Article 1. The Examination Committee of Investigating the Propriety of Personnels for Public Office (thereinafter called the Committee) shall be under the supervision of the Prime Minister, and by the request of the Prime Minister examine the careers and records and other items necessary for the application of the provisions of Item 1, Article 1 of Imperial Ordinance No. 109 of the twenty-first year of Showa (1946) of those persons who are to be designated in accordance with the above-mentioned provisions. The Committee shall report its opinion to the Prime Minister based on the result of the examination.

Article 2. The Committee shall be organized by a Chairman and members numbering 5 or less than 5. For the investigation and consideration of special affairs, if necessary, temporary members of the Committee may be nominated.

Article 3. The Chairman shall be nominated by the Cabinet, based on the result of the mutual vote of the members. The members and the temporary members shall be nominated by the Cabinet.

Article 4. The Chairman, the members and the temporary members must strictly keep the officially acquired knowledge secret.

Article 5. The Committee shall have its Secretary. The Secretary shall be nominated from governmental officials by the Cabinet. The Secretary shall arrange the general affairs under the directions of the authorities.

Article 6. The procedure of investigation and the other necessary affairs of the business of the Committee shall be decided by the Chairman.

Article 7. Each Ministry may organize by the decision of each Minister concerned an examination committee in regard to the investigation of the propriety of personnels for public office pertaining to the provisions set down in Art. 1 of the said Imperial Ordinance. When a Ministerial Committee is organized in accordance with the provisions above-mentioned, the Minister concerned must submit reports on the organization, names of the organizing members and other important items to the Prime Minister.