Under the current Act, any soil purification business shall be registered with the Mayor/Do Governor, securing facilities, equipment, technical manpower, etc.

Accordingly, facilities for purification of the contaminated soil brought into the facilities, which are located in a place other than the registration place, may cause a controversy because it is difficult to fully examine the impact on the environment and the life of the residents in the relevant area.

Therefore, the Amendment prescribes that where a person who intends to run a soil purification business has a facility for purification of the contaminated soil brought into the facilities, he/she shall obtain an establishment permission from the Mayor/Do Governor who has jurisdiction over the location of the facility as prescribed by Presidential Decree (Article 23-7 (2)).

If a person who wants to do soil purification business has a facility for purification of the contaminated soil brought into the area under the proviso to Article 15-3 (3), he/she shall obtain an establishment permission from the Mayor/Do Governor who has jurisdiction over the location of the facility as prescribed by Presidential Decree (Article 23-7).