Article 112 (Definition of Acts of Contribution) (1) For the purpose of this Act, the term "contribution act" means an act of offering money, valuables and other benefits to property, an act of expressing an intention to provide such benefits, or an act of making a promise of such a provision to the persons in a relevant constituency, or an institution, organization, facilities, and to the meetings or events of the constituent, or to the persons having connections with a constituent even if they are outside the relevant constituency, or an institution, organization and facilities: <Amended on Mar. 12, 2004> 1. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 2. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 3. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 4. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 5. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 6. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 7. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 8. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 9. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 10. Deleted; <Mar. 12, 2004> 11. Deleted. <Mar. 12, 2004> (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), none of the following acts shall be regarded as contribution: <Amended on Mar. 12, 2004; Aug. 4, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Jan. 25, 2010; Aug. 13, 2013; Mar. 9, 2017> 1. Acts relating to ordinary activities of political parties: (a) Acts by a political party to support the operational expenses of the relevant party branch or paying remunerations to the salaried staff members in party branches at all levels; (b) Acts by the members of political parties to pay the party members fees and other expenses pursuant to the party constitution or regulations and other internal regulations; (c) Acts by a political party to subsidize the election expenses of the members of the National Assembly belonging thereto, or candidates and preliminary candidates to run in elections of public officials under this Act; (d) Furnishing the reading material and other printed material for a political party's publicity, cheap badges of a political party, or symbol mascots at the expense of a political party or provide drinks (excluding alcoholic beverages), such as tea or coffee within the ordinary limits, to the participating party members at a rally for the formation of political party, etc. under Article 140 (1), a rally of party members or their training sessions under Article 141 (2) and other rallies exclusive to party members belonging thereto; (e) Furnishing foods of a kind of snack, such as the snacks, rice cakes (Tteok), scrolled rice with dried sea weed (Gimbap), drinks (excluding alcoholic drinks), etc. within the ordinary limits to the