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SPECIAL ACT ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND FOSTERING OF URBAN CONVERGENCE SPECIAL ZONE

Act No. 21065, Oct. 1, 2025

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Act is to contribute to improving the quality of people's lives, promoting balanced national growth, and strengthening national competitiveness by prescribing matters regarding efficient creation, support, and fostering of urban convergence special zones to enhance the competitiveness of local cities and to promote their sustainable development.
 Article 2 (Definitions)
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:
1. The term "urban convergence special zone" means an innovative space created by integrating industrial, residential, cultural facilities, etc., in the urban area of a local city and designated and publicly notified in accordance with Article 9;
2. The term "development project for urban convergence special zone" (hereinafter referred to as "special zone development project") means the following projects implemented in accordance with the implementation plan under Article 15 for the development of the urban convergence special zone:
a. A project to create sites for industrial, residential, and cultural facilities, etc. to foster and develop the urban convergence special zone and a project to construct such facilities;
b. A project to create sites for business, education, and research facilities, etc. to create the urban convergence special zone as innovative space and a project to construct such facilities;
c. A project to construct roads to support the creation of business and residential environments in urban convergence special zones, a project to create facilities for the supply of and demand for electricity, communications, gas, water, etc., a project to construct sewerage, waste disposal facilities, etc., and a project to create parks;
d. Other projects incidental to those referred to in items a through c;
3. The term "linked projects of urban convergence special zone" (hereinafter referred to as "special zone linked project") means the following projects included in the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone under Article 8 (3), which is recognized as requiring planning and development linked to the special zone development projects:
a. A public housing project under the Special Act on Public Housing;
b. An improvement project under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments;
c. An urban development project under the Urban Development Act;
d. An urban regeneration project under the Special Act on Promotion of and Support for Urban Regeneration;
e. An urban renewal acceleration project under the Special Act on the Promotion of Urban Renewal;
f. An industrial complex development project under the Industrial Sites and Development Act;
g. A project for developing station's sphere of influence under the Act on Developing and Using Station's Sphere of Influence;
h. An innovation city development project under the Special Act on the Construction and Development of Innovation Cities;
i. Other projects prescribed by Presidential Decree.
 Article 3 (Responsibilities of the State and local governments)
The State and local governments shall secure the budget necessary to create and foster convergence special zones and shall formulate and implement the relevant policies.
 Article 4 (Scope of application)
This Act shall apply to areas other than the Seoul Metropolitan Area (hereinafter referred to as "Seoul Metropolitan Area") under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Area Readjustment Planning Act.
 Article 5 (Relationship to other statutes)
(1) This Act shall take precedence over other statutes in regard to the creation and fostering of urban convergence special zones; provided, where other statutes have any provision more relaxed than the special cases under this Act, the corresponding provision of such Act shall apply.
(2) A comprehensive development plan for urban convergence special zones under Article 7 shall take precedence over development plans under other statutes; provided, this shall not apply to the comprehensive national land plan under Article 6 (2) 1 of the Framework Act on the National Land and the basic plan for management of protection zones, etc. under Article 16 under the Protection of Military Bases and Installations Act.
CHAPTER II FORMULATION OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR URBAN CONVERGENCE SPECIAL ZONES
 Article 6 (Basic principles for creation and promotion of urban convergence special zones)
The creation and promotion of urban convergence special zones shall be promoted in accordance with the following basic principles:
1. Establishment of an ecosystem for innovative industries suitable for the regions and urban centers;
2. Creation of a residential environment equipped with a combination of culture, education, welfare, health care, etc.;
3. Creation of a business environment that facilitates the startup and re-startup of enterprises;
4. Creation of an eco-friendly space where humans and nature coexist.
 Article 7 (Formulation of comprehensive development plans for urban convergence special zones)
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall formulate a comprehensive development plan for urban convergence special zones (hereinafter referred to as the "comprehensive development plan") every 10 years for the systematic development of urban convergence special zones, taking into account the basic principles under Article 6.
(2) The comprehensive development plan shall include the following:
1. Matters regarding the basic objectives and mid- to long-term development strategies of urban convergence special zones;
2. Matters regarding the creation and fostering of urban convergence special zones;
3. Matters regarding the current status of operation and dissemination of results of urban convergence special zones;
4. Other matters that the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport deems necessary for the creation and fostering of urban convergence special zones.
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall examine the appropriateness of the comprehensive development plan every 5 years from the date of formulation of the plan, taking into account the performance evaluation results under Article 29 (1) and changes in social and economic conditions, and may modify the comprehensive development plan if necessary.
(4) When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to formulate or modify the comprehensive development plan, he or she may request the head of the relevant central administrative agency, a Metropolitan City Mayor in an area other than the Seoul metropolitan area, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, and the head of a Si with a population exceeding the number prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor, etc.") to submit matters necessary to be reflected in the comprehensive development plan.
(5) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to formulate or modify the comprehensive development plan, he or she shall finalize the plan after consulting with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and undergoing deliberation by the City Development Committee under Article 39 of the Special Act on the Development of Enterprise Cities (hereinafter referred to as the "City Development Committee "), and shall report the finalized plan to the Presidential Committee for Decentralization and Balanced Development under Article 62 of the Special Act on Local Autonomy and Decentralization, and Balanced Regional Development.
(6) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall notify the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and the Mayor/Do Governor, etc. of the comprehensive development plan finalized in accordance with paragraph (5).
CHAPTER III DESIGNATION AND CREATION OF URBAN CONVERGENCE SPECIAL ZONES
SECTION 1 Designation of Urban Convergence Special Zones
 Article 8 (Application for designation of urban convergence special zones)
(1) The Mayor/Do Governor, etc. may prepare a basic plan for the creation and fostering of an urban convergence special zone (hereinafter referred to as the "basic plan for urban convergence special zones") consistent with the contents of the comprehensive development plan and may apply to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the designation of the urban convergence special zone (including changes to the designation; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply).
(2) Any person falling under any subparagraph of Article 14 (1) may propose a basic plan for urban convergence special zones to the Mayor/Do Governor, etc.
(3) A basic plan for the urban convergence special zone shall include the following matters; provided, if the project implementer under subparagraph 5 has not been confirmed or it is difficult to prepare the detailed list under subparagraph 18 by the time of application for the designation of the urban convergence special zone in accordance with paragraph (1), the following matters may be included in the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone after its designation with the approval of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport:
1. The name, location, and area of the urban convergence special zone;
2. Necessity of designating the urban convergence special zone;
3. The location and area of the special zone development project area and the special zone linked project area;
4. The details of the special zone development project and the special zone linked project;
5. The project implementers of the special zone development project and the special zone linked project;
6. The methods and timing for the implementation of the special zone development project and the special zone linked project;
7. Promotion systems such as composition of a consultative body for urban convergence special zone under Article 18;
8. A financing plan;
9. A plan for fostering industries and attracting enterprises suitable for urban areas;
10. A plan for supporting the startup and growth of occupant enterprises;
11. Measures for the designation linking zones, special zones, districts, complexes, and cities under each subparagraph of Article 24 (1);
12. Measures for cooperation linking existing enterprise support facilities established and operated, nearby educational institutions, research institutes, administrative agencies, etc.;
13. A plan for the establishment of an urban convergence special zone promotion foundation under Article 26, an integrated support center for enterprises under Article 27, and a complex community center under Article 28 and measures for operation thereof;
14. A land utilization plan and a major infrastructure plan;
15. A plan to establish facilities for health and medical care, education, welfare, culture, sports, and housing;
16. A traffic control plan;
17. A plan for environmental conservation;
18. A detailed list of land, buildings, or objects or rights, if any, to be expropriated or used;
19. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree as necessary for application for the designation of the urban convergence special zone.
(4) When the Mayor/Do Governor, etc. intends to file an application for the designation of an urban convergence special zone, he or she shall hear opinions of residents and relevant experts through public perusal or public hearing, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
 Article 9 (Designation of urban convergence special zones and modified designation thereof)
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may, upon receipt of application for designation under Article 8, approve a basic plan for the urban convergence special zone and designate the urban convergence special zone after consultation with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and deliberation and resolution by the City Development Committee.
(2) The designation under paragraph (1) shall be determined in consideration of the followings:
1. That it shall be a metropolitan hub city with excellent living and traffic infrastructure;
2. That it shall be an urban area with excellent location conditions, such as business and residential environments;
3. That it shall be an area where clustering and linkage of universities, research institutes, companies, administrative agencies, etc. are possible;
4. That it shall be an area with favorable conditions for fostering promising industries within urban areas and for facilitating the startup and re-startup of enterprises.
(3) The head of a relevant administrative agency who is requested to hold consultation in accordance with paragraph (1) shall offer his or her opinion to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport within 30 days from the date of receipt of such request, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
(4) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport designates an urban convergence special zone in accordance with paragraph (1), he or she shall publicly notify the details thereof in the Official Gazette, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and shall notify the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies and the competent Mayor/Do Governor, etc. without delay. In such cases, the public notice of topographical drawings shall be governed by Article 8 of the Framework Act on the Regulation of Land Use.
(5) If necessary for the designation of an urban convergence special zone under paragraph (1), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may request data from the heads of relevant administrative agencies or heads of relevant public institutions. In such cases, the persons so requested shall comply therewith, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
(6) Where it is intended to modify the designation of an urban convergence special zone, paragraphs (1) through (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis, with "designation" construed as "modified designation"; provided, where minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree are modified, the procedures under paragraph (1) may be omitted.
(7) Matters necessary for the designation of urban convergence special zones and modified designation thereof shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
 Article 10 (Deliberation on important policies on urban convergence special zones)
(1) The following matters shall be subject to deliberation by the City Development Committee:
1. Formulation of a comprehensive development plan under Article 7 and modification thereof;
2. Designation of urban convergence special zones under Article 9 and modified designation thereof;
3. Cancellation of designation of urban convergence special zones under Article 13;
4. Approval of implementation plans under Article 15 and modified approval thereof;
5. Simultaneous approval of the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone and implementation plan therefor under Article 16;
6. Evaluation of results of urban convergence special zones under Article 29;
7. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree as necessary for the designation and operation of urban convergence special zones.
(2) The City Development Committee may review and deliberate in an integrated manner (hereinafter referred to as "integrated deliberation") the following matters related to the approval of implementation plans under Article 15 and the simultaneous approval of the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone and implementation plan therefor under Article 16, including urban planning, construction, environment, traffic, and disasters:
1. Deliberation by the building committee under Article 4 of the Building Act;
2. Deliberation on landscape under Articles 27 and 28 of the Landscape Act;
3. Assessment on the educational environment under Article 6 of the Educational Environment Protection Act;
4. Matters regarding urban or Gun management plans under subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act;
5. Measures to improve intercity transport under the Special Act on the Management of Intercity Transport in Metropolitan Areas;
6. Traffic impact assessment under Article 17 of the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act;
7. A plan to use a mountainous district under Article 8 of the Mountainous Districts Management Act;
8. Disaster impact assessments under Article 4 of the Countermeasures against Natural Disasters Act;
9. Other matters the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport deems necessary for integrated deliberation and refers to the meeting of the City Development Committee.
(3) A person who intends to undergo an integrated deliberation shall submit documents related to the subparagraphs of paragraph (2) and may submit a written final opinion to the City Development Committee, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) Where integrated deliberation is conducted, it shall be deemed that review and deliberation by the following committees have been conducted:
1. The relevant building committee under Article 4 of the Building Act;
2. The Landscape Committee under Article 29 of the Landscape Act;
3. The educational environment protection committee under Article 5 of the Educational Environment Protection Act;
4. The Central Urban Planning Committee under Article 106 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act and the Local Urban Planning Committee under Article 113 of that Act;
5. The Metropolitan Area Intercity Transport Commission under Article 8 of the Special Act on the Management of Intercity Transport in Metropolitan Areas;
6. The traffic impact assessment deliberation committee under Article 19 of the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act;
7. The regional mountainous district management committee under Article 22 (2) of the Mountainous Districts Management Act;
8. The disaster impact assessment deliberative committee under Article 4 (8) of the Countermeasures against Natural Disasters Act.
 Article 11 (Effect of designation of urban convergence special zones)
(1) When a designation of an urban convergence special zone or modified designation thereof is made under Article 9, the following designation, decision, formulation, confirmation, approval, or modification shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with the contents of the relevant basic plan for the urban convergence special zone:
1. Formulation, modification, or approval of a landscape plan under Articles 7 and 13 of the Landscape Act;
2. Designation and modified designation of public housing zones under Article 6 of the Special Act on Public Housing;
3. Designation of intermodal transfer centers and formulation of intermodal transfer center development plans under Article 45 of the National Transport System Efficiency Act and designation of implementers of intermodal transfer center development projects under Article 49 of that Act;
4. Designation of an urban development zone under Article 3 of the Urban Development Act and formulation and modification of an urban development project plan under Article 4 of that Act;
5. Formulation and approval of urban regeneration revitalization plans under Articles 19 and 20 of the Special Act on Promotion of and Support for Urban Regeneration, designation and modification of urban regeneration leading areas under Article 33 of that Act, and designation and modification of innovation districts under Article 41 of that Act;
6. Formulation of plans for forming cultural industrial complex under Article 25 of the Framework Act on the Promotion of Cultural Industries;
7. Designation and modification of urban advanced logistics complex under Article 22-2 of the Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities;
8. Designation of urban high-tech industrial complexes under Article 7-2 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act;
9. Designation and creation of software promotion complexes under Article 12 of the Software Promotion Act;
10. Modification of waterworks installation and management plans under Article 5 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act;
11. Designation of development areas for a station's sphere of influence under Article 4 (1) of the Act on Developing and Using Station Areas and formulation and modification of plans for the project for developing a station's sphere of influence under Article 7 of that Act;
12. Formulation of plans for creating energy industry convergence complexes and designation thereof under Article 8 of the Special Act on the Designation and Promotion of Energy Industry Convergence Complexes;
13. Designation and modification of leading investment districts under Article 45 of the Regional Development Assistance Act;
14. Designation of a housing site development zone under Article 3 of the Housing Site Development Promotion Act; and formulation of a housing site development plan under Article 8 of that Act;
15. Modification of the framework plan for sewerage maintenance under Article 6 of the Sewerage Act.
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to designate or modify the designation of an urban convergence special zone in accordance with Article 9, and if any of the matters under each subparagraph of paragraph (1) apply, he or she shall consult in advance with the heads of relevant administrative agencies.
(3) The head of a relevant administrative agency in receipt of a request for consultation in accordance with paragraph (2) shall submit his or her opinion within 30 days from the date of receipt of such request; and if no opinion is submitted within such period, he or she shall be deemed to have no opinion.
 Article 12 (Restrictions on conduct)
(1) Any person who intends to engage in any act prescribed by Presidential Decree within the special zone development project area, such as construction of a building, installation of a structure, change of the form or quality of land, collection of rocks and soil, division and merger of land, and storage of goods, shall obtain permission of the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply). The same shall also apply to any modification to the permitted matters.
(2) Any of the following acts may be conducted without obtaining permission, notwithstanding paragraph (1):
1. An act done for emergency measures necessary for restoration from disaster or disaster control;
2. Where a safety-related accident is likely to occur, such as collapse of an existing building, an act for safety measures for the relevant building;
3. Other acts prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) Any person who has already commenced any construction work or project that constitutes any act subject to permission in accordance with paragraph (1) with permission for such an act in accordance with any relevant statutes or regulations (including where permission is not required or may be substituted by a report in accordance with relevant statutes or regulations) at the time of designation and public notice of an urban convergence special zone shall report it to the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may order any person who violates paragraph (1) to reinstate the relevant area. In such cases, if the person so ordered fails to perform such obligation, the head of the Si/Gun/Gu may perform vicarious execution in accordance with the Administrative Vicarious Execution Act.
(5) Except as provided in this Act, Articles 57 through 60, and 62 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to permission under paragraph (1).
(6) Where permission is obtained in accordance with paragraph (1), permission shall be deemed obtained in accordance with Article 56 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act.
 Article 13 (Revocation of designation as urban convergence special zones)
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may cancel the designation of an urban convergence special zone designated or designated after modification in accordance with Article 9 in any of the following cases, after hearing the opinions of the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, etc. and undergoing deliberation by the City Development Committee:
1. Where the implementer of a special zone development project under Article 14 (1) fails to apply for approval of an implementation plan under Article 15 within 3 years from the date of designation or designation after modification as an urban convergence special zone in accordance with Article 9;
2. Where it is impracticable to develop a special zone within a considerable period due to restrictions on development acts under other statutes and regulations or due to the reluctance of the implementer of the special zone development project to participate in the project;
3. Where there are other reasons prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as being unable to achieve the objectives of the urban convergence special zone.
(2) When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport revokes the designation of an urban convergence special zone in accordance with paragraph (1), he or she shall notify the heads of relevant administrative agencies, the competent Mayor/Do Governor, and the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and shall publicly notify the cancellation in the Official Gazette. In such cases, the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu who have been notified shall make copies of the relevant documents available for public perusal.
SECTION 2 Designation of Implementers of Development Project for Urban Convergence Special Zone and Project Implementation
 Article 14 (Designation of implementer of special zone development project)
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall designate the implementer of a special zone development project (hereinafter referred to as "project implementer") from among the following:
1. The State and local governments;
2. An institution prescribed by Presidential Decree among public institutions under Article 5 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions;
3. A local public enterprise under Article 3 (1) of the Local Public Enterprises Act;
4. A corporation in which a person referred to in subparagraphs 1 through 3 has made an investment (including joint investments) in excess of 50/100 of the total equity.
(2) The project implementer referred to in subparagraphs 1 through 3 of paragraph (1) may, when deemed necessary for the efficient implementation of the special zone development project, authorize a person who will take occupancy in the relevant site to implement part of the special zone development project on its behalf, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) A project implementer may entrust the business affairs regarding the construction of infrastructure under subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act. In such cases, Articles 12 (1) through (3) of the Urban Development Act shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(4) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may replace the project implementer in any of the following cases:
1. Where the project implementer fails to commence the project within 2 years after obtaining approval of the implementation plan for the special zone development project in accordance with Article 15 or 16;
2. Where it is deemed difficult for the project implementer to accomplish the objectives of the special zone development project due to bankruptcy, insolvency, or due to any other similar reason;
3. Other cases prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
(5) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport designates or changes a project implementer, he or she shall publicly notify such fact in the Official Gazette, and notify the relevant Mayor or Do Governor, etc. thereof.
 Article 15 (Preparation and authorization of implementation plans)
(1) The project implementer shall prepare an implementation plan for the special zone development project (hereinafter referred to as the "implementation plan") in consultation with the Mayor/Do Governor, etc., as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and obtain approval from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The same shall apply to any modification of the approved implementation plan (excluding any modification of minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree; hereafter in paragraph (2) the same shall apply).
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to approve or modify the approval of an implementation plan under paragraph (1), he or she shall undergo deliberation by the City Development Committee.
(3) The implementation plan under paragraph (1) shall include drawings and specifications necessary to implement the project, financing plans, implementation periods, district-unit plans, etc. prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approves or approves a modification to an implementation plan, he or she shall publicly notify the details thereof in the Official Gazette without delay and send the relevant documents to the relevant Mayor/Do Governor and the heads of the Si/Gun/Gu.
(5) The Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu in receipt of relevant documents in accordance with paragraph (4), shall make them available for public perusal for at least 14 days.
(6) The procedures for approval of the implementation plan, documents to be attached when applying for approval of the implementation plan, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
 Article 16 (Simultaneous formulation of basic plan for urban convergence special zone and implementation plan)
(1) The Mayor/Do Governor, etc., may, if necessary for the prompt creation of an urban convergence special zone, prepare the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone and the implementation plan therefor simultaneously after consultation with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
(2) Where the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone and implementation plan therefor are prepared simultaneously in accordance with paragraph (1), any person falling under any subparagraph of Article 14 (1) may propose them to the Mayor/Do Governor, etc.
(3) Where the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone and the implementation plan therefor are prepared simultaneously in accordance with paragraph (1), Article 9 (1), (3), and (4) and Article 15 (4) through (6) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures, etc. for approval.
 Article 17 (Deeming relevant authorization and permission to have been granted)
(1) Where a project implementer has obtained approval of, or approval of any modification to, an implementation plan in accordance with Article 15 (including cases where the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone and the implementation plan therefor are simultaneously prepared and approved in accordance with Article 16), the following permission, authorization, designation, approval, consultations, reporting, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "authorization, permission, etc.") shall be deemed to have been granted, made, given, or completed with regard to matters on which the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has consulted with the heads of relevant administrative agencies in advance; and when approval of the implementation plan is publicly notified in accordance with Article 15 (4) (including cases applied mutatis mutandis under Article 16 (3)), the authorization, permission, etc. under the relevant statutes in the following subparagraphs shall be deemed to have been publicly notified or publicly announced: <Amended on Feb. 6, 2024>
1. Building permission under Article 11 of the Building Act, notification of building construction under Article 14 of that Act, modification to matters permitted or reported under Article 16 of that Act, and consultation under Article 29 of that Act;
2. Permission to extract aggregate under Article 22 of the Aggregate Extraction Act;
3. Approval of a public housing zone development plan under Article 17 of the Special Act on Public Housing, and approval of a housing construction project plan under Article 35 of that Act;
4. Permission to use or make profits from public property and commodities under Article 20 of the Public Property and Commodity Management Act;
5. Approval of action plans for developing intermodal transfer centers under Article 50 of the National Transport System Efficiency Act;
6. Permission to use State property under Article 30 of the State Property Act;
7. Determination of an urban or Gun management plan under Article 30 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act; designation of an urban innovation zone under Article 40-3 of that Act (in such cases, Article 40-3 (2), (3), and (5) and Article 40-6 (1) and (2) of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act shall apply mutatis mutandis); formulation and modification of an urban innovation plan; permission for development activities under Article 56 of that Act; designation of the implementer of an urban or Gun planning facility project under Article 86 of that Act; and authorization of an implementation plan under Article 88 of that Act;
8. Permission to convert farmland or consultation thereon under Article 34 of the Farmland Act;
9. Permission to implement road works for a person other than road management authorities under Article 36 of the Road Act, permission to occupy and use roads under Article 61 of that Act, and consultation with, or approval from, the relevant road management authority under Article 107 of that Act;
10. Authorization of a project implementation plan under Article 50 of the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments;
11. Designation of a project implementer for an urban development project under Article 11 of the Urban Development Act and authorization of an implementation plan under Article 17 of that Act;
12. Review of a statement of traffic impact assessment under Article 16 of the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act;
13. Authorization of an action plan for urban regeneration innovation district under Article 46 of the Special Act on Promotion of and Support for Urban Regeneration;
14. Approval of an implementation plan for development of logistics complex under Article 28 of the Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities;
15. Authorization for a project implementation plan under Article 29 of the Act on Special Cases concerning Unoccupied House or Small-Scale Housing Improvement;
16. Permission to open a private road under Article 4 of the Private Road Act;
17. Permission for lumbering, etc., under Article 14 of the Erosion Control Work Act and cancellation of designation of land for erosion control under Article 20 of that Act;
18. Permission for or reporting on an activity in a forest conservation zone (excluding a forest genetic resources conservation zone) under Article 9 (1) and (2) 1 and 2 of the Forest Protection Act, and cancellation of designation of a forest conservation zone under Article 11 (1) 1 of that Act;
19. Permission for, or report on, felling standing timber, etc. under Article 36 (1) and (5) of the Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act;
20. Approval of an implementation plan under Articles 17, 18, 18-2, and 19 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act;
21. Approval of, or reporting on, the establishment, etc. of a factory under Article 13 (1) of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act;
22. Permission to divert a mountainous district under Article 14 of the Mountainous Districts Management Act, reporting on the diversion of a mountainous district under Article 15 of that Act, and permission for, or reporting on, the temporary use of a mountainous district under Article 15-2 of that Act;
23. Permission to implement small river works under Article 10 of the Small River Maintenance Act;
24. Authorization of a general waterworks business and industrial waterworks business under Articles 17 and 49 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act, and authorization of the installation of private-use waterworks and private-use industrial waterworks under Articles 52 and 54 of that Act;
25. Consultation on energy use plans under Article 10 of the Energy Use Rationalization Act;
26. Approval of an implementation plan for the project for developing the station's sphere of influence under Article 13 of the Act on Developing and Using Station Areas;
27. Permission to rebury a grave under Article 27 of the Act on Funeral Services;
28. Authorization of, or reporting on, plans for works for establishing electric installations for private use under Article 8 of the Electrical Safety Act;
29. Approval of a project plan under Article 15 of the Housing Act;
30. Consultation on the feasibility of integrated energy supply under Article 4 of the Integrated Energy Supply Act;
31. Approval of a business plan under Article 12 of the Installation and Utilization of Sports Facilities Act;
32. Permission for the diversion of grassland under Article 23 of the Grassland Act;
33. Approval of an implementation plan for a housing site development project under Article 9 of the Housing Site Development Promotion Act;
34. Approval of, or reporting on, the installation of a wastes treatment facility under Article 29 of the Wastes Control Act;
35. Authorization for the installation of a public sewerage system (limited to waste treatment plants) under Article 11 of the Sewerage Act, permission for the execution of public sewerage system construction work under Article 16 of that Act, and permission for the occupancy and use of a public sewerage system under Article 24 of that Act;
36. Consultation with, or approval from, the river management agency under Article 6 of the River Act, permission for the implementation of a river project under Article 30 of that Act, and permission for the occupancy, use, etc. of a river under Article 33 of that Act.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), Articles 24 through 26 of the Framework Act on Administration shall apply to the standards, effects, etc. of the legal fiction as authorization, permission, etc.
 Article 18 (Composition of project consultative body for urban convergence special zone)
(1) The Mayor/Do Governor, etc. may establish and operate a project consultative body involving the project implementer and the special zone linked project implementers to systematically and organically create the urban convergence special zone through linkage and coordination between the special zone development project and the special zone linked project.
(2) The Mayor/Do Governor, etc. may commission experts in the areas of urban planning, urban design, industry, architecture, etc. as master planners to comprehensively conduct and coordinate special zone development project and special zone linked project.
(3) The project consultative body under paragraph (1) shall consist of up to 20 members, and such members shall be appointed or commissioned by the Mayor/Do Governor, etc. from among the following persons:
1. Relevant public officials of relevant administrative agencies and local governments;
2. Master planners under paragraph (2);
3. Project implementers and special zone linked project implementers;
4. Experts in related fields such as urban planning, urban design, industry, architecture, etc.;
5. Other persons prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
(4) The composition and operation of the project consultative body under paragraph (1), the commissioning of the master planner under paragraph (2), and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
 Article 19 (Entry to other persons' land)
(1) Where it is necessary for designating an urban convergence special zone, conducting inspections or surveys for the formulation, etc. of an implementation plan, or implementing a special zone development project, a relevant public official and project implementer may enter land owned or occupied by another person or temporarily use such land as a materials storage yard or temporary passage, and where it is particularly necessary, he or she may change or eliminate trees, earth, stones, and other obstacles.
(2) Articles 130 (2) through (9) and 131 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to procedures and compensation for losses under paragraph (1). In such cases, "implementers of urban or Gun planning facility projects" shall be construed as “project implementer" under this Act.
 Article 20 (Expropriation and use of land)
(1) A project implementer may expropriate or use land, buildings, fixtures on the land, rights thereto, other than ownership, a mining right, fishery right, or riparian rights (hereinafter referred to as "land, etc.") necessary for special zone development projects.
(2) In applying paragraph (1), if detailed lists of land, etc. subject to expropriation or use have been publicly notified in accordance with Article 9 (4) (including cases applied mutatis mutandis under Article 16 (3)), the project approval and the public notice of project approval under Articles 20 (1) and 22 of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects shall be deemed granted and made.
(3) An adjudication on the expropriation or use of land, etc. under paragraph (1) shall be under the jurisdiction of the Central Land Expropriation Committee, and an application for adjudication thereon shall be filed within the project period specified in the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone, notwithstanding Articles 23 (1) and 28 (1) of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects.
(4) Except as provided in this Act, the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects shall apply mutatis mutandis to the expropriation or use under paragraph (1).
 Article 21 (Supply of created land)
(1) The project implementer shall supply land and buildings created for the special zone development project (hereinafter referred to as "created land, etc.") in accordance with terms and conditions stipulated in the relevant implementation plan.
(2) Where the project implementer supplies created land, etc. for purposes prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the attraction of enterprises and the improvement of residential conditions, he or she may supply it with conditions attached, such as observance of the designated use, observance of a period for compulsory use, prohibition of resale, special terms and conditions for repurchase.
(3) The uses of created land, etc. supplied in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), procedures and methods for supply, persons eligible for supply, and other terms and conditions of supply shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
 Article 22 (Reversion of public facilities and land)
(1) Where a project implementer installs new public facilities or public facilities replacing existing ones in the course of implementing a special zone linked project, the existing public facilities shall gratuitously revert to the project operator, and the newly installed public facilities shall gratuitously revert to the State or a local government to manage such facilities, notwithstanding the provisions of the State Property Act and the Public Property and Commodity Management Act.
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to approve an implementation plan for an special zone linked project that contains matters regarding reversion of public facilities under paragraph (1), he or she shall first hear the opinion of the relevant administrative office. The same shall also apply where he or she intends to modify the implementation plan.
(3) The project implementer shall notify the administrative office of the kinds and a detailed list of public facilities to revert to the administrative office and property to revert to the project implementer in accordance with paragraph (1) before the completion of the relevant special zone linked project, and the relevant public facilities and property shall be deemed reverted to the administrative office or the project operator, respectively, at the time the authorization of completion is notified to the administrative office upon completion of the project.
(4) For purposes of reversion under paragraph (3), notwithstanding Article 44 of the State Property Act and Article 30 of the Public Property and Commodity Management Act, the value of public facilities to be reverted to the State or a local government shall be deemed equal to the estimated installation expenses of the relevant public facilities as at the time of approval of an implementation plan, and the value of property to be reverted to the project operator shall be deemed equal to the amount estimated as at the time of approval of an implementation plan by applying mutatis mutandis to the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects.
(5) Existing public facilities to be reverted in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be exempt from usage fees and rents during the execution period for a special zone linked project, notwithstanding Articles 32 and 47 of the State Property Act, and Articles 22 and 32 of the Public Property and Commodity Management Act.
(6) In registering public facilities and property under paragraph (3), a written approval of an implementation plan for the special zone linked project and a written authorization of the completion of the special zone linked project, may be made in lieu of documents certifying grounds for registration under the Registration of Real Estate Act.
(7) The scope of public facilities prescribed in paragraphs (1) through (6) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
 Article 23 (Authorization for completion)
(1) When a project implementer has completed a special zone development project, he or she shall obtain, without delay, authorization to complete the project from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) Upon receipt of an application for authorization to complete the project in accordance with paragraph (1), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall conduct a completion inspection without delay. In such cases, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may request institutions prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as public enterprises under Article 5 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, to inspect completion, if necessary for an efficient completion inspection.
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may request the head of a State agency, a local government, etc. which are to take over or manage public facilities stated in the details of an application for authorization of completion, and the person requested shall comply therewith unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
(4) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport recognizes that a project has been completed in compliance with the relevant implementation plan as a result of the completion inspection under paragraph (2), he or she shall authorize the completion of the project and publicly announce the authorization for completion, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and notify the relevant project implementer of such authorization, and if the project has not been completed in compliance with the relevant implementation plan, he or she shall order, without delay, the project implementer to take necessary measures, such as supplementary works.
(5) When a project implementer has received a completion inspection under paragraph (2) or completion authorization under paragraph (4), the completion inspection or completion authorization for the relevant project under authorization, permission, etc. deemed granted by the approval of the implementation plan in accordance with Article 17 shall be deemed obtained. In such cases, Article 52 (2) and (3) of the Urban Development Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the submission of related documents and consultation with the relevant administrative agencies for the purpose of deeming the completion inspection or completion authorization.
(6) No land created or facilities installed through a special zone development project shall be used before the authorization for completion under paragraph (1) is granted; provided, this shall not apply where the project implementer deems that it does not hinder the special zone development project.
CHAPTER IV SUPPORT FOR CREATION AND FOSTERING OF URBAN CONVERGENCE SPECIAL ZONES
 Article 24 (Cooperation between the State and local governments for supporting urban convergence special zones)
(1) The Government shall give priority to reviewing request by a local government to designate and create all or part of an urban convergence special zone as the following zone, special zone, district, complex, city, etc.: <Amended on Jan. 9, 2024>
1. Designation of free economic zones under Article 4 of the Special Act on Designation and Management of Free Economic Zones;
2. Designation of special zones for internationalization of education under Article 4 of the Special Act on Designation, Operation, and Fostering of Special Zones for Internationalization of Education;
3. Designation of functional districts under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Special Act on Establishment of and Support for International Science and Business Belt;
4. Designation of special economic zones for specialized regional development under Article 11 of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Regulation of Regulation-Free Special Zones and Special Economic Zones for Specialized Regional Development and regulation-free special zones under Article 75 of that Act;
5. Designation of competitiveness enhancement project zones under Article 12 of the Special Act on Revitalization and Competitiveness Enhancement of Hub Decrepit Industrial Complexes;
6. Designation of drone special free zones under Article 10 of the Act on Promotion of Utilization of Drones and Creation of Infrastructure Therefor and drone demonstration project areas under Article 11 of that Act;
7. Creation of technoparks under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on Special Cases concerning Support for Technoparks;
8. Designation of special research and development zones under Article 4 of the Special Act on Promotion of Special Research and Development Zones;
9. Designation of free trade zones under Article 4 of the Act on Designation and Management of Free Trade Zones;
10. Designation of cities of culture under Article 15 of the Regional Culture Promotion Act;
11. Designation of prearranged development area for innovation cities under Article 7 of the Special Act on the Construction and Development of Innovation Cities;
12. Designation of venture business development and promotion zones under Article 18-4 (1) of Special Act on the Promotion of Venture Businesses;
13. Designation of other business zones prescribed by Presidential Decree as business zones that can contribute to the promotion of urban convergence special zones.
(2) The State and local governments may conclude regional development investment agreements under Article 31 of the Special Act on Local Autonomy and Decentralization, and Balanced Regional Development in order to effectively create and support urban convergence special zones.
 Article 25 (Support for special cases regarding temporary permission and demonstration)
(1) The Government shall support enterprises which take occupancy in the urban convergence special zones to receive temporary permission, demonstrations, regulatory exceptions, etc. under the following statutes, in order to foster the urban convergence special zones as experimental grounds for innovative industries suitable for the region and the urban center:
1. The Special Act on Support for Financial Innovation;
2. The Industrial Convergence Promotion Act;
3. The Act on the Promotion of Smart City Development and Industry;
4. The Special Act on Information and Communications Promotion and Convergence Activation;
5. Other statutes prescribed by Presidential Decree, stipulating the permit-first-regulate-later principle in accordance with Article 5-2 of the Framework Act on Administrative Regulation.
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may designate an urban convergence special zone promotion foundation under Article 26 or an institution prescribed by Presidential Decree as the comprehensive support center for the regulatory sandbox system for urban convergence special zones to support occupant enterprises in the urban convergence special zone in receiving temporary permission, demonstration, regulatory exceptions, etc. under the statutes referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph (1).
(3) Matters necessary for the establishment, operation, etc. of the comprehensive support center for the regulatory sandbox system for urban convergence special zones under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
 Article 26 (Establishment of urban convergence special zone promotion foundation)
(1) The Mayor/Do Governor in charge of the location of an urban convergence zone may establish an urban convergence special zone promotion foundation (hereinafter referred to as the "foundation") for the efficient and systematic management and continuous development of the urban convergence special zone; provided, if innovation city development support center under Article 47-3 of the Special Act on the Construction and Development of Innovation Cities has already been established in the relevant urban convergence special zone, the innovation city development support center may be considered as the foundation and perform the functions of the foundation.
(2) The foundation shall be a corporation, and the provisions on an incorporated foundation of the Civil Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the foundation, except as provided in this Act.
(3) The foundation shall perform the following business affairs:
1. Support for creating and fostering urban convergence special zones;
2. Creation and management of industrial complexes, educational facilities, and residential complexes within urban convergence special zones;
3. Fostering of, and support for, education, culture, medical care, information and communication, and distribution industries within urban convergence special zones;
4. Attraction of and support for, investment by enterprises, research institutes, and other institutions within urban convergence special zones;
5. Support for the promotion of commercialization of future innovation industries within urban convergence special zones;
6. Projects entrusted by the State or local governments;
7. Other projects necessary to achieve the purposes of establishing the foundation, as prescribed by the Articles of incorporation.
(4) Matters necessary for the establishment, composition, operation, etc. of the foundation shall be prescribed by ordinance of the relevant local government.
 Article 27 (Establishment of integrated support center for enterprises)
(1) A Mayor/Do Governor may designate and operate the foundation or an institution prescribed by Presidential Decree as an integrated support center for enterprises in order to effectively support enterprises which take occupancy within the urban convergence special zone.
(2) The integrated support center for enterprises shall perform the following business affairs:
1. Technical support for small and medium enterprises or venture businesses, etc., which take occupancy within the urban convergence special zone;
2. Joint technology development through the linkage of industry, academia, research, and government which take occupancy within the urban convergence special zone;
3. Education and training of scientific and industrial technology personnel within the urban convergence special zone;
4. Joint use of research and development facilities and equipment within the urban convergence special zone;
5. Exchange of information on industry and technology within the urban convergence special zone;
6. Other business affairs necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the urban convergence special zone.
(3) Matters necessary for the establishment, operation, etc. of the integrated support center for enterprises shall be prescribed by ordinance of the relevant local government.
 Article 28 (Establishment and operation of complex community center)
(1) The Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the location of the urban convergence special zone may establish a complex community center that comprehensively provides administrative services, such as residents' autonomous centers, libraries, childcare facilities, senior welfare facilities, and sports facilities, within the urban convergence special zone.
(2) Matters necessary for the operation of the complex community center under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by ordinance of the relevant local government.
 Article 29 (Evaluation of results of urban convergence special zones)
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall evaluate the operational performance of each urban convergence special zone, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may utilize the evaluation results under paragraph (1) in the formulation or modification of the comprehensive development plan.
(3) The Government may provide different administrative and financial support for each urban convergence special zone in accordance with the evaluation results under paragraph (1).
 Article 30 (Special cases regarding housing supply)
(1) Notwithstanding Article 54 of the Housing Act, if necessary to achieve the purpose of urban convergence special zones, the criteria for housing supply may be separately established, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may restrict the means of housing supply under paragraph (1) with respect to speculation-prone areas prescribed by Presidential Decree.
 Article 31 (Special cases regarding operation of schools and curricula)
(1) The head of a school who intends to operate a school or curriculum within an urban convergence special zone to which the special cases under Article 61 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act are applicable to foster human resources suitable for the characteristics of the relevant urban convergence special zone and to improve educational conditions shall be designated by the Superintendent of the competent Office of Education on the recommendation of the Mayor/Do Governor, etc.
(2) The criteria for recommending schools to which the special cases under paragraph (1) are applicable shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) Teachers, students, etc. participating in a school or curricula operated in accordance with paragraph (1) shall not be accorded any disadvantage because of such participation.
 Article 32 (Provision of convenience in transfer or entrance to school)
Where the children of employees of enterprises, etc. who relocate, along with their employers, to an urban convergence special zone are enrolled in or transferred to elementary schools or secondary schools in the urban convergence special zone and adjacent areas, the superintendent of education or the head of a district office of education shall take measures necessary to ensure that these children are not placed at a disadvantage.
 Article 33 (Special cases regarding incidental business of medical institutions)
Notwithstanding Article 49 of the Medical Service Act, a medical corporation within an urban convergence special zone may conduct any incidental business prescribed by Presidential Decree.
 Article 34 (Bearing of expenses)
(1) Expenses necessary for the creation of an urban convergence special zone shall be borne by the project implementer and the implementer of special zone linked project, except as provided in this Act or other statutes or regulations.
(2) The following facilities in a special zone development project area shall be installed at the cost of persons who are not the project implementers in accordance with the following classifications within the scope prescribed by Presidential Decree:
1. Installation of roads, waterworks and sewerage facilities: Local governments;
2. Installation of electric facilities, gas supply facilities under the Urban Gas Business Act, or supply facilities under the Integrated Energy Supply Act: A person who supplies electricity, gas, or integrated energy the relevant area;
3. Installation of communications facilities: A person who provides communications services to the relevant area.
(3) The State and local governments may provide necessary support for the creation and development of urban convergence special zones.
 Article 35 (Disposal of State property or public property)
(1) If the basic plan for the urban convergence special zone includes matters regarding the disposal of State or public property, the Mayor/Do Governor, etc. shall a consultation with the relevant management authority in advance. In such cases, if it is not clear who the management authority for certain property is, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall be deemed the management authority for roads, ditches, etc., the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment for rivers, and the Minister of Finance and Economy for any other property. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>
(2) The management authority in receipt of a request for consultation in accordance with paragraph (1) shall present its opinion within 20 days, and where no opinion is presented within such period, it shall be deemed to have no opinion.
(3) No State or public property within a special zone development project area shall be disposed of for purposes other than the special zone development project or special zone linked projects.
(4) Where a project implementer inevitably intends to use State or public property for the purpose of a special zone development project or a special zone linked project, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, notwithstanding the State Property Act and the Public Property and Commodity Management Act, he or she may be granted permission to use such property by negotiated contract or may dispose of or loan such property by negotiated contract. In such cases, the State and local governments may set the period of permission for use or loan within 50 years, notwithstanding Articles 35 (1) and 46 (1) of the State Property Act and Articles 21 (1) and 31 (1) of the Public Property and Commodity Management Act, for a period prescribed by Presidential Decree, and may reduce or exempt the usage fees or loan fees, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(5) State property referred to in paragraph (4) shall be limited to State property that has undergone consultation with the head of the office of general administration or a central government agency under the State Property Act which manages the relevant property.
(6) An assessment of any State property or public property preferentially disposed of to implement a project in an urban convergence special zone in accordance with paragraph (4) shall be conducted based on the date of designation as the urban convergence special zone.
(7) Notwithstanding Article 18 of the State Property Act and Articles 13, 19, and 28 of the Public Property and Commodity Management Act, the State or a local government may permit the project implementer referred to in Article 14 (1) 2 through 4 to construct buildings or other permanent facilities on state-owned or public land in an urban convergence special zone. In such cases, when permission for use or a loan contract for facilities is terminated, taking into consideration the type, use, etc. of such facilities, the State or a local government shall make the donation of the facilities to the State or a local government or return the land after reinstatement.
 Article 36 (Reduction of, or exemption from, user fees on joint-use facilities)
(1) Where the head of a local government deems it necessary to promote an urban convergence special zone, he or she may grant permission for use of facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as business facilities and sports facilities jointly used by residents or occupant enterprises, in accordance with Article 20 of the Public Property and Commodity Management Act. In such cases, notwithstanding Article 22 of that Act, the usage fees may be exempted or reduced.
(2) The subjects eligible for reduction of, or exemption from, user fees under paragraph (1), reduction or exemption rate, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by ordinance of the relevant local government.
 Article 37 (Reduction of, or exemption from, charges)
The State and local governments may, when necessary for the revitalization of urban convergence special zones, reduce or exempt the project implementers and the implementers of special zone linked project from the following charges, occupancy fees, usage fees, costs, cooperation charges, etc., as prescribed by the relevant statutes:
1. Development charges under Article 3 of the Restitution of Development Gains Act;
2. Fees for occupying or using public waters under Article 13 of the Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act;
3. Infrastructure-building fees under subparagraph 20 of Article 2 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act;
4. Farmland preservation charges under Article 38 of the Farmland Act;
5. Intercity transportation facility charges under Article 11 of the Special Act on the Management of Intercity Transport in Metropolitan Areas.
6. Charges for causing traffic congestion under Article 36 of the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act.
7. Expenses for creation of alternative forest resources under Article 19 of the Mountainous Districts Management Act;
8. Expenses to be levied on persons incurring such expenses under Article 71 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act;
9. Ecosystem conservation charges under Article 46 of the Natural Environment Conservation Act;
10. An amount equivalent to the expenses for installation to be paid in lieu of installing waste disposal facilities under Article 6 of the Promotion of Installation of Waste Disposal Facilities and Assistance to Adjacent Areas Act;
11. Costs incurred in creating substitute grassland under Article 23 (8) of the Grassland Act;
12. Expenses to be levied on persons incurring such expenses under Article 61 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act.
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
 Article 38 (Measures for stabilization of real estate prices in urban convergence special zones)
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the heads of related central administrative agencies, and the heads of the local governments having jurisdiction over the urban convergence special zone shall take necessary measures to stabilize the prices of real estate, such as land and buildings, in the urban convergence special zone and adjacent areas.
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or the head of the competent local government having jurisdiction over the urban convergence special zone may request the heads of relevant central administrative agencies or a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as “Mayor/Do Governor”) to take the following measures for the area where real estate speculation or a sudden rise in real estate prices is expected due to the designation of an urban convergence special zone:
1. Designation of areas subject to permission for land transaction contracts under Article 10 of the Act on Report on Real Estate Transactions;
2. Designation of an area under Article 104-2 (1) of the Income Tax Act;
3. Designation of overheated speculation districts pursuant to Article 63 of the Housing Act;
4. Other measures necessary for the stabilization of real estate prices.
 Article 39 (Application mutatis mutandis to project in areas other than project area)
Articles 12, 14 through 17, 19 through 23, 34, and 35 shall apply mutatis mutandis to projects prescribed by Presidential Decree, as directly related to a special zone development project and a special zone linked project implemented in an area outside the special zone development project area and the special zone linked project area.
 Article 40 (Reporting and inspections)
(1) If deemed necessary for implementing a special zone development project, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Mayor/Do Governor, etc. may require a project implementer to make a necessary report or submit data, and to assign a public official under his or her jurisdiction to enter its office, place of business, or other necessary places to inspect business affairs and accounting regarding the special zone development project and to ask questions to relevant persons.
(2) A public official who inspects business affairs or accounting in accordance with paragraph (1) shall carry an identification indicating his or her authority and present it to the relevant person.
(3) Matters concerning the identification referred to in paragraph (2) shall be prescribed and publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
 Article 41 (Public inspection and keeping of relevant documents)
(1) A project implementer may request the head of a registry office or any other relevant administrative agency for permission to peruse and reproduce necessary documents or to issue a certified or abridged copy of such documents free of charge if necessary to implement a special zone development project.
(2) A project implementer shall disclose the following matters by publishing them in the Official Gazette, public gazette, daily newspapers, or on websites to ensure that land owners and any other interested persons are aware of such matters:
1. Matters to be submitted for public perusal, publicly announced and notified by a project implementer;
2. Details of formulation and approval of implementation plans for special zone development projects;
3. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree for implementing a special zone development project.
(3) A project implementer shall keep documents, drawings, etc. related to the subparagraphs of paragraph (2) at the main office located in an area where a special zone development project is implemented; and where a holder of a right requests perusal or copies regarding buildings and other structures or objects, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “buildings, etc.”) in the area where the special zone development project is implemented, the project implementer shall allow him or her to peruse or copy them, except for personal information. In such cases, expenses incurred in copying them may be borne by the relevant applicant within the scope of actual expenses.
 Article 42 (Succession to rights and obligations)
Where a project implementer or a person who has rights to buildings, etc. in an area where a special zone development project is implemented (hereinafter referred to as "interested person, etc.") has been replaced, disposals, procedures, and other acts conducted or taken by or against the previous interested person, etc. shall be deemed conducted or taken by or against a person who has newly become an interested person, etc.
 Article 43 (Delegation or entrustment of authority)
(1) Part of the authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport under this Act, may be delegated to the head of an institution under his or her jurisdiction or the Mayor/Do Governor, etc., as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and the Mayor/Do Governor, etc. may re-delegate part of the authority delegated upon approval from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu.
(2) The affairs of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a Mayor/Do Governor, etc. under this Act may be partially entrusted to the heads of other administrative agencies, corporations, or organizations, as prescribed by Presidential Decree or ordinance of the relevant local government.
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or the Mayor/Do Governor, etc. may, in whole or in part, support expenses incurred in performing the entrusted affairs in accordance with paragraph (2).
 Article 44 (Legal fiction as public officials in application of penalty provisions)
Any of the following persons shall be deemed a public official for purposes of applying Articles 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act:
1. A master planner under Article 18 (2);
2. An executive officer or employee of a corporation or organization entrusted in accordance with Article 43 (2).
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
 Article 45 (Penalty provisions)
Either of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 2 years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won:
1. A person who has obtained permission or permission for modification under Article 12 (1) by fraud or other improper means;
2. A person who has engaged in any act prescribed by Presidential Decree within the special zone development project area, such as construction of a building, installation of a structure, change of the form or quality of land, collection of rocks and soil, division and merger of land, and storage of goods, without obtaining permission or permission for modification, in violation of Article 12 (1).
 Article 46 (Administrative fines)
(1) A person who falls under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by the imposition of an administrative fine not exceeding 10 million won:
1. A person who interferes with or refuses acts of relevant public officials and the project implementer under Article 19 (1) without good cause;
2. A person who performs any act under Article 19 (1) without obtaining permission or consent under Article 130 (2) through (4) of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act applied mutatis mutandis in accordance with Article 19 (2).
(2) A person who falls under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by the imposition of an administrative fine not exceeding 3 million won:
1. A person who fails to submit a report or material under Article 40, or submits a false report or materials;
2. A person who refuses, interferes with, or evades an inspection under Article 40.
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun shall impose and collect administrative fines under paragraphs (1) and (2), as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
ADDENDA <Act No. 19767, Oct. 24, 2023>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Article shall enter into force 6 months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Special cases regarding formulation of comprehensive development plans for urban convergence special zones)
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall formulate the first comprehensive development plan established in accordance with this Act by December 31, 2025.
(2) The plan for creating urban convergence special zones for growth hub-network type balanced development reported to the Presidential Committee for Balanced National Development under Article 22 of the Special Act on Balanced National Development (referring to the version before its repeal by Act No. 19430) as at the time this Act enters into force shall be regarded as a comprehensive development plan under Article 7 until the comprehensive development plan under paragraph (1) is formulated.
Article 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 19990, Jan. 9, 2024>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Article shall enter into force 6 months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
Article 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 20234, Feb. 6, 2024>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Article shall enter into force 6 months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
Article 3 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Act No. 21065, Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, the amended parts of an Act which was promulgated before this Act enters into force but the enforcement date thereof has yet to arrive, from among the Acts amended in accordance with Article 7 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the respective enforcement date of the relevant statute, and the amendments in the following subparagraphs shall take effect from the date specified in the subparagraphs:
1. The following amended provisions shall come into force on January 2, 2026; provided, among the statutes amended in accordance with Article 7 of the Addenda (limited to the parts related to the amended provisions of items a and b), the amendments to statutes, which were promulgated before the enforcement date under the main clause but have not yet entered into force as of the enforcement date under the main clause, shall enter into force on the respective enforcement dates of such statutes:
a. The amended provisions of Articles 19 (4), 23, 29 (1) 1, and 30;
b. The amended provisions of Articles 12 (2), 19 (3), 22, and the proviso of Article 29 (2) (limited to the parts concerning the Minister of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Finance);
c. Statutes amended in accordance with Article 7 of the Appendix (limited to the provisions related to the amended provisions of items a and b);
2. Omitted.
Articles 2 through 6 Omitted.
Article 7 Omitted.
Article 8 Omitted.