To promote mutual cooperation and developments, Joint Irrigation Association is initiated.
The Joint Irrigation Association is a juridical person.

(Removed)

The election of president and advisory committee shall be halted since the articles of this Act amended on January 17, 2018 comes into effect. Term of office of the 4th president and advisory committee of individual Irrigation Association terminate on September 30, 2020; regulations for governing election and term of office of president and advisory committee Paragraph 1 of Article 15-1, Paragraph 1 of Article 16, Article 17, Paragraph 2 of Article 19, Article 19-1, Article 19-2 and Article 20 shall not apply.
In cases of advisory committee in preceding Paragraph is vacant in his term, by-election shall not be held. In cases of president in preceding Paragraph is vacant in his term or his term expires, the Competent Authority shall appoint a deputy having no circumstances of Paragraph 1 of Article 19-2 and having one of qualifications in the following to which Article 21 does not apply:
1. A person who passed an examination superior to Civil Service Junior Examination or a Special Examination superior to Civil Service Junior Examination; the person shall serve or had served as a senior rank civil service (Grade 10).
2. A person had served as supervisor I in Irrigation Association for more than 6 years.
3. A person who had served as president, or general manager of Irrigation Association for more than 4 years.
Matters relating to re-organization of Irrigation Association, assets disposal, and employment rights protection thereof shall be regulated in a particular law.

This Act shall come into effect the day they are promulgation.
The Articles of this Act amended on December 22, 2009 shall come into effect on November 23, 2009.