This Act is enacted for the purpose of assuring sound transaction order of the multi-level marketing, and protecting the rights and interest of participants.

The term "competent authority" as used in this Act means the Fair Trade Commission.

The term ‘multi-level marketing" as used in this Act means the marketing practice to establish multi-levels organization by having participants introduce new participants into multi-level marketing enterprise, and promote and sale goods or services.

The term “multi-level marketing enterprise” as used in this Act means the companies, sole proprietorships or partnerships, groups or individuals that conduct overall planning or the carrying out of multi-level marketing activities as referred to in the preceding article.
A participant of foreign multi-level marketing enterprise or a third party that introduces or carries out the multi-level marketing plans or organizations of such enterprise shall be deemed a "multi-level marketing enterprise" as referred to in the preceding paragraph.

The term “participants” as used in this Act means persons who may earn commissions, bonuses and other economic benefits by taking part in the plans of a multi-level marketing enterprise and promoting or selling goods or services, and who may earn commissions, bonuses and other economic benefits by introducing other persons to participate, to promote, sell goods or services or introduce more persons.
The persons who enter into contracts with multi-sale enterprises that after meeting specific conditions such persons may get the qualification to promote, sell goods or services, or to introduce other persons to participate shall be deemed as participants from the time such contracts are entered into.