1. Reasons for Amendment and Major Provisions

The Noise and Vibration Control Act was amended (Act No. 19468; promulgated on June 13, 2023; to be enforced on June 14, 2024) to require Special Metropolitan City Mayors, Metropolitan City Mayors, Special Self-Governing City Mayors, Do Governors, Special Self-Governing Province Governors, and heads of Si/Gun/Gu to report to the Minister of Environment on findings occasional checkups of running cars on a half-yearly basis, and that matters necessary for reports on checkup findings shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment. Accordingly, this Amendment requires checkup findings to be reported on a half-yearly basis via the noise data computer network.

It also improves the effectiveness of occasional checkups by prescribing that cases where there is no arbitrary modification of an engine noise blocking facility, etc. shall also be included in the scope of occasional checkups of running cars, thereby aiming to address and improve upon a number of weaknesses that have emerged from the operation of the current system.