Act on the Preparation for Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Hazards Erosion Institution Flood Education Risk assessment/management Research Liability/compensation Financing Water shortage/drought Governance Offences/penalties Survey/mapping Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters necessary for the observation of, prevention of, provision against, and action against earthquakes, tsunami, and volcano, earthquake-proof measures, and research and technical development to reduce earthquake disasters and volcano disasters in order to protect the life and property of the people and major infrastructure from disasters due to earthquakes, tsunami, and volcano. Article 3 deals with responsibility of State and Agencies in charge of emergency management establishing that they shall take responsibility for formulating and implementing an emergency plan in accordance with the purposes of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety. The text consists of 29 articles. Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr