Port Act.

The purpose of this Act is to provide for matters concerning designation, development, management and utilization of ports to serve to develop the national economy through the promotion of the construction of ports and ensuring the efficiency of management and operation thereof. For the purpose of the present Act the term "port" means any establishment equipped with facilities installed for the entry and departure of ships, the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers on board, and the loading and unloading, storing and handling of cargoes, and such ports shall be divided into designated ports and local ports. Article 4 rules that a Central Port Policy Council shall be established under the control of the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs in order to deliberate the matters listed in this article, such as matters concerning the designation and abolition of ports; matters concerning the designation and adjustment of port areas. The text consists of 85 articles.