(1) Where necessary to perform any of the following affairs, the head of a customs office may request a shipping company or airline to permit him or her to peruse, or to submit within the time limit prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, through the information and communications network, the passenger reservation data in the reservation information system (hereafter referred to as "passenger reservation data" in this Article) operated by the shipping company or airline to which the vessel or aircraft entering into or departing from the open port pursuant to Article 135 or 136 belongs. In such cases, the relevant shipping company and airline shall comply therewith:
1. An affair of inspecting the persons who have exported or imported, or intend to export or import the contraband goods provided for in Article 234;
2. An affair of inspecting a person who violates Article 241 (1) and (2), or who intends to export or import or to return any of the following goods, in violation of Article 241 (1) and (2):(a) Narcotics prescribed in Narcotics Control Act;(b) Firearms, swords, explosives, injectors, electronic percussion locks and arbalists prescribed in the Control of Firearms, Knives, Swords, Explosives, etc. Act.
(2) The passenger reservation data that the head of a customs office may request to peruse or submit pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be limited to the following data:
1. Nationality, name, date of birth, passport number and reservation number;
2. Address and telephone number;
3. The time the reservation is made and the check-in process is completed;
4. The number and issuance date of the airline ticket or passage ticket, the name of city where such ticket has been issued, and the method of payment;
5. The course of travel and travel agency;
6. Accompanying passengers and the seat number;
7. The data on baggage;
8. The number and class of membership where a passenger has become a member of the airline or shipping company and data on the order by the passenger.
(3) A person allowed to peruse the passenger reservation data supplied pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be limited to the customs officers designated by the head of a customs office.
(4) No customs officer pursuant to paragraph (3) shall use the passenger reservation data that he or she came to know in the course of his or her duty for unlawful purposes, such as disclosure, treatment without authority, offer for other persons' use, etc.
(5) Matters necessary for the method of perusal, period of preservation, etc. of the passenger reservation data provided pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]