institution or organization with the competent deliberative committee on public opinion polls relating to election in writing after it is equipped with an examination system and experts in analysis and meets other requirements prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations. (2) The competent deliberative committee on public opinion polls relating to election upon receiving an application for registration under paragraph (1) shall accept the registration and issue a certificate of registration within seven days from the date it receives such application. (3) The competent deliberative committee on public opinion polls relating to election shall without delay disclose information prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations, which is information on the polling institution or organization (hereinafter referred to as "institution conducting public opinion polls relating to election") to which it issues a certificate of registration pursuant to paragraph (2), on the website of the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission. (4) Where any matter mentioned in an application for registration under paragraph (1) is altered, an institution conducting public opinion polls relating to election shall file an application for the registration of alterations with the competent deliberative committee on public opinion polls relating to election within 14 days. (5) Where an institution conducting public opinion polls relating to election (including the representative and staff members thereof) falls under any of the following cases, the competent deliberative committee on public opinion polls relating to election shall revoke the registration of the relevant institution conducting public opinion polls relating to election. In such cases, the institution conducting public opinion polls relating to election the registration of which is revoked because it falls under subparagraph 3 shall not file an application for registration within one year from the date the registration thereof is revoked: 1. Where it obtains registration by fraud or other improper means; 2. Where it fails to meet requirements for registration under paragraph (1); 3. Where it is sentenced to imprisonment with labor or a fine of at least one million won for an offense related to public opinion polls relating to election. (6) An application form for registration and a certificate of registration, procedures for disclosing information under paragraph (3), procedures for altering or revoking registration, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations. Article 9 (Responsibilities of Public Officials for Neutrality) (1) A public official or a person who is required to maintain political neutrality (including an agency and organization) shall not exercise any unreasonable influence over the election or perform any act likely to have an effect on the election result. (2) Where a public prosecutor (including a military prosecutor) or police officer (including an investigator of a prosecutors' office and military judicial police officer) deems that any violation of this Act is committed, he or she shall promptly and fairly crack down on and investigate the violation committed.

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