Embankment Management Act. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1963 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Fisheries, Water Keyword Agricultural development Public land Drainage/land reclamation Agricultural land Fish products Waterworks 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 improve agricultural productivity, promote the growth of the national economy and conserve national land by having the State or a local government manage tide embankments especially necessary to conserve reclaimed land for agricultural purposes and prevent damage to agricultural and fishery products. The text - consisting of 14 articles – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: Decision of Tide Embankments managed by the State; Decision of Tide Embankments Managed by Local Governments; Release from Management; Management of Tide Embankments; Emergency Measures in State of Emergency; Maintenance and Repair by Beneficiaries. Full text English Website elaw.klri.re.kr