Enforcement Decree of the Marine Scientific Research Act.

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters necessary for the enforcement of the Marine Scientific Research Act.
The Act prescribes procedures necessary for conducting marine scientific research by any foreigner or national of the Republic of Korea. Any foreigner who wishes to conduct marine scientific research in the territorial sea or beyond the territorial sea of the Republic of Korea shall obtain permission from the Government of the Republic of Korea (arts. 2-5). A foreigner who has obtained permission to conduct marine scientific research is obliged to submit a report on the results of the research, furnish records of analysis, and evaluation of the research data and research results, etc. (arts. 6-11). Chapter III deals with marine scientific research by a national. The heads of government agencies or local governments shall manage the research data derived from marine scientific research and shall designate and operate management agencies (arts. 12-17).