(1) The Fair Trade Commission may partially delegate its authority under this Act to the heads of the agencies affiliated therewith or a Mayor/Do Governor, or to the head of another administrative agency, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) A Mayor/Do Governor may partially delegate its authority under this Act to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) If necessary for the effective enforcement of this Act, the Fair Trade Commission may partially entrust its administrative duties to a trade association registered pursuant to Article 37(1).
(4) Where the Fair Trade Commission partially entrusts its administrative duties to a trade association pursuant to paragraph (3), it may fully or partially grant a subsidy to the trade association to cover the expenses incurred in performing such duties within budgetary limits.
(5) Those who are entrusted with the administrative duties under Article 26(6) and paragraph (3) of this Article and who perform, or have performed, the relevant duties shall be deemed public officials when applying penal provisions prescribed in Articles 127 and 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act.[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 17, 2012]