Hot Spring Act.

This Act provides for the effective development, utilization, and the appropriate protection of hot spring. The Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayor, or Do governor ("Mayor/Do governor"), may designate a place abundant with hot spring resources as a hot spring resources protection district. Any expert institution on hot springs shall file a registration with the Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs. The head of Si/Gun may designate as a hot spring hole preservation area the places in which hot springs were discovered and the development of a hot spring on a small scale is required (art. 4). The head of Si/Gun shall devise a development plan for hot spring and apply for approval of the Mayor/Do governor (art. 7). Permission of excavation in order to make hot spring spout water and related restrictions are provided for in articles 8 to 12. The utilization of hot spring water for public baths, for drinking, for industrial purposes or for heating shall obtain the approval of the head of Si/Gun and shall meet water quality standards (arts. 13 and 14). A person who obtains the permission to utilize hot spring water may receive an inspection of water and its constituent elements regularly. Provisions on the preservation and management of hot spring resources are specified in article 19. The remaining part of the Act contains penal provisions and provisions of miscellaneous nature.