Regulations for Administration of Tourist Hotel Enterprises Article 9-1

A business operator who has been approved to apply for the operation of a tourist hotel and does not have a business plan to establish a business before the promulgation of the amendment on January 28, 2016, or a business that has obtained a construction license for the purpose of a tourist hotel issued by the local building authority in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Building Act within the time limit, or has obtained a license for the use of a building for a tourist hotel and has obtained a license from the local building authority to use the tourist hotel within the time limit, shall complete the following matters within the time limit from the date of the effective date of the amendment on January 3, 2025:1. If the original construction license has become invalid, it shall re-apply to the local building authority for the issuance of a construction license for the purpose of a tourist hotel within two years of the effective date of the amendment in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Building Act, and report to the Ministry of Communications within 15 days of the date of obtaining the construction license for future reference. It shall then be handled in accordance with subparagraphs 2 and 4 of paragraph 1 of the preceding article.2. If the original construction license is still valid, an application shall be made within five years of the effective date of the amendment to the local building authority for the issuance of a license for the use of a tourist hotel, and a report shall submitted to the Ministry of Communications for future reference within 15 days of the date of obtaining the license. It shall then be handled in accordance with item 1 and subitem 4 of the preceding article.3. A person who has obtained a license for using a building for a tourist hotel and has obtained a license from the local building authority for the purpose of using a tourist hotel shall apply for operation in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 within one year of the effective date of the amendment.The provisions of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of the preceding Article shall apply to the cases described in the preceding paragraph.