Waste Disposal Act Article 63-1

The amount of administrative fines imposed pursuant to this Act shall be determined according to the degree, characteristics, and severity of pollution; regulations governing the criteria for the imposition of such administrative fines shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.Where a person obtains benefits from an act in violation of obligations under this Act, in addition to the imposition of a prescribed fine pursuant to this Act, such benefits may be recovered within the scope of the benefits obtained.Where a person commits an act for the benefit of another, thereby causing such other person to become subject to punishment for violating obligations under this Act, and the actor has obtained pecuniary benefits from such act without being punished, such pecuniary benefits may be recovered within the scope of the value of the benefits obtained.Where a person becomes subject to punishment for violating obligations under this Act, and another person obtains pecuniary benefits from such act without being punished, such pecuniary benefits may be recovered within the scope of the value of the benefits obtained.The recovery referred to in the preceding three paragraphs shall be imposed by the sanctioning authority by means of an administrative disposition. The term “benefits” referred to herein includes both positive benefits and passive benefits consisting of expenditures that should have been incurred but were not incurred, or expenditures that were reduced. Regulations governing the calculation and estimation thereof shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.