Securities Investor and Futures Trader Protection Act Article 20

The use of the protection fund shall be limited to the following:1. Payments to securities investors or futures traders in accordance with Article 21.2. Expenditures by the protection institution for carrying out operations in accordance with this Act and other necessary expenses.3. Payment of fees required for initiation of litigation or arbitration procedures in accordance with this Act.4. Other uses as approved by the competent authority.A budget shall be drawn up for the expenditures under subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph, the appropriations for which shall be limited to the sum of the current fiscal year's interest on the protection fund plus the accumulated surplus from the protection fund[WP1]'s interest income after covering business expenses from past years[WP2][WP3]. However, the competent authority may make appropriate adjustments in view of financial and operating conditions.