(1) The Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service may appoint civilians, etc. engaged in the export-and import-related fields as honorary customs officers to perform the following activities, if necessary for efficiently monitoring and cracking down smuggling:
1. Monitoring smuggling at airports and seaports;
2. Providing information and public relations activities for preventing smuggling.
(2) The qualifications for and missions of the honorary customs officers under paragraph (1) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]