Statutes of the Republic of Korea

No. 18352
Promulgation Date 2021-07-27
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

ALL

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 (Purpose)

Article 2 (Definitions)

Article 3 (Responsibilities of the State)

Article 4 (Principles of River Maintenance)

Article 5 (Succession to Rights and Obligations)

Article 6 (Relation to Other National Projects)

CHAPTER II DESIGNATION OF RIVERS

Article 7 (Classification and Designation of Rivers)

Article 8 (River Management Agencies)

Article 9 (Management of Border Rivers)

Article 10 (Determination of River Areas)

Article 11 Deleted.

Article 12 (Flood Control Areas)

Article 13 (Standards for Structures and Facilities of Rivers, and Maintenance and Repair)

Article 14 (Management Regulations for River Facilities)

Article 15 (River Facility Management Log Books)

CHAPTER III INFORMATIZATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PLANS

Article 16 Deleted.

Article 17 Deleted.

Article 18 Deleted.

Article 19 Deleted.

Article 20 Deleted.

Article 21 Deleted.

Article 21-2 (Conduct of Examination on Riverbed Changes)

Article 22 (Informatization of River Management Data)

Article 23 Deleted.

Article 24 Deleted.

Article 25 (Basic River Plans)

Article 26 (Emergency Countermeasure Plans for River Facilities)

CHAPTER IV EXECUTION OF RIVER WORKS

Article 27 (River Works, Maintenance and Repair by River Management Agencies)

Article 28 (Execution of River Works by Proxy)

Article 29 (Execution of Works by Initiator of Works)

Article 30 (River Works by Persons Other than River Management Agencies)

Article 31 Deleted.

Article 32 (Approval or Permission Deemed Granted under Other Statutes)

CHAPTER V OCCUPATION AND USE OF RIVERS

Article 33 (Permission for Occupation and Use of Rivers)

Article 34 (Protection of Vested River Users)

Article 35 (Consultation on Indemnification from Occupation and Use of River)

Article 36 (Vicarious Execution of Work Occupying and Using River)

Article 37 (Collection, Reduction, and Exemption of Occupation Fees)

Article 38 (Restrictions on Activities in Predetermined River Land)

Article 39 (Installation of Disaster Prevention Facilities by Builders or Managers of Dams)

Article 40 Deleted.

Article 41 (Measures for Flood Control)

Article 42 Deleted.

CHAPTER VI PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RIVER ENVIRONMENT

Article 43 (Use of Environmentally-Friendly Techniques)

Article 44 (Designation of Preservation Districts for Creation of Environmentally-Friendly Rivers)

Article 45 (Management of Preservation Districts)

Article 46 (Prohibited Acts on Rivers)

Article 47 (Prohibition on Use of River)

Article 48 (Duty of Restoration)

CHAPTER VII USE OF RIVER WATER AND MEDIATION IN DISPUTES

Article 49 (Principles of Use and Distribution of River Water)

Article 50 (Use Permits for River Water)

Article 50-2 (Report on Temporary Use of River Water)

Article 51 (Instream Flow)

Article 52 (Use and Management of River Water)

Article 53 (Adjustment in Use of River Water)

Article 54 (Application for Mediation of Disputes over River Water)

Article 55 (Refusal and Suspension of Mediation of Dispute over River Water)

Article 56 (Effect of Mediation of Dispute over River Water)

Article 57 (Bearing Expenses of Medication of Dispute over River Water)

CHAPTER VIII RIVER EXPENSES AND REVENUES

Article 58 (Scope of Expenses and Revenues)

Article 59 (Cost-Bearing Principles)

Article 60 (Expenses for Vicarious Works)

Article 61 (Expenses Borne by Local Governments)

Article 62 (Bearing of Expenses by River Management Agencies for Dual-Use Structures)

Article 63 (Expenses Incurred in Fulfilling Obligations)

Article 64 (Expense Subsidization)

Article 65 (Title to Charges)

Article 66 (Restrictions on Use of Receipts)

Article 67 (Compulsory Collection of Contributions)

Article 68 (Refund of Erroneously Paid Charges)

CHAPTER IX SUPERVISION

Article 69 (Disposition against Violators of Statutes or Regulations)

Article 70 (Dispositions for Public Interest)

Article 71 (Supervision over River Management Agencies)

Article 72 (River Managers)

Article 73 (Special Cases in Application of Vicarious Administrative Execution)

Article 74 (Inspection of River Management Status)

CHAPTER X SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Article 75 (Entry into Others' Land)

Article 76 (Indemnification Resulting from Public Charges)

Article 77 (Indemnification Resulting from Supervisory Dispositions)

Article 78 (Expropriation and Use of Land)

Article 79 (Requests for Purchase of Land)

Article 80 (Procedures for Request for Purchase)

Article 81 (Expenses Related to Land Requested To Be Purchased)

Article 82 (Delegation or Entrustment of Loss Compensation Affairs)

Article 83 (River Sign)

Article 84 (Management of Desolate River Sites)

Article 85 (Exchange and Concession of Desolate River Sites)

Article 86 (Expenses of Desolate River Sites)

Article 87 Deleted.

Article 88 (Establishment of Association)

Article 89 Deleted. ;

Article 90 (Report and Entry)

Article 91 (Hearings)

Article 92 (Delegation, Entrustment, etc. of Authority)

Article 92-2 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials in Application of Penalty Provisions)

CHAPTER XI PENALTY PROVISIONS

Article 93 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 94 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 95 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 96 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 97 (Joint Penalty Provisions)

Article 98 (Administrative Fines)

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