The current Act involves measures against illegal construction activities that fail to abide by the Acts and regulations governing buildings, and corrective orders and a system for imposing charges for compelling the compliance for illegally constructed buildings to secure the safety, functions, aesthetics, etc. of buildings and protect the lives and property of individuals. The recently amended Building Act (enforced on Apr.  23, 2019 ) has raised the upper limit of the amount of a charge for compelling the compliance that can be increased, in cases of a violation for gain or habitual violation, from 50/100 to 100/100 in order to ensure the effectiveness of the imposition of charges for compelling the compliance.

Despite these legal and institutional efforts to eradicate illegal building violations, illegal change of use, illegal extensions and alterations, etc. are still continuously occurring  and negligent accidents by businesses, rentals, etc. using illegal buildings persistently occur, and calls are raised requesting the imposition of charges for compelling the compliance for violations for gain or habitual violations to be changed to an imperative provision.  

Hence, this Amendment aims to enhance the effectiveness of the imposition of charges for compelling the compliance by changing the provision prescribing that the competent permitting authority may increase the amount of a charge for compelling the compliance within the limit of 100/100 to an imperative provision requiring an increase to prevent illegal buildings and encourage prompt restoration thereof to their original state, etc. (Article 80, paragraph 2).

Compulsory insurance subscription (Article 80)