No. 17700
Promulgation Date 2020-12-22
Ministry of the Interior and Safety
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Obligations of the State and Local Governments)
Article 4 (Relationship with Other Acts)
Article 5 (Formulation of Comprehensive Plans for Autonomous Decentralization)
Article 6 (Formulation and Implementation of Annual Implementation Plans)
CHAPTER II AUTONOMOUS DECENTRALIZATION
Section 1 Basic Principles of Autonomous Decentralization
Article 7 (Basic Conception of Autonomous Decentralization)
Article 8 (Enactment and Amendment of Statutes regarding Local Autonomy)
Article 9 (Principles of Allocation of Administrative Affairs)
Article 10 (Implementation of Policies on Autonomous Decentralization on Trial Basis)
Section 2 Tasks for Promotion of Decentralization
Article 11 (Devolution of Power, Rearrangement of System for Classification of Administrative Affairs, etc.)
Article 12 (Reorganization of Special Local Administrative Agencies, etc.)
Article 13 (Expansion of Local Finance and Improvement of Soundness)
Article 14 (Invigoration of Local Councils and Improvement of Local Election Systems)
Article 15 (Expansion of Resident Participation)
Article 16 (Enhancement of Competency for Autonomous Administration)
Article 17 (Establishment of System for Cooperation between State and Local Governments)
CHAPTER III RESTRUCTURING OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS
Section 1 Standards and Tasks for Restructuring of Local Administrative Systems
Article 18 (Basic Direction for Restructuring of Local Administrative Systems)
Article 19 (Consolidation of Excessively Small Gus)
Article 20 (Status of Gus and Guns within Jurisdiction of Special Metropolitan City or Metropolitan City, etc.)
Article 21 (Redefinition of Status and Functions of Dos)
Article 22 (Restructuring of Sis/Guns/Gus)
Article 23 (Establishment of Consolidated Local Governments)
Article 24 (Procedure for Consolidation of Sis/Guns/Gus)
Article 25 (Joint Committee for Promotion of Consolidation)
Article 26 (Name, etc. of Consolidated Local Government)
Article 27 (Establishment of Residents' Autonomous Councils)
Article 28 (Functions of Residents' Autonomous Council)
Article 29 (Composition, etc. of Residents' Autonomous Council)
Section 2 Special Provisions for Consolidated Local Governments
Article 30 (Principle of Protection from Disadvantageous Treatment)
Article 31 (Guarantee of Equal Treatment of Public Officials)
Article 32 (Budgetary Subsidization and Special Provisions therefor)
Article 33 (Special Subsidies to Consolidated Local Governments)
Article 34 (Special Provisions regarding Calculation of Local Subsidies)
Article 35 (Financial Subsidization to Consolidated Local Governments)
Article 36 (Special Provisions regarding Budget)
Article 37 (Special Provisions regarding Prescribed Number, etc. of Vice Chairpersons of Local Councils)
Article 38 (Special Provisions regarding Prescribed Number of Council Members)
Article 39 (Special Provisions to the Passenger Transport Service Act)
Section 3 Special Provisions regarding Large Sis
Article 40 (Special Provisions regarding Administrative Affairs of Large Sis)
Article 41 (Special Provisions regarding Large Sis with Population of at Least One Million)
Article 42 (Auxiliary Agencies of Large Sis with Population of at Least One Million)
Article 43 (Special Provisions regarding Finance of Large Sis)
CHAPTER IV IMPLEMENTING ORGAN AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURE
Article 44 (Establishment of Committee on Autonomous Decentralization)
Article 45 (Functions)
Article 46 (Composition and Operation of Committee)
Article 46-2 (Participation, etc. of General Public)
Article 47 (Secretariat of Committee on Autonomous Decentralization)
Article 47-2 (Autonomous Decentralization Support Group)
Article 48 (Report, etc. on Progress of Implementation)
Article 49 (Inspection and Evaluation of Progress of Implementation, etc.)
Article 50 (Cooperation with Local Governments, etc.)
Article 51 (Legislative Measures by National Assembly)
Article 52 Deleted.
ADDENDA
ADDENDA <Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014>
ADDENDA <Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14918, Oct. 24, 2017>
ADDENDA <Act No. 15501, Mar. 20, 2018>
ADDENDA <Act No. 16855, Dec. 31, 2019>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 16888, Jan. 29, 2020>
ADDENDA <Act No. 17700, Dec. 22, 2020>