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ENFORCEMENT RULES OF THE SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK ORDINANCE ON THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF HANGANG PARK

ENFORCEMENT RULES OF THE SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK ORDINANCE ON THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF HANGANG PARK
Partial Amendment No. 4687, Jan. 20, 2025 Partial Amendment No. 4713, Jul. 14, 2025

Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Rule is to provide for matters mandated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Framework Ordinance on Conservation and Use of Hangang Park and other matters necessary for enforcing the Ordinance. <Amended on Aug. 1, 2019>




Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of these Rules is to prescribe the matters delegated by the Framework Ordinance of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the Conservation and Use of Hangang Park and the matters necessary for their enforcement. <Amended on Aug. 1, 2019>


Article 2 (Establishment of Master Plans) (1) Matters to be included in the master plan under Article 8 (3) of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Framework Ordinance on Conservation and Use of Hangang Park (hereinafter referred to as the "Ordinance") shall be as follows: <Amended on Aug. 1, 2019>
1. Basic objectives and directions of Hangang Park;
2. Matters concerning the conservation and restoration of the Hangang River ecosystem;
3. Plans for the installation and use of major facilities in Hangang Park;
4. Matters concerning the computation of expenses required for the implementation of projects and plans for securing financial resources therefor;
5. Matters concerning the cooperation with the related central administrative agencies and local governments;
6. Other matters necessary for upgrading Hangang Park.
(2) In establishing or modifying a master plan, the Chief Officer of the Hangang Project Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Chief Officer") may hear the opinion of the Citizens' Hangang Committee referred to in Article 22 of the Ordinance. <Amended on Aug. 1, 2019>




Article 2 (Formulation of the Master Plan) (1) The following matters shall be included in the master plan under Article 8 (3) of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Framework Ordinance on the Conservation and Use of Hangang Park (hereinafter referred to as the “Ordinance”): <Amended on Aug. 1, 2019>
1. Basic goals and policy directions for Hangang Park;
2. Matters concerning the conservation and restoration of the Hangang River ecosystem;
3. Plans for the installation and use of major facilities in Hangang Park;
4. Matters concerning the estimation of expenses required for project implementation and means of securing financial resources;
5. Matters concerning cooperation with related central administrative agencies and local governments;
6. Other matters necessary for improving Hangang Park.
(2) The Seoul Metropolitan Government Future Hangang River Administrator (hereinafter referred to as the “Administrator”) may hear the opinions of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Hangang River Citizen Committee under Article 22 of the Ordinance when establishing or modifying the master plan. <Amended on Aug. 1, 2019; Jun. 8, 2023>


Article 3 (Promulgation of White Paper) (1) The white paper under Article 10 (1) of the Ordinance shall be promulgated no later than May of the following year.
(2) The promulgation of the white paper shall be made by publishing in the Official Gazette of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, or posting on the website, of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, or by any other means.




Article 3 (Publication of White Paper) (1) The Hangang Park White Paper under Article 10 (1) of the Ordinance shall be published by May of the year following its completion.
(2) The White Paper shall be published by posting it in the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Gazette and on the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s website, etc.


Article 4 (Preparation of Facilities Management Ledger) (1) In order to maintain the safety and functions of public facilities, the Chief Officer shall prepare and manage a facilities management ledger in a form corresponding to attached Form 1.
(2) The Chief Officer shall make a regular and occasional round of inspection on public facilities and take necessary measures, such as replacement, restoration, removal, or painting, where public facilities are damaged or destroyed.




Article 4 (Keeping the Facilities Management Ledger, Etc.) (1) The Administrator shall keep and manage a Facilities Management Ledger equivalent to attached Form 1 to ensure the safety and continued functioning of the facilities in use.
(2) The Administrator shall conduct periodic and occasional patrols of the facilities in use, and shall take necessary measures to replace, restore, remove or paint any facility that is soiled or damaged during its use.


Article 5 (Public Announcement) Where the Chief Officer intends to select a person who will operate public facilities by entrustment or a person eligible for using, and benefiting from, public facilities (hereinafter referred to as "operator") by open competition method pursuant to Article 13 of the Ordinance, he or she shall make a public announcement thereon through a data-processing system designated and publicly notified by the Minister of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2018>




Article 5 (Public Notice) When seeking to select an entrusted entity or an entity permitted to use and profit from a facility in use (hereinafter referred to as an “operator”) through the process of open competition under Article 13 of the Ordinance, the Administrator shall issue a public notice of such fact via information processing devices, etc. designated and publicly notified by the Minister of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Jan. 18, 2018>


Article 6 (Entrustment Contracts) (1) Where the Chief Officer entrusts any person with the management and operation of public facilities or permits use of and benefiting from public facilities, he or she shall specify the following matters in the contract or the permit for use and benefiting:
1. Name and address of the operator and the period of use;
2. Affairs to be entrusted and the details thereof;
3. Matters concerning revenue and operating expenses;
4. Duties of the operator and matters to be complied with;
5. Matters concerning the safety control of facilities;
6. Other matters deemed necessary by the Chief Officer.




Article 6 (Entrustment Contract, Etc.) When entrusting the management and operation of a facility in use or permitting the use of and profit therefrom, the Administrator shall specify the following details in the contract or the use and profit permit:
1. Operator’s name, address, period of use;
2. Subject affairs and their substance;
3. Matters concerning revenues and operating costs;
4. The operator’s obligations and terms of compliance;
5. Matters concerning facility safety management;
6. Other matters deemed necessary by the Administrator.


Article 7 (Collection of User Fees) (1) The user fees and operation hours for public park facilities under Article 14 (1) of the Ordinance shall be as specified in attached Table 1.
(2) The user fees under paragraph (1) shall be collected at the time the application for use of the relevant public facilities is filed: Provided, That the same shall not apply where a motor vehicle is parked in parking facilities on an hourly basis.
(3) Where any person is entrusted to manage and operate public park facilities or permitted to use and benefit from them, the operator shall issue passes and collect user fees for the relevant public facilities.




Article 7 (Collection of Usage Fees, Etc.) (1) Park usage fees and hours of use for park facilities in use under Article 14 (1) of the Ordinance shall be as presented in Annex 1.
(2) The usage fees under paragraph (1) shall be collected when a person or entity applies to use a facility in use: Provided, however, that the same shall not apply where the use consists of hourly parking in parking facilities. <Amended on Jan. 13, 2022>
(3) When the management and operation of a park facility in use is entrusted, or when its use and profit are permitted, the operator shall issue admission tickets to collect usage fees for the facility in use.


Article 8 (Reduction of or Exemption from User Fees) The extent of reduction of and exemption from user fees for public facilities under Article 14 (3) of the Ordinance shall be as specified in attached Table 2.




Article 8 (Use Fee Discounts) The scope of usage fee discounts for facilities in use under Article 14 (3) of the Ordinance shall be as presented in Annex 2.


Article 9 (Evacuation of Facilities) Where any entrusted or permitted facilities, etc. are likely to be lost or destroyed due to a disaster, such as a flood, the operator shall evacuate the relevant facilities, etc. to a safe place.




Article 9 (Evacuation of Facilities) When an entrusted or permitted facility, etc. is at risk of loss or damage by a disaster such as a flood, the operator shall evacuate the facility, etc. to a safe location.


Article 10 (Method of Participation by Organizations and Support Therefor) (1) If an organization under Article 16 of the Ordinance intends to perform any project (activities) for the purpose of conserving and using the Hangang River, it shall submit the relevant plan to the Chief Officer and obtain his or her approval thereof.
(2) In any of the following cases, the Chief Officer may revoke the approval:
1. Where the approval is obtained by fraud or other improper means;
2. Where the organization ceases to meet the requirements for approval;
3. Where the organization has neglected its activities specified in the plan.
(3) The Chief Officer may grant a subsidy to an organization that falls under paragraph (1) for expenses required by it within the extent of the purpose of its project (activities), and may have it refund all or part of the subsidy if the subsidy has been used for any purpose other than intended.
(4) In subsidizing any expenses required for the activities pursuant to paragraph (3), matters concerning the procedures and ex post facto management of the subsidy shall be governed by the Assistance for Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Organizations Act. <Amended on Oct. 10, 2019>




Article 10 (Ways for Organizations to Participate; Support for Participation) (1) An organization under Article 16 of the Ordinance that seeks to conduct a project (activity) for the purpose of conservation or use of Hangang River shall obtain the Administrator’s approval by submitting the plan for such project.
(2) The Administrator may revoke approval for any of the following:
1. Where the approval is obtained by deceit or other improper means;
2. Where the requirements for approval no longer hold true;
3. Where the organization fails to engage in the activities presented under the plan.
(3) The Administrator may subsidize the necessary expenses of organizations falling under paragraph (1) within the scope of their projects (activities), and may cause all or a part of any subsidized funds that are used for purposes other than those specified in the plan to be returned. <Amended on Jan. 13, 2022>
(4) Matters concerning the subsidization process, follow-up management, etc. of the subsidization of costs necessary for activities under paragraph (3) shall be governed by the Assistance for Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Organizations Act.<Amended on Oct. 10, 2019>


Article 11 (Prohibition of Recreational Fishing) Recreational fishing restricted under Article 18 (1) of the Ordinance shall be as follows:
1. Gill net fishery, cast net fishery, longline fishery, or stationary net fishery;
2. Fishing acts conducted on the water (including those using powered and nonpowered vessels);
3. Fishing acts that pollute river by using paste baits, fish meals, etc.;
4. Fishing acts using snap fishing hooks referred to in attached Table 3 or acts of fishing by snapping motion;
5. Acts of capturing or collecting fishing species prescribed in Table 1 attached to the Enforcement Decree of the Inland Water Fisheries Act, such as sweetfish;
6. Acts of capturing or cultivating fishes and shellfishes;
7. Acts of using four or more fishing rods per person;
8. Acts of fishing at places designated and publicly notified by the Chief Officer as prohibited areas pursuant to Article 18 (2) of the Ordinance;
9. Other acts separately restricted by the Chief Officer for the conservation of the Hangang River.




Article 11 (Restrictions on Recreational Fishing) Recreational fishing restricted under Article 18 (1) of the Ordinance shall be as follows:<Amended on Jan. 13, 2022>
1. Gill net fishing, cast net fishing, longline fishing, and set-net fishing;
2. Fishing on water (including powered and unpowered vessels);
3. Fishing that pollutes streams and rivers using bait such as paste bait or fish meal;
4. Fishing using snagging hooks under Annex 3 or fishing with snagging motions;
5. Taking or collecting species of fish prescribed in Annex 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Inland Water Fisheries Act;
6. Capturing or farming fish or shellfish;
7. Using four or more fishing rods per person;
8. Fishing in an area designated and publicly notified by the Administrator under Article 18 (2) of the Ordinance;
9. Other actions separately restricted by the Administrator for the conservation of the Hangang River.


Article 12 (Operation of Patrol Squads) (1) Patrol squads under Article 19 (1) of the Ordinance may be comprised of and operated by the following persons: <Amended on Oct. 10, 2019>
1. Competent public officials;
2. Registered security guards;
3. Workers or employees of service company who work in Hangang Park;
4. Organizations under Article 16 of the Ordinance;
5. Other persons whom the Chief Officer deems suitable for the members of the patrol squads.
(2) The Chief Officer shall separately appoint the members of patrol squads who are not public officials or registered security guards by fixing a period, and the members of patrol squads who are separately appointed shall regulate the prohibited acts in collaboration with public officials or registered security guards.
(3) The mark of patrol squads under Article 19 (2) of the Ordinance shall be as specified in attached Form 2.




Article 12 (Operation of Enforcement Teams) (1) An enforcement team under Article 19 (1) of the Ordinance may be formed and operated with the following personnel:<Amended on Oct. 10, 2019; Jul. 29, 2021; Jan. 13, 2022>
1. Public official in charge;
2. Registered security guard;
3. A person working at Hangang Park, or a contractor’s employee;
4. An organization under Article 16 of the Ordinance;
5. Other persons recognized by the Administrator as suitable members of a prohibition enforcement team.
(2) The Administrator shall separately appoint members of enforcement teams who are not public officials or registered security guards to serve for a designated period, and such members shall jointly enforce prohibitions jointly with public officials or registered security guards.
(3) The identification worn by an enforcement team under Article 19 (2) of the Ordinance shall be as presented in attached Form 2.


Article 13 (Appropriate Disposal of Wastes) In order to manage and dispose of wastes appropriately pursuant to Article 21 (3) of the Ordinance, each operator shall comply with the following:
1. General garbage shall be discharged in standard bags for general garbage sold at a store designated by the Chief Officer (hereinafter referred to as "bag selling store"), but any recyclable resources shall be separately collected in accordance with the method prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment before making such discharge;
2. The generation of food wastes shall be minimized as much as possible, and the wastes generated shall be disposed of by the operator himself or herself.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 1, 2019]




Article 13 (Appropriate Waste Disposal) An operator shall comply with the following for appropriate waste management and disposal under Article 21 (3):
1. General waste shall be disposed of in standard bags for general waste sold at sellers designated by the Administrator (hereinafter referred to as “bag vendors”) after separating out recyclable resources using the means determined by a Ministerial Decree of Environment.
2. As little food waste as possible should be generated, and any food waste shall be disposed of by the operator.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 1, 2019]


Article 14 (Details of Implementation of Quantity-Based System) (1) The standard garbage bags for Hangang Park shall be classified into standard garbage bags for general garbage for filling wastes subject to quantity-based system and garbage bags for public use for filling wastes gathered by joint cleaning.
(2) The Chief Officer may use the required quantity of garbage bags for public use if necessary for joint cleaning.
(3) Each person who discharges quantity-based wastes shall directly purchase standard garbage bags for general garbage from a bag selling store and use such bags. In such cases, the prices of standard garbage bags shall be as specified in attached Table 4. <Amended on Oct. 10, 2019>
(4) The Chief Officer shall supply bag selling stores with standard garbage bags for general garbage among standard garbage bags. In such cases, he or she may give 10 percent sales profit to a bag dealer.
(5) Each bag dealer shall comply with the following:
1. He or she shall secure a sufficient quantity of standard garbage bags by kind and by volume;
2. He or she shall place the designated sign and the standard price list set by the Chief Officer;
3. He or she shall not display or sell counterfeit or unauthorized bags;
4. He or she shall report when he or she finds an illegal act, such as distribution of counterfeit bags, etc.;
5. He or she shall pay prices of standard garbage bags within the due date for payment;
6. Where a purchaser requests a refund for an unused standard garbage bag, he or she shall refund the relevant amount;
7. Other administrative instructions.
(6) The Chief Officer shall take proper measures against a bag selling store which has violated any matter to be complied with under the subparagraphs of paragraph (5).




Article 14 (Specific Matters on the Enforcement of the Volume-based Waste Fee System, Etc.) (1) Hangang Park standard waste bags shall be either standard bags for volume-based general waste, or public bags for waste from joint cleaning work.
(2) The Administrator may use the necessary quantities of public bags for joint cleaning work.
(3) A person who disposes of volume-based wastes shall directly purchase standard waste bags for general waste from a bag vendor. The prices of the standard bags shall be presented as in Annex 4. <Amended on Oct. 10, 2019>
(4) Regarding standard bags, the Administrator shall supply standard bags for general waste to bag vendors, who may be granted a sales margin of 10%.
(5) A bag vendor shall comply with the following matters:
1. Secure ample supplies of standard bags by type and capacity;
2. Affix designation signs and prescribed price tags as determined by the Administrator;
3. Engage in no exhibition or sale of counterfeit or illegally released bags;
4. Report any discoveries of illegal acts, such as the distribution of counterfeit bags;
5. Pay within the specified period for standard bags;
6. Refund the purchase price if a buyer requests to return any unused standard bags;
7. Follow other administrative directions.
(6) The Administrator shall take appropriate measures regarding any bag vendor who violates the compliance terms under the subparagraphs of paragraph (5). <Amended on Jan. 13, 2022>


Article 15 (Operation of Citizens' Hangang Committee) (1) The Chief Officer of the Culture Headquarters, the Deputy Mayor of Urban Regeneration Office, the Director-General of the Urban Planning Bureau, and the Director-General of the Water Circulation Safety Bureau shall be ex officio members of the Seoul Metropolitan Citizens' Hangang Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") under Article 22 (4) of the Ordinance. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014; Jul. 1, 2015; Oct. 18, 2018; Aug. 1, 2019>
(2) Sectional committees under Article 22 (6) of the Ordinance shall consist of the ecological environment sectional committee, the inter-Korean cooperation sectional committee, the history and culture sectional committee, the city scenery sectional committee, and the sectional committee for citizens' use. Each sectional committee shall elect one chairperson from among its members and the chairpersons so elected shall be co-vice chairpersons of the Committee. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018; Aug. 1, 2019>
(3) The Committee may establish and operate subcommittees if necessary for providing advice in a specialized and efficient manner, subject to its resolution. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018>
(4) The Committee shall have an executive secretary and a clerk; and the head of the General Affairs Bureau of the Hangang Project Headquarters shall be the executive secretary, and the Director of the division in charge of the affairs of the Committee shall be the clerk. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018>
(5) An agency or a member that intends to submit any agenda item to the Committee shall, in principle, prepare an agenda item for advice and reporting and submit it no later than 10 days before opening a meeting. The same shall also apply where any agenda item is submitted to a sectional committee or subcommittee: Provided, That this shall not apply where there are any unavoidable causes, such as the existence of any urgent agenda item. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018>
(6) If requested to convene a meeting under Article 23 (2) of the Ordinance, the chairperson shall inform each member thereof no later than seven days before opening the meeting. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018>
(7) Except as provided in this Rule, matters necessary for the operation of the Committee shall be prescribed by operating rules following resolutions of the Committee. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018>




Article 15 (Operation of the Hangang River Citizens Committee, Etc.) (1) The Culture Administrator, Urban Spaces Administrator, Balanced Development Administrator, and Water Circulation Safety Administrator shall be ex officio members of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Hangang River Citizens Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) under Article 22 (4) of the Ordinance. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014; Jul. 1, 2015; Oct. 18, 2018; Aug. 1, 2019; Jul. 19, 2021, Dec. 29, 2023>
(2) The division committees under Article 22 (6) of the Ordinance shall be the Ecology and Environment Division Committee, Aquatic Leisure Division Committee, the History and Culture Division Committee, Urban Landscape Division Committee, and Citizen Patronage Division Committee. One chairperson shall be elected by and from among the members of each division committee, and each shall be a joint Vice-Chairperson of the Committee. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018; Aug. 1, 2019; Apr. 13, 2023>
(3) If necessary to respond professionally and efficiently to requests for advice, the Committee may compose and operate subcommittees by resolutions of the Committee. <Added on Oct. 18, 2018>
(4) The Committee shall have a secretary and a clerk; the General Affairs Manager of the Future Hangang Headquarters who hosts the meetings shall serve as the secretary, while the chief in charge of the Committee’s duties shall serve as a clerk. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018; Jun. 8, 2023>
(5) An institution or member who wishes to submit an agenda to the Commission shall in principle prepare an advice and reporting agenda for submission to the Committee no later than 10 days before the meeting. The same shall apply where an agenda is submitted to a division committee or subcommittee: Provided, however, that the same shall not apply where there is an unavoidable cause for not doing so, such as an urgent item of agenda. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018>
(6) Upon a request to convene a meeting under Article 23 (2) of the Ordinance, the Chairperson shall notify the members no later than seven days before the meeting date. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018; Jan. 13, 2022>
(7) Any matters necessary in connection with the operation of the Committee that are not prescribed in these Rules shall be determined by the detailed operational rules with the resolution of the Committee. <Amended on Oct. 18, 2018>


Article 16 (Detailed Guidelines) Other matters necessary for this Rule shall be separately determined by the Chief Officer.




Article 16 (Detailed Guidelines) Other matters necessary in connection with these Rules shall be separately determined by the Administrator. <Amended on Jan. 13, 2022>


Addendum <No. 4687, Jan. 20, 2025>
These Rules shall enter into force on the date of their promulgation.

User Fees and Operation Hours for Park Facilities (pursuant to Article 7)

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Scope of User Fees Reduction or Exemption(pursuant to Article 8)

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Light Rock Fishing and Lure Fishing(pursuant to Article 11)

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Standard Garbage Bag Price (pursuant to Article 14)

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Facility Management Ledger (pursuant to Article 4)

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Mark of Patrol Squad (pursuant to Article 12)

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