Article 1.　As regards the contracts with the Government as the party interested, which are provided for by the Imperial Ordinance (hereinafter to be called "specified contracts" ), and whose amount to be paid by the Government is not determined, in case an amount is designated by the Government as proper within the period as may be prescribed by Ordinance, the designated amount shall be considered to be the definite amount to be paid.

Article 2.　The other party who is not satisfied with the amount to be paid which is designated by the Government, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, may apply to the Government for the revision of the amount to be paid, as provided for by Ordinance.

Article 3.　The other party who is not satisfied with the decision made by the Government, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of the preceding Article, may bring up an action into the ordinary law court.

Article 4.　The other party to the specified contract shall, as provided for by Ordinance, provide itself with special books and documents, in which it shall make due entry about the amount of money concerning the performance of the specified contract, the receipt and delivery of things, as well as other matters which it is necessary to be mentioned.

Article 5.　The Government may, when deemed necessary for the purpose of investigation in regard to the specified contract, cause the competent authorities to put pertinent questions to, or collect reports from, the other party to the contract or his sub-contractor or any other persons who do business with the said other party in connection with the said contract (including sub-contractors'subcontractors and other psrsons similar thereto), or to visit all these persons'places of business, places of operation or any other places to inspect books documents and other things kept there, or to put questions to witnesses.

Article 6.　When falling under any of the following items, the other party to the specified contract, his sub-contractors and any other persons who transact business with the said other party to the said contract (including sub-contractors'sub-contractors and other persons similar thereto) shall be liable to penal servitude for one year or less or to a fine of ten thousand yen or less.

Article 8.　Any representative of a juridical person, any agent, employee or other worker of a juridical person or an individual who commits an illegal action in violation of the provisions of items 1 or 4 of the preceding Article pertaining to the business of the juridical persons or individual concerned, the juridical person or individual concerned shall be subject to a fine prescribed in the said Article, in addition to the punishment imposed on the actual violator.