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Oil Pipeline Safety Control Act.

Country/Territory
Korea, Republic of
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Oil pollution Inspection Offences/penalties
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 prevent harm from oil pipelines and to secure public safety by prescribing the safety management of oil pipelines. Article 3 establishes that whoever intends to commence construction works which involve the installation of pipelines shall obtain authorization from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy for such construction plans and when pipeline installers finish the construction of relevant pipelines, they shall undergo a comple inspection conducted by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. The text consists of 17 articles.

Full text
English
Website
www.klri.re.kr