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<Law Era="Showa" Lang="en" LawType="ImperialOrder" Num="455" PromulgateDay="1" PromulgateMonth="10" Year="21">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>I hereby give My Sanction to the Regulations governing the Organization of the Postal Life Insurance and Annuity Enterprise Committee and cause the same to be promulgated.</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>This thirtieth day of the ninth month of the twenty-first year of Showa (September 30, 1946)</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Countersigned: Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>YOSHIDA Shigeru</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Minister of Communications</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>HITOTSUMATSU Sadayoshi</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>Imperial Ordinance No. 455</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>Regulations governing the Organization of the Postal Life Insurance and Annuity Enterprise Committee</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 1.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Postal Life Insurance and Annuity Enterprise Committee shall belong to the supervision of the Minister of Communications, and according to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 28 (2) of the Postal Life Insurance Law, and Article 22 (2) of the Postal Annuity Law, shall investigate and deliberate upon matters set under the authority thereof.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The said Committee shall, besides matters prescribed in the preceding paragraph, investigate and deliberate upon the important matters pertaining to the management of Postal Life Insurance and Annuity in conformity with an inquiry by the Minister of Communications.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The said Committee may make suggestion to Ministers concerned with regard to matters prescribed in the preceding paragraph.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 2.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Committee shall be composed of members not more than forty (40) persons.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 3.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Members of the Committee shall be as follows:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <Item Num="1">
            <ItemTitle>(1)</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Column Num="1">
                <Sentence>Officials of Ministries concerned</Sentence>
              </Column>
              <Column Num="2">
                <Sentence>Not more than 7 persons</Sentence>
              </Column>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="2">
            <ItemTitle>(2)</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Column Num="1">
                <Sentence>Members of the House of Peers</Sentence>
              </Column>
              <Column Num="2">
                <Sentence>Not more than 5 persons</Sentence>
              </Column>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="3">
            <ItemTitle>(3)</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Column Num="1">
                <Sentence>Members of the House of Representatives</Sentence>
              </Column>
              <Column Num="2">
                <Sentence>Not more than 10 persons</Sentence>
              </Column>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="4">
            <ItemTitle>(4)</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Column Num="1">
                <Sentence>Scholars and experts</Sentence>
              </Column>
              <Column Num="2">
                <Sentence>Not more than 7 persons</Sentence>
              </Column>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
          <Item Num="5">
            <ItemTitle>(5)</ItemTitle>
            <ItemSentence>
              <Column Num="1">
                <Sentence>Persons recommended as representatives of policyholders recommended by bodies nominated by the Minister of Communications</Sentence>
              </Column>
              <Column Num="2">
                <Sentence>Not more than 11 persons</Sentence>
              </Column>
            </ItemSentence>
          </Item>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 4.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Members of the Committee shall, through the recommendation to the throne by the Minister of Communications, be nominated by the Cabinet.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Terms of offices of members prescribed in from No. 2 to No. 5 of the preceding article shall be two (2) years.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 5.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Committee shall have a chairman who shall be mutually elected by members.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The chairman shall preside over the Committee business.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>In case the chairman is prevented from discharging his duties, a member mutually elected from among the members shall perform the function of the chairman.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 6.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Minister of Communications, if necessary, may establish Subcommittees in the Committee and have them take over part of the Committee's duties.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Such Sub-committees shall have the chief executive who shall be mutually elected from among the members thereof.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Such members belonging to Sub-committees shall be nominated by the chairman.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 7.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Committee may, in accordance with the provisions thereof, make the decision made by the Sub-committees, the decision of its own.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 8.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Committee shall have secretaries,</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>who shall be appointed by the Cabinet through the recommendation to the throne by the Minister of Communications.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The secretaries shall administer general affairs in compliance with the orders of the chairman.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 9.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Committee shall have clerks</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>who shall be appointed by the Minister of Communications,</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>and shall take charge of general affairs in compliance with the orders of the chairman and secretaries.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>Supplementary Provisions:</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Paragraph Num="1">
        <ParagraphNum/>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>The present Ordinance shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
      </Paragraph>
      <Paragraph Num="2">
        <ParagraphNum/>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>The following partial amendments shall be made to the Regulations governing Reserve Fund Operation of the Postal Life Insurance and Annuity.</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
        <AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvisionSentence>
            <Sentence>"The Reserve Fund Operation Committee concerning Postal Life Insurance and Annuity" in Article 1 and Article 2 shall read "Postal Life Insurance and Annuity Enterprise Committee"</Sentence>
          </AmendProvisionSentence>
        </AmendProvision>
        <AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvisionSentence>
            <Sentence>and from Article 6 to Article 10 inclusive shall be deleted.</Sentence>
          </AmendProvisionSentence>
        </AmendProvision>
      </Paragraph>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
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