Development and Management of Deep Sea Water Act.

The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the State preserves and manages deep sea water and develops or uses deep sea water in an environmentally friendly manner for future generations and the public interests, thereby contributing to the healthy life of nationals and the support and development of related industries. For the purpose of the present Act the term "deep sea drinking water" means water manufactured or processed to ensure that people can drink deep sea water in daily life, satisfying standards for water quality; the term "sea water intake area" means a sea area equipped with submarine topography and water quality suitable for the steady intake of deep sea water; the term "deep sea water development business" means storing, processing, supplying or selling deep sea water after the intake of deep sea water; the term "business related to deep sea water" means a business using deep sea water, such as a deep sea water development business, the business of manufacturing deep sea drinking water or the business of importing deep sea drinking water.The text consisting of 58 articles deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: Master Plans on deep sea water, Restrictions on development of deep sea water, Designation, etc. of sea water intake area, License, Authorization of implementation plans, Reporting on business, Standards for quality of deep sea water, fees, permission, standards for water quality, deep sea drinking water, measures to preserve the marine environment, inspection, certificates, state subsidy, support for research and development, water quality supervisors, penalties.