No. 12112
Promulgation Date 2013-08-13
National Election Commission
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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definition)
Article 3 (Composition)
CHAPTER II COMPOSITION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Article 4 (Establishment)
Article 5 (Preparatory Committee for Central Party Formation)
Article 6 (Promoters)
Article 7 (Notification)
Article 8 (Scope of Activity of Preparatory Committee for Central Party Formation)
Article 9 (Approval for Formation of City/Do Party)
Article 10 (Opening to Public of Meeting for Formation of Political Party)
Article 11 (Application for Registration)
Article 12 (Matters regarding Application for Registration of Central Party)
Article 13 (Matters regarding Application for Registration of City/Do Party)
Article 14 (Registration of Modifications)
Article 15 (Examination of Application for Registration)
Article 16 (Registration, Delivery of Certificate for Registration, and Public Notice)
Article 17 (Statutory Number of City/Do Parties)
Article 18 (Legal Numbers of Members of City/Do Parties)
Article 19 (Merger of Political Parties)
Article 20 (Application for Registration of Party Merger)
Article 21 (Party Members involved in Party Merger)
CHAPTER IV JOINING AND RESIGNATION FROM POLITICAL PARTY
Article 22 (Promoters' and Party Members' Qualifications)
Article 23 (Joining Party)
Article 24 (Roster of Party Members)
Article 25 (Secession from Party)
Article 26 (List of Those Who Have Resigned from Party)
Article 27 (Handing over of Roster of Party Members, etc.)
CHAPTER V OPERATION OF POLITICAL PARTY
Article 28 (Opening of Platform, etc. and Entry of Matters in Party Constitution)
Article 29 (Organizations of Political Party)
Article 30 (Restriction on Number of Salaried Clerical Staff of Political Parties)
Article 31 (Party Fees)
Article 32 (Prohibition of Documentary Resolution)
Article 33 (Expulsion of National Assembly Members Belonging to Political Party)
Article 34 (Finance of Political Party)
Article 35 (Regular Reports)
Article 36 (Demand for Submission of Reports or Data, etc.)
CHAPTER VI GUARANTEEING ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Article 37 (Freedom of Activities)
Article 38 (Establishment and Operation of Policy Research Institutes)
Article 39 (Policy Discussion Meeting)
Article 39-2 (Public Service Announcement for Encouraging Policy Voting)
Article 40 (Prohibition of Substitute Political Parties)
Article 41 (Prohibition of Use of Similar Denomination, etc.)
Article 42 (Prohibition of Forced Resignation, etc.)
Article 43 (Obligation to Keep Secrets)
CHAPTER VII EXTINGUISHMENT OF POLITICAL PARTY
Article 44 (Revocation of Registration)
Article 45 (Voluntary Dissolution)
Article 46 (Revocation of Approval on Formation of City/Do Party)
Article 47 (Public Notification of Dissolution)
Article 48 (Disposal of Residual Assets in Case of Dissolution, etc.)
CHAPTER VII EXTINGUISHMENT OF POLITICAL PARTY
Article 48-2 (Entrusting Business for Intraparty Election of Party Representative)
CHAPTER VIII PENAL PROVISIONS
Article 49 (Crimes of Impeding Freedom of Intraparty Competitive Election of Party Representative)
Article 50 (Crimes of Buying-off and Interests-Inducement in Intraparty Competitive Election of Party Representative, etc.)
Article 51 (Confiscation of Benefits from Crimes of Buying-off and Interests-Inducement of Intraparty Competitive Election, etc. Party Representative)
Article 52 (Crimes of Public Announcement of Falsehoods about Intraparty Competitive Election for Party Representative, etc.)
Article 53 (Crime of Becoming Promoter or Party Member Unlawfully)
Article 54 (Crimes of Compelling to Join Party, etc.)
Article 55 (Crimes of Joining Political Party Unlawfully)
Article 56 (Crimes of Forced Perusal of Party Members Roster)
Article 57 (Crime of Failing to Report, etc.)
Article 58 (Crime of Divulging Information Learned while on Duty, etc.)
Article 59 (Crime of False Application for Registration, etc.)
Article 60 (Crime of Neglecting Various Obligations)
Article 61 (Crime of Interference, etc. with Formation of Political Party)
Article 62 (Fines for Negligence)
ADDENDA
ADDENDUM<Act No. 8881, Feb. 29, 2008>
ADDENDA<Act No. 9785, Jul. 31, 2009>
ADDENDA<Act No. 9973, Jan. 25, 2010>
ADDENDA<Act No. 10396, Jul. 23, 2010>
ADDENDA<Act No. 10866, Jul. 21, 2011>
ADDENDUM<Act No. 11375, Feb. 29, 2012>
ADDENDA<Act No. 12112, Aug. 13, 2013>