Recommendation to Revise Ordinances for Over 100 Local Governments Lacking 'Indoor Architecture Adequacy Inspection'

Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Secure User Safety by Establishing Related Mandatory Ordinances

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] On the 2nd, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that they will recommend ordinance revisions to local governments that have not set the target buildings and inspection cycles for the 'appropriateness of interior architecture' inspections delegated from the 'Building Act' to building ordinances.

The targets for revision are about 100 local governments that have not properly established mandatory ordinances related to the appropriateness inspection of interior architecture. According to Article 52-2 of the current Building Act, interior architecture of multi-use buildings, officetels, and commercial buildings for sale must be constructed with structures and materials that do not hinder fire prevention. It also imposes an obligation on mayors, county governors, and district heads to inspect whether the interior architecture has been properly installed and constructed, while requiring that the target buildings and inspection cycles be set by building ordinances.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety decided that for a total of 75 local governments that have not established any regulations regarding interior architecture in their building ordinances, they will revise by newly establishing related regulations, allowing local governments to set the target buildings and inspection cycles according to their circumstances.

Additionally, for 34 other local governments that have related regulations but omitted some mandatory delegated items such as target buildings or inspection cycles, they will revise by adding the omitted contents to the existing interior architecture-related regulations.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety expects that through this revision, the effectiveness of the obligation to inspect the appropriateness of interior architecture stipulated by higher laws will be secured, ensuring the safety of building users.

Lee Jae-gwan, Director of Local Autonomy and Decentralization at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "The Ministry has been promoting the revision of local ordinances by topic, such as the abolition of the family register system, fines, disability grading system, and Chinese characters in local ordinances that residents find difficult to understand." He added, "We plan to continuously identify and revise unreasonable local ordinances that threaten residents' safety or cause inconvenience in daily life."

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