Environment Improvement Cost Liability Act. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1991 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Liability/compensation Pollution control Polluter pays principle Sustainable development Financing Environmental fees/charges 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 contribute to the formation of a comfortable environment which serves as the foundation of continuous development of the State, by having those who have polluted environment pay necessary expenses for environmental improvement and raising reasonable investment resources for environmental improvement. Article 9 establishes that the Minister of Environment shall impose and collect environmental improvement charges from the owners or occupants of buildings or other facilities that directly cause environmental pollution through the discharge of vast amounts of environmental pollutants, and the owners of motor vehicles using light oil for fuel. The text consists of 22 articles. Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr