OIL PIPELINE SAFETY CONTROL ACT
Act No. 5832, Feb. 8, 1999
Amended by Act No. 6656, Feb. 4, 2002
Act No. 6841, Dec. 30, 2002
Act No. 7240, Oct. 22, 2004
Act No. 7476, Mar. 31, 2005
Act No. 7678, Mar. 31, 2005
Act No. 8352, Apr. 11, 2007
Act No. 8852, Feb. 29, 2008
Act No. 9019, Mar. 28, 2008
Act No. 9313, Dec. 31, 2008
Act No. 9763, jun. 9, 2009
Act No. 10272, Apr. 15, 2010
Act No. 10331, May 31, 2010
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013
Act No. 12248, Jan. 14, 2014
Act No. 13362, jun. 22, 2015
Act No. 14485, Dec. 27, 2016
Act No. 15088, Nov. 28, 2017
Act No. 16130, Dec. 31, 2018
Act No. 16902, Jan. 29, 2020
The purpose of this Act is to prevent danger or injury from oil pipelines and to secure public safety by prescribing matters for the safety management of oil pipelines.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:
| 2. | The term "oil pipelines" means pipelines and structures to transport petroleum, excluding facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree; |
| 3. | The term "pipeline installer" means persons installing and operating oil pipelines after obtaining authorization for construction plans pursuant to Article 3; |
| 4. | The term "pipeline manager" means persons operating oil pipelines after being entrusted with the management thereof by pipeline installers. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 3 (Authorization for Construction Plans) |
| (1) | Those who intend to commence construction works prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy which involve the installation of oil pipelines shall obtain authorization from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy for such construction plans: Provided, That where they have performed minor construction works, post-disaster restoration work, or other urgent construction works, which are prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, they shall report such works to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | When the construction plans under the main clause of paragraph (1) comply with the technical standards prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (hereafter referred to as "technical standards"), the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy shall authorize such construction plans. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (3) | When pipeline installers intend to modify construction plans authorized pursuant to the main clause of paragraph (1), they shall obtain authorization from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy: Provided, That where they intend to modify minor matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, they shall report such matters to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (4) | Paragraph (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the authorization for modification under the main clause of paragraph (3). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 4 (Legal Fiction of Permission) |
| (1) | When the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy authorizes construction plans or the modification thereof under the main clause of paragraph (1) or (3) of Article 3, permission, etc. for matters, which have been consulted, with the heads of related administrative agencies pursuant to paragraph (2), regarding permission, authorization, license, or designation (hereafter referred to as "permission, etc.") as follows, shall be deemed to have been obtained: <Amended on Dec. 31, 2008; Jun. 9, 2009; Apr. 15, 2010; May 31, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 14, 2014; Jan. 29, 2020> |
| 6. | Deleted; <Apr. 15, 2010> |
| (2) | When the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy authorizes construction plans or the modification thereof under the main clause of paragraph (1) or (3) of Article 3, he or she shall consult with the heads of related administrative agencies if such construction plans involve matters falling under any subparagraph of paragraph (1). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (3) | When pipeline installers obtain authorization for construction plans or authorization for the modification thereof under the main clause of paragraph (1) or (3) of Article 3, they shall pay fees, charges for occupation and use, usage fees, etc. concerning permission, etc. under Acts referred to in subparagraphs of paragraph (1). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 5 (Completion Inspections) |
| (1) | When pipeline installers complete the construction of relevant oil pipelines, they shall undergo a completion inspection conducted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | The standards for completion inspections referred to in paragraph (1) shall be as follows: |
| 1. | Whether the relevant construction complies with the construction plans authorized under the main clause of Article 3 (1) (including authorized modification of construction plans where the authorization for modification under the main clause of Article 3 (3) has been obtained); |
| 2. | Whether construction has been completed in accordance with the technical standards. |
| (3) | When part of the oil pipelines has been completed in accordance with authorized construction plans, pipeline installers may use them after having them undergo an inspection conducted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (4) | Paragraph (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the standards for inspections under paragraph (3). |
| (5) | No pipeline installer shall use any oil pipeline unless it has received a passing completion inspection under paragraph (1) or use inspection under paragraph (3). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 6 (Safety Management Regulations) |
| (1) | In order to ensure the safety of oil pipelines, pipeline installers or pipeline managers (hereinafter referred to as "pipeline installer, etc.") shall establish safety management regulations involving matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, such as emergency response measures against an oil leak, safety management systems, etc., and shall obtain authorization from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy before operating oil pipelines. The same shall apply to the modification thereof. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | A pipeline installer, etc. and their employees shall abide by safety management regulations referred to in paragraph (1). |
| (3) | The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy shall confirm whether a pipeline installer, etc. and employees thereof abide by safety management regulations referred to in paragraph (1). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 7 (Safety Managers) |
| (1) | A pipeline installer, etc. shall appoint safety managers for the safe management of oil pipelines. |
| (2) | When a safety manager has been dismissed or has retired from office, a pipeline installer, etc., who has appointed such safety manager pursuant to paragraph (1), shall appoint a new safety manager within the period prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy from the date the safety manager has been dismissed or has retired from office. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (3) | A pipeline installer, etc., who have appointed safety managers, shall report the appointment to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy within the period prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy from the date of appointment of such safety managers. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (4) | In any of the following cases, a pipeline installer, etc. shall designate a proxy and have him or her vicariously perform the duties of a safety manager temporarily: |
| 1. | Where a safety manager is temporarily unable to perform his or her duties due to travel, disease, or other reasons; |
| 2. | Where a successor is not appointed after a safety manager has been dismissed or has retired from office. |
| (5) | The qualifications for, and scope of duties of, safety managers, the period of vicarious performance of their duties by proxy safety managers, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 8 (Safety Inspections) |
| (1) | A pipeline installer, etc. shall have oil pipelines undergo safety inspection by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | The targets, standards, methods, and period of safety inspection referred to in paragraph (1) and other matters necessary for inspection shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 9 (Access to Another Person's Land) |
| (1) | A pipeline installer, etc. may enter or use another person's land, or change or remove his or her plants or other obstacles therein if necessary for the field study concerning oil pipeline construction, land surveying, and execution of construction works. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 10 (Preservation of Oil Pipelines) |
| (1) | When a pipeline installer acknowledges that another person's plants and other obstacles hinder or are likely to hinder the preservation of oil pipelines, the pipeline installer may change or remove such plants or other obstacles. |
| (2) | Article 9 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the change and removal of plants and other obstacles referred to in paragraph (1). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 11 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority) |
| (1) | Part of the authority of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy under this Act may be delegated to the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, other Metropolitan City Mayors, Do Governors, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| (2) | The following duties under the authority of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy prescribed in this Act may be entrusted to Korea Gas Safety Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation") established under Article 28 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> |
| 1. | Completion inspections provided in Article 5 (1); |
| 2. | Use inspections provided in Article 5 (3); |
| 3. | Confirmation as to whether safety management regulations are abided by as provided in Article 6 (3); |
| 4. | Receipt of reports of appointment of safety managers provided in Article 7 (3); |
| 5. | Safety inspections provided in Article 8 (1). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 12 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Purposes of Penalty Provisions) |
The executive officers and employees of the Corporation engaged in the duties entrusted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy pursuant to Article 11 (2) shall be deemed public officials for purposes of applying penalty provisions under Articles 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> [This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 13 (Penalty Provisions) |
| (1) | Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not less than three years and not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 150 million won, or such imprisonment with labor and fine may be imposed concurrently: |
| 1. | A person who obstructs the swift transportation of oil by damaging or eliminating oil pipelines or by impairing functions of oil pipelines; |
| 2. | A person who installs facilities on oil pipelines to steal oil. |
| (2) | Any person who commits a crime referred to in paragraph (1) 1 due to professional negligence or gross negligence shall be punished by imprisonment without labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won. |
| (3) | Any person who obstructs the swift transportation of oil by manipulating oil pipelines without the consent of a pipeline installer, etc. shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not less than three years and not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 150 million won, or such imprisonment with labor and fine may be imposed concurrently. |
| (4) | Any person who causes the death of or inflicts injury upon another person, in violation of paragraph (1) or (3), shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for a limited term of not less than five years. |
| (5) | Any person who causes the death of or inflicts injury upon another person by committing a crime referred to in paragraph (2) shall be punished by imprisonment without labor for not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 100 million won. |
| (6) | A person who attempts to commit a crime referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be punished. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 13-2 (Penalty Provisions) |
| (1) | Any person who steals oil from oil pipelines using facilities referred to in Article 13 (1) 2 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not less than two years and not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 100 million won. |
| (2) | An attempted offender referred to in paragraph (1) shall be punished. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jun. 22, 2015]
| Article 13-3 (Penalty Provisions) |
A person who, while knowing that the oil is stolen from oil pipelines, acquires, transfers, transports, or stores the oil, or who aid such act shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one year but not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won.
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2018]
| Article 14 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any person who falls under any of the following shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine not exceeding 30 million won:
| 1. | A person who installs oil pipelines without obtaining authorization or authorization for modification under the main clauses of Article 3 (1) or (3); |
| 2. | A person who uses oil pipelines, in violation of Article 5 (5); |
| 3. | A person who operates oil pipelines without obtaining authorization under safety management regulations under Article 6 (1); |
| 4. | A person who breaches his or her duties to abide by safety management regulations under Article 6 (2); |
| 5. | A person who fails to appoint a safety manager, in violation of Article 7 (1) or (2). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 15 (Penalty Provisions) |
Any person who refuses, obstructs, or evades a safety inspection prescribed in Article 8 (1) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won. [This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 16 (Joint Penalty Provisions) |
| (1) | If the representative, an agent, or an employee of, or any other person employed by, a corporation commits an offense referred to in Articles 13 through 15 in connection with the business affairs of the corporation, not only shall the offender be punished, but also the corporation shall be punished by a fine under the relevant provisions: Provided, That the same shall not apply where such corporation has not been negligent in giving due attention and supervision concerning the relevant business affairs to prevent such offense. |
| (2) | If an agent or employee of, or any other person employed by, an individual commits an offense referred to in Articles 13 through 15 in connection with the business affairs of the individual, not only the offender shall be punished, but also the individual shall be punished by a fine under the relevant provisions: Provided, That the same shall not apply where such individual has not been negligent in giving due attention and supervision concerning the relevant business affairs to prevent such offense. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
| Article 17 (Administrative Fines) |
| (1) | Any person who fails to designate a proxy to vicariously perform his or her duties, in violation of Article 7 (4), shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 30 million won. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 27, 2016> |
| (2) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding three million won: <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016> |
| 1. | A person who fails to make a report under the proviso ofproviso of Article 3 (1) or who makes a false report; |
| 2. | A person who fails to make a report under Article 3 (3) or who makes a false report; |
| 3. | A person who refuses, obstructs, or evades confirmation under Article 6 (3); |
| 4. | A person who fails to make a report under the proviso ofproviso of Article 7 (3) or who makes a false report. |
| (3) | Administrative fines under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be imposed and collected by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 27, 2016> |
| (4) | Deleted. <Nov. 28, 2017> |
| (5) | Deleted. <Nov. 28, 2017> |
| (6) | Deleted. <Nov. 28, 2017> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]
ADDENDA <Act No. 5832, Feb. 8, 1999>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Special Cases concerning Oil Pipelines to Which the Previous Oil Pipeline Business Act Was Not Applicable) | (1) | No technical standards under Article 3 (2) shall apply to any oil pipeline installed (including parts laid underground among oil pipelines being installed) before this Act enters into force, to which the previous Oil Pipeline Business Act did not apply. |
| (2) | A pipeline installer, etc. of oil pipelines under paragraph (1) shall submit facility management plans concerning the current status of the installation of oil pipelines, and the maintenance and repair thereof to the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy within three months from the date this Act enters into force. |
| (3) | The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy may order the modification of facility management plans under paragraph (2) where he or she deems it necessary for the safety management of oil pipelines. |
| (4) | Where a pipeline installer, etc. have submitted facility management plans pursuant to paragraph (2), authorization under the main sentence of Article 3 (1) and completion inspection under Article 5 (1) shall be deemed to have been obtained. |
| (5) | The pipeline installer, etc. under paragraph (1) shall determine safety management regulations under Article 6 (1) and obtain authorization from the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy within three months from the date this Act enters into force. |
| (6) | Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding three million won: |
| 1. | A pipeline installer, etc. who fail to submit facility management plans under paragraph (2); |
| 2. | A person who fails to implement any order to modify a facility management plan under paragraph (3). |
| (7) | Article 17 (2) through (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the imposition and collection of administrative fines under paragraph (6). |
Article 3 (Transitional Measures concerning Authorization for Construction Plans)
Those who have obtained authorization for construction plans, reported construction plans, obtained authorization for modification, or reported modification pursuant to Article 13 (1) or (5) of the previous Oil Pipeline Business Act shall be deemed to have obtained authorization for construction plans or have reported construction plans pursuant to Article 3. Article 4 (Transitional Measures concerning Completion Inspections)
Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Safety Management Regulations)
The safety management regulations authorized pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the previous Oil Pipeline Business Act as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed safety management regulations authorized pursuant to Article 6 (1). Article 6 (Transitional Measures concerning Safety Managers)
Article 7 (Transitional Measures concerning Safety Inspections)
A person who has undergone safety inspections pursuant to Article 25 of the previous Oil Pipeline Business Act as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed to have undergone safety inspections pursuant to Article 8. Article 8 (Transitional Measures concerning Penalty Provisions)
The previous Oil Pipeline Business Act shall apply to the application of penalty provisions for acts done before this Act enters into force. Article 9 Omitted.
Article 10 (Relationship to Other Statutes or Regulations)
A citation of the previous Oil Pipeline Business Act and the provisions thereof in other statues or regulations as at the time this Act enters into force shall, if the corresponding provisions exists in this Act, be deemed a citation of this Act or corresponding provisions thereof, in lieu of the previous provisions.
ADDENDA <Act No. 6656, Feb. 4, 2002>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on January 1, 2003.
Articles 2 through 12 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 6841, Dec. 30, 2002>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force nine months after the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 12 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 7240, Oct. 22, 2004>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 7476, Mar. 31, 2005>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 10 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 7678, Aug. 4, 2005>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 12 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 8352, Apr. 11, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 16 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 statutes to be amended pursuant to Article 6 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 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 9019, Mar. 28, 2008>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. |
| (2) | (Transitional Measures concerning Safety Management Regulations) The safety management regulations authorized pursuant to the previous provisions as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed safety management regulations under the amended provisions of Article 6. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 9313, Dec. 31, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 9763, Jun. 9, 2009>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force nine months after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 8 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 10272, Apr. 15, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 14 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 10331, May 31, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 13 Omitted.
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. 12248, Jan. 14, 2014>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 25 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 13362, Jun. 22, 2015>
This Act shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14485, Dec. 27, 2016>
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 15088, Nov. 28, 2017>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 16130, Dec. 31, 2018>
This Act shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 16902, Jan. 29, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 20 Omitted.