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[Effective Aug 7, 2009] [Presidential Decree No. 21668, Aug 5, 2009, Amendment of Other Presidential Decrees]
Ministry of Land, Transport, and Maritime Affairs (Construction Manpower, Machinery, and Materials Division) 02-2110-8371
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Presidential Decree is to provide for the matters delegated by the
Construction Machinery Management Act, (hereinafter
referred to as "Act"), and the matters
necessary for the enforcement thereof.
Article 2 (Scope of Construction Machinery)
Construction Machinery under Article 2 (1) 1 of the Construction Machinery Management
Act, (hereinafter referred to as "Act"), shall
be as shown in Attached Table 1.
Any owner of construction machinery intending to register said construction machinery under
Article 3 (1) 1 of the Act shall submit
an application, (including an application in an
electronic document format), for construction machinery registration attached with
documents, (including electronic documents), as per each of the following subparagraphs
with the Special Metropolitan City Mayor,
Metropolitan City Mayor, or Do governor,
(hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do governor"), having jurisdiction over the location
of the
construction machinery owner's address or over the place of use of the construction
machinery. In such cases, the public
official in charge shall confirm certified copies of the
construction machinery original register, (limited to cases of construction
machinery whose
registration has been cancelled), through the common use of the administrative information
under Article 21 (1)
of the E-Government Act. For other documents to be attached, if they can
be substituted with confirmation through the common use
of administrative information, the
public official may substitute accordingly, and, if the applicant does not consent to such
confirmation,
the public official shall attach the above-mentioned documents:
1. Any document under each of the following items which proves the source of construction
machinery:
- Construction machinery manufacture certificate, (limited to domestically manufactured
construction machinery);
- Import license or other documents proving the fact of import, (limited to imported
construction machinery);
- Deleted;
2. Any document proving the ownership of construction machinery, provided, however, that
where any document under each of the items
of Subparagraph 1 can prove the ownership of
construction machinery, such documentation may be used in substitute;
3. Construction machinery dimension table;
4. Any document proving the presence of insurance coverage or mutual-aid coverage under
Article 5 of the Automobile Damage Compensation
Guarantee Act, (limited to construction
machinery under Article 2 of the Presidential Decree for the Automobile Damage
Compensation
Guarantee Act, but excluding for-sale construction machinery reported to the
Mayor/Do governor under Article 25 (3) of the Act).
(2) Any application for construction machinery registration under Paragraph (1) shall be
made within 2 months of the date of purchase
of construction machinery, (the date of sale if
construction machinery was imported for the purpose of sale), provided, however,
that in the
case of war, civil disturbance, or other national emergencies, such said application shall be
made within 5 days thereof.
(3) Any Mayor/Do governor, when receiving applications for construction machinery
registration under Paragraph (1), shall confirm
contents of the application and test results for
initial registration, (in the case of confirmation testing under Article 19 (1)
or (2) of the Act,
the results thereof), state such contents in the construction machinery original register and the
construction
machinery registration certificate, and promptly issue the construction
machinery registration certificate to the owners of said
construction machinery.
(1) The Minister shall establish the construction machinery demand and supply plan under
Article 3-2 of the Act, (hereinafter referred
to as the "construction machinery demand and
supply plan"), after undergoing deliberations of the construction machinery Demand
and
Supply Regulation Committee under Article 3-2 of the Act every five years.
(2) "Other matters provided for by Presidential Decree" under Article 3-2 (1) 4 of the Act
shall mean matters under each of the
following subparagraphs:
1. Trends of manufacture and sale of construction machinery;
2. Matters relating to rental rates, operation and maintenance costs, etc. of construction
machinery;
3. Matters relating to demand prediction of construction machinery by type, capacity, and
region;
(3) The Minister may request any Mayor/Do governor and related organizations to provide
any information necessary for the establishment
of construction machinery demand and
supply plan.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 20171, Jul 18, 2007]
Article 3-3 (Restrictions on the Registration of Commercial
Construction Machinery,
etc.)
(1) "Registration of commercial construction machinery" under Article 3-2 (1), (except for
each subparagraph), of the Act shall
mean registration of construction machinery owned by a
construction machinery rental business operator for lease purposes.
(2)
Any Mayor/Do governor, when receiving notice of registration restrictions under Article
3-2 (2) of the Act, shall prohibit registration
of commercial construction machinery during the
period of restriction, provided, however, that the same shall not apply to registration
during
the period of restriction of the construction machinery replacing the construction machinery
whose registration has been
cancelled under Subparagraphs 7 through 9 of Article 6 (1) of the
Act, (if construction machinery of the same type or standards
as that whose registration has
been cancelled or the same standards are not manufactured or are unavailable due to
differences
of manufacturers, limited to the construction machinery of the nearest standards).
(3) The Minister may revoke the restriction of
registration prior to the expiration of the
registration restriction period where necessary due to a steep increase in construction
machinery demand resulting from natural disaster, etc., by undergoing deliberations of the
construction machinery Demand and Supply
Regulation Committee.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 20171, Jul 18, 2007]
Article 3-4 (Function, Composition, etc. of the Construction
Machinery Demand and
Supply Regulation Committee)
(1) The construction machinery Demand and Supply Regulation Committee under Article 3-3
of the Act, (hereinafter referred to as
the "Demand and Supply Regulation Committee"), shall
deliberate on matters under each of the following subparagraphs:
1. Matters relating to the establishment of the construction machinery demand and supply
plan;
2. Matters relating to the selection of construction machinery requiring demand and supply
regulation;
3. Matters relating to the period of registration restriction for commercial construction
machinery;
4. Matters relating to the notice date of registration restriction for commercial construction
machinery;
5. Other matters related to demand and supply regulation which are submitted by the
Chairperson.
(2) Members of the Demand and Supply Regulation Committee shall be appointed or
commissioned by the Minister from among those falling
under each of the following
subparagraphs: 1. Any general-service public official belonging to the Senior Civil Service of the Ministry or
the Ministry of the Knowledge Economy;
2. Any public official of rank or higher belonging to any Special Metropolitan City,
Metropolitan City, or Do;
3. Any officer of a construction machinery-related business association;
4. Any expert in the field of construction machinery.
(3) The term of office for non-public official members shall be 2 years.
[This
Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 20171, Jul 18, 2007]
Article 3-5 (Operation, etc. of the Demand and Supply Regulation
Committee)
(1) The Chairperson shall represent the Demand and Supply Regulation Committee and shall
be in charge of the affairs
thereof.
(2) Where the Chairperson is unable to conduct his/her duties for unavoidable reasons, the
member designated by the Chairperson
in advance shall act for the Chairperson.
(3) The Chairperson shall convene, and preside over, the meetings of the Demand and Supply
Regulation Committee.
(4) Meetings of the Demand and Supply Regulation Committee shall be in session by the
presence of a majority of the members in office,
and shall make resolutions by the
concurrence of a majority of the members present.
(5) In order to manage the affairs of the Demand
and Supply Regulation Committee, one
secretary shall be appointed by the Minister from among the public officials belonging to the
Ministry.
(8) Except as provided for by Presidential Decree, matters necessary for the operation of the
Demand and Supply Regulation Committee
shall be determined by the Chairperson after
undergoing deliberations by the Demand and Supply Regulation Committee.
[This Article
Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 20171, Jul 18, 2007]
Article 4. Deleted
1. Any document proving the changed contents;
2. Construction machinery registration certificate;
3. Construction machinery inspection certificate, (limited to the construction machinery
subject to regular inspection; hereinafter
the same shall apply.).
(2) Any Mayor/Do governor who has received a report of change in the registered matters
under Paragraph
(1) shall state the change in the construction machinery registration
certificate and the construction machinery inspection certificate,
issue those certificates to the
owner of construction machinery, and notify such said fact to the inspection agent under
Article
14 (3), (hereinafter referred to as the "inspection agent"), of the Act.
Article 5-2 (Seller's Report of Change in Registered Matters)
(1) Any seller of construction machinery, when intending to report
a change in the registered
matters under Article 5 (3) of the Act, shall submit a report of a change in the registered
matters
attached with documents proving the sale, to the Mayor/Do governor with whom the
seller has registered under Article 3 of the Act.
(2) Any Mayor/Do governor who has received a report under Paragraph (1) shall promptly
notify the seller to report the change in
the registered matters during the period fixed by such
Mayor/Do governor which is not less than 7 days but not more than 15 days.
(3) Where the buyer fails to file an appeal during the period mentioned in Paragraph (2) or
report the change in the registered
matters, the Mayor/Do governor shall state the change
reported by the seller in the construction machinery original register and
notify the seller and
buyer thereof, respectively.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16552, Sep 9, 1999]
Article 6 (Transfer of Registration)
(1) Any owner of registered construction machinery, where the registered address or the place
of use has been changed, (limited
to a change among the Special Metropolitan City,
Metropolitan Cities, and Dos), shall submit a report for the transfer of construction
machinery
registration attached with documents proving the change in the owner's address or the place
of construction machinery
use, construction machinery registration certificate, and
construction machinery inspection certificate to the Mayor/Do governor
having jurisdiction
over the new location of registration, within 30 days of the change, (in the case of inheritance,
3 months
from the date when the inheritance has commenced).
(4) Any person notified under Paragraph (3) shall promptly be issued a registration number
plate from the registration number plate
manufacturer, attach it, and seal it.
Article 7 Deleted
Article 8 (Correction of Registration)
Any Mayor/Do governor, when finding errors or omissions concerning registration after
making registration under Articles 3 and 5
of the Act, shall make a correcting registration as
an additional remark and shall promptly notify such said fact to the registered
holder, , and
the registration agent of the construction machinery.
Article 9 (Preparation and Maintenance of the Construction
Machinery Original
Register)
(2) In addition to the construction machinery original register under Paragraph (1), any
:
: person
: (*""
: )
Mayor/Do governor shall prepare and maintain the construction machinery registration
reception register, construction machinery
original register list, construction machinery
registration application file, and construction machinery registration certificate
issuance
register as provided for by Ordinance of the Ministry, (hereinafter referred to as the
"Ordinance of the Ministry").
(3) The construction machinery registration reception register, construction machinery
original register list, construction machinery
registration application file, and construction
machinery registration certificate issuance register under Paragraph (2) shall be
prepared and
maintained in such a method as to enable electronic processing, unless special circumstances
exist which make electronic
processing impossible.
Article 10 (Return of Registration Number Plates)
"Change in matters provided for by Presidential Decree" under the main sentence
of Article 9
of the Act shall mean a change as outlined in each of the following subparagraphs:
1. Change in the owner's address, or place of use, of the registered construction machinery,
(limited to a change among the Special
Metropolitan City, Metropolitan Cities, and Dos); and
2. Change in the registration number.
[Wholly Amended Presidential Decree No. 16872, Jun 27, 2000]
Article 10-2 (Structure and System
of Construction Machinery)
(1) The structure of construction machinery required to conform to construction machinery
safety standards
under Article 12 (1) of the Act shall be those as per each of the following
subparagraphs:
1. Length, width, and height;
2. Ground clearance;
3. Gross weight;
4. Weight distribution;
5. Limit angle of vehicle turn over (maximum safety slant angle);
6. Minimum turning radius;
7. Contact part and contact pressure.
(2) The system of construction machinery required to conform to construction machinery
safety
standards under Article 12 (1) of the Act shall be those outlined in each of the
following subparagraphs:
1. Engine (power generation system) and transmission;
2. Driving system;
3. Control system;
4. Steering system;
5. Braking system;
6. Suspension system;
7. Fuel system and maximum speed restriction system, other electric and electronic system;
8. Body frame and chassis;
9. Connecting system and torque system;
10. Riding system and loading system;
11. Window glass;
12. Noise control system;
13. Exhaust gas emission system;
14. Headlight, number plate light, taillight, brake light, parking light, back-up light, other
lighting system;
15. Klaxon (*or "horn": ) and alarm system;
16. Indicator light, other indication system;
17. Rear view mirror, window shield, other eyesight-securing system;
18. Speedometer, odometer, tachometer, other measuring instruments;
19. Fire extinguisher and fire prevention system;
20. Anti-pressure container and accessories thereof;
21. Other system required for the safe operation and use of construction machinery and
provided for by Ordinance of the Ministry.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 21562, Jun 25, 2009]
Article 11 (Object of Construction Machinery Type Report)
"Construction machinery provided for by Ordinance of the Ministry" under the provision of
Article 18 (2) of the Act shall be the
construction machinery as identified in each of the
following subparagraphs:
1. Bulldozers;
2. Excavators, (limited to caterpillar type);
3. Loaders, (limited to caterpillar type);
4. Forklifts;
5. Scrapers;
6. Cranes, (limited to caterpillar type);
7. Rollers;
8. Road stabilizers;
9. Concrete batching plants;
10. Concrete finishers;
11. Concrete spreaders;
12. Asphalt mixing plants;
13. Asphalt finishers;
14. Aggregator spreaders;
15. Stone crushers;
16. Air compressors;
17. Boring machines, (limited to caterpillar type);
18. Pile drivers and pile extractors;
19. Gravel digging equipment;
20. Dredgers, (Dredging boats);
21. Specialized construction machinery;
22. Tower cranes.
[Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 16552, Sep 9, 1999]
Article 12 (Confirmation Inspection of Construction
Machinery)
(1) A confirmation inspection under Article 19 (1) or (2) of the Act shall be conducted for a
construction machinery
of a certain type manufactured, assembled, or imported for the first
time.
(2) Any person intending to receive a confirmation inspection under Paragraph (1) shall
submit to the Minister an application for
a construction machine type confirmation inspection.
(3) The Minister who has received an application under Paragraph (2) shall inspect whether
the construction machine concerned has
been approved or approved for change under Article
18 (2) or (3) of the Act, or whether the construction machine concerned conforms
to the type
reported under Article 18 (4) of the Act.
(1) Any person intending to register for construction machinery rental business operations,
(including where construction machinery
is rented along with the construction machinery
operator and where construction machinery is rented with the cost of construction
machinery
operator being assumed, [by the rental business operator]), under Article 21 of the Act shall
submit to the Mayor/Do
governor an application for construction machinery rental business
registration attached with documents provided for by Ordinance
of the Ministry.
(2) Registration of a construction machinery rental business under Paragraph (1) shall be
conducted based on the following categories:
1. General construction machinery rental business: Businesses operated with 5 or more
construction machines, (including where 2 or
more individuals or juristic persons operate
jointly);
2. Individual construction machinery rental business: Businesses operated with 4 or less
construction machines by 1 individual or
juristic person.
(3) In the case of Paragraph (1), 2 or more individuals or juristic persons intending to operate
a construction
machinery rental business jointly shall submit an application for registration in
the name of the representative, and each member
shall state his/her name and attach his/her
signature on the application as part of a joint signature.
(4) In the case of Paragraph (3), each member shall draw up a contract concerning the rights
and obligations concerning the operation
as provided for by Ordinance of the Ministry, and
attach it to the application.
(2) The registration of construction machinery maintenance business under Paragraph (1)
shall be conducted based on the following
categories, and the scope of business per category
shall be as provided for by the attached Table 2:
1. Comprehensive construction machinery maintenance business;
2. Partial construction machinery maintenance business;
3. Specialized construction machinery maintenance business.
Article 15 (Registration of Construction Machinery Sales Business, etc.)
Any person intending to register a construction machinery sales business under Article 21 of
the Act shall submit to the Mayor/Do
governor an application for construction machinery
sales business registration attached with documents as provided for by Ordinance
of the
Ministry.
Article 15-2 (Registration of Construction Machinery Dismantling Business, etc.)
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16552, Sep 9, 1999]
Article 16 (Contents to be Included in a Construction
Machinery Rental Contract)
"Other matters provided for by Presidential Decree" in Article 22 (2) of the Act shall be those
as outlined
under each of the following subparagraphs:
1. Matters relating to the rented construction machinery and the construction site;
2. Matters relating to the per day operation time of construction machinery;
3. Matters relating to the time, method, and amount of payment, where an agreement has
been reached on the payment of rent;
4. Matters relating to the transportation costs of construction machinery and the person to
assume such costs;
5. In the case of contract cancellations or acts of God, matters on the assumption of damage;
6. In the case of disputes, matters on the methods for dispute resolution.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No.
20171, Jul 18, 2007]
Article 17 (Permit for Mutual-Aid Business)
(1) The construction machinery business operator association under Article 32 of the Act,
when intending to receive a permit for
mutual-aid business under Article 32-2 (1) of the Act,
shall submit to the Minister an application for a permit for mutual-aid business,
attached with
mutual-aid regulations and terms and conditions of the contract.
(2) Mutual-aid regulations under Paragraph (1) shall include matters falling under each of the
following subparagraphs:
1. Contents of the mutual-aid business;
2. Mutual aid contracts;
3. Methods of disposal for contribution, mutual-aid funds, liability reserve, emergency risk
reserve, payment reserve, deficit, etc;
4. Other matters necessary for the operation of the mutual-aid business.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No.
16552, Sep 9, 1999]
Article 17-2 (Contents, Operation, etc. of a Mutual-Aid Business)
(1) Contents of a mutual-aid business under
Article 32-2 (4) of the Act shall be those falling
under each of the following subparagraphs:
1. Mutual-aid for liability resulting from any accident caused by any member's construction
machinery;
2. Mutual-aid for damage incurred by any construction machinery due to an accident
occurring while any member owns, uses, or manages
such construction machinery;
3. Mutual-aid for damage incurred by any construction machinery operator's body due to an
accident occurring while such construction
machinery operator uses or manages any
member's construction machinery;
4. Business for the enhancement of members' welfare, including the installation, operation,
and management of common facilities;
5. Other business activities to promote the economic benefits of the members.
(2) The association shall appropriate and accumulate
a liability reserve, emergency risk
reserve, and payment reserve for the business concerned at the end of each business year as
provided for by mutual-aid regulations.
(3) The association shall administer mutual-aid accounting separately from accounting for
other business activities.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16552, Sep 9, 1999]
Article 17-3 (Compulsory Disposal of Abandoned Construction
Machinery)
(1) Any Mayor/Do governor intending to make a disposition or issue an order under Article
34-2 (1) of the Act on construction
machinery shall confirm that the item of construction
machinery concerned is one falling under Article 33 (3) of the Act, (hereinafter
referred to as
"abandoned construction machinery"). In such cases, whether any construction machinery is
abandoned, construction
machinery shall be determined by comprehensively reviewing the
condition, location of discovery, and abandoned period of the construction
machinery,
contents of neighbors' statements or reports, and other circumstances.
(2) Any Mayor/Do governor may dismantle any construction
machinery item falling under
each of the following subparagraphs from among the abandoned construction machinery
items, pursuant
to Article 34-2 (2) of the Act:
1. Construction machinery in such a condition so that a change of location or towing thereof
is difficult;
2. Construction machinery of which most of the structure or system is disassembled or
destroyed so that maintenance or repair thereof
is difficult;
3. Construction machinery of which the cost of selling, etc. is so high such that dismantling is
unavoidable.
(3) Any Mayor/Do governor intending to sell or dismantle any construction machinery
abandoned under Article 34-2 (2) of the Act
shall notify such said intention to the owner of
the record in the construction machinery original register, interested parties,
(*
" " owner : ),
or possessor thereof, in writing.
(4) Any Mayor/Do governor having dismantled construction machinery original registered in
any other city or Do shall promptly notify
the fact of dismantling to the Mayor/Do governor
of such city or Do.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16552, Sep 9, 1999]
Article 18 (Delegation of Authority)
Pursuant to Article 38 (2) 4 of the Act, the Minister shall delegate to the Mayor/Do governor
the authority of construction machinery
inspection under Article 13 (1) through (3) of the Act.
(1) "Other juristic person or organization provided for by Presidential Decree" under Article
38 (2) 4 of the Act shall be the Korea
Transportation Safety Authority under the Korea
Transportation Safety Authority Act.
(2) Pursuant to Article 38 (2) of the Act, the Minister shall entrust business activities under
each of the following subparagraphs
as follows:
1. Type approval and type change approval under Article 18 of the Act and confirmation
inspection under Article 19 of the Act: Korea
Transportation Safety Authority under the
Korea Transportation Safety Authority Act, provided, however, that confirmation inspections
for tower cranes shall be entrusted to the Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency under
the Korea Occupational Safety & Health
Agency Act.
2. Reception of type report and type change report under Article 18 of the Act: Inspection
agent, provided, however, that the reception
of type report and type change report for tower
cranes shall be managed by the Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency under the
Korea
Occupational Safety & Health Agency Act.
3. Career management for construction machinery operators under Article 30-2 of the Act:
Korea Transportation Safety Authority under
the Korea Transportation Safety Authority Act.
[Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 20171, Jul 18, 2007]
Article 19 (Criteria
for Imposing Civil Fines)
Criteria for imposing civil fines under Articles 44-1 and 44-2 of the Act shall be those under
the attached Table 3.
[Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21562, Jun 25, 2009]
ADDENDA (Presidential Decree for the Building Act)
Article 3 (Amendment of Other Statutes)
(1) The Presidential Decree for the Construction Machinery Management Act shall be
partially amended as follows:
"Article 5 (4) 3 of the Presidential Decree for the Building Act" under Article 41 (1) 2 shall
be changed to "Article 5 (4) 4 of
the Presidential Decree for the Building Act."
(2) Omitted
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