In light of the records, the court below's decision that the defendant closed the office of a certified architect in the name of the wooden Building Research Institute in the Gangnam-gu Seoul Metropolitan Government, and prepared a design drawing at the Seoul Office at the preparation stage of opening a new office in the jurisdiction of Chungcheongbuk-do is merely an act of receiving orders for the business activities of the Seoul Office and it does not constitute an act of a certified architect's business without registration as prescribed by the Certified Architects Act, is just and there is no error of law of misunderstanding the legal principles of the Certified Architects Act.

In light of relevant Acts and subordinate statutes, such as the Certified Architects Act, in which there is no provision prohibiting the act of certified architect business in addition to the location of the registered architect office, the Minister of Construction and Transportation’s authority concerning registration is delegated to the Mayor/Do Governor, or thoroughly supervising the lending of a license, etc., only on the sole basis of the facts charged by the defendant who registered the architect office in Seoul Special Metropolitan City cannot be deemed to constitute a

Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating judges.

Justices Lee Chang-chul (Presiding Justice)