The application of the penalty provisions to any act performed before this Act enters into force shall be governed by the former provisions. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 8364, Apr. 11, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 8852, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 9033, Mar. 28, 2008>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 9386, Jan. 30, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 9846, Dec. 29, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 9932, Jan. 18, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force two months after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 10866, Jul. 21, 2011>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 11519, Oct. 22, 2012>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 13652, Dec. 29, 2015>
This Act shall enter into force six months after its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 13998, Feb. 3, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Consent of Bereaved Families to Dissection and Preservation of Corpses)
Consent of bereaved families to the dissection or preservation of corpses, which is obtained under the former provisions as at the time this Act enters into force, shall be deemed consent of bereaved families obtained under the amended provisions of Article 4 or 16. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Corpses without Claimants)
Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Articles 13 through 15, the former provisions shall apply to charging the costs of transfer, cremation, and treatment of corpses without claimants provided under the former Article 12 (1) before this Act enters into force. Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Penalty Provisions)
| (1) | Notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraph 7 of Article 19 and subparagraph 3 of Article 20, where a corpse without a claimant provided under the former Article 12 (1) before this Act enter into force is dissected, the former provisions shall apply for the purposes of penalty provisions pertaining to transfer and cremation mentioned in Article 3 of Addenda after this Act enters into force. |
| (2) | The former provisions shall apply for the purposes of penalty provisions to violations committed before this Act enters into force. |
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14885, Sep. 19, 2017>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. Provided, That the amended provisions of Article 21 (1) shall enter into force three months after promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 17203, Apr. 7, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into one year after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Research Using Corpses)
Any part of a corpse already used in research using a corpse before this Act enters into force may continue to be used for research without consent under the amended provisions of Article 9-3: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where such part is provided to any third person. Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Administrative Fines)
The application of administrative fines to any act committed before this Act enters into force shall be governed by the previous provisions.
Article 4 Omitted.
Article 5 (Relationship to Other Statutes)
A citation of the previous Act on Dissection and Preservation of Corpses or any provision thereof by other statutes or regulations in force as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed a citation of this Act or relevant provision hereof, if any, in lieu of such previous provision.
ADDENDA <Act No. 17472, Aug. 11, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into one year after the date of its promulgation: Provided, That ·· <omitted> ···, the amendments to the statutes to be amended pursuant to Article 4 of the Addenda, which were promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement dates of which have yet to arrive, shall enter into force on the enforcement date of the relevant statute. Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.