Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Rule is to provide for matters delegated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Installation, Operation, and Management of Public Depots and matters necessary for the implementation thereof. <Amended by Rule No. 4062, Jan. 14, 2016>

Article 2 (Criteria for Use Permits) (1) The Mayor shall grant permits to use a public depot in the following order of priority to transportation business entities that have their principal places of business in the bus zone where the public depot is situated, as prescribed by Article 4 (3) of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Installation, Operation, and Management of Public Depots (hereinafter referred to as the "Ordinance"): <Amended by Rule No. 4062, Jan. 14, 2016>
1. A transportation business entity that submits a bid for and is awarded a service route;
2. A transportation business entity that operates the city tour buses, etc. under a policy project of the Seoul Metropolitan Government;
3. A transportation business entity that operates CNG buses;
4. A transportation business entity that intends to implement a joint operation system;
5. A transportation business entity whose former depot has been expropriated for an urban planning project;
6. A transportation business entity that has insufficient space for buses in its depot;
7. A transportation business entity that has an area secured for a depot but desires to move into a public depot.
(2) The Mayor shall grant permits to use a public depot in the following order of priority to transportation business entities having service routes starting or ending within six kilometers of the public depot and to transportation business entities operating service routes that pass through the bus zone where the public depot is located, as prescribed by Article 4 (3) of the Ordinance: <Amended by Rule No. 3481, Mar. 2, 2006>
1. Transportation business entities operating buses on general routes;
2. Transportation business entities operating airport buses or city tour buses;
3. Transportation business entities operating community buses.

Article 3 (Procedure for Use Permits) (1) A transportation business entity which intends to obtain a permit to use a public depot and facilities therein shall file an application for a public depot use permit in attached Form 1 attached hereto with a person or entity which is contracted to assume public depot management functions under to Article 9 of the Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as "management entity").
(2) Upon receipt of an application for a public depot use permit, a managing entity shall examine the details of the application, decide whether to grant a use permit, and conclude a contract for use of public depot with the transportation business entity which obtains a permit to use the depot.
(3) Whenever a managing entity intends to decide whether to grant a use permit under paragraph (2), he/she shall consult with the Mayor in advance.
(4) A transportation business entity entering into a contract for use of a public depot under paragraph (2) shall pay a charge billed in attached Form 2 attached hereto, by the due date.