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<Law Era="Showa" Lang="en" LawType="ImperialOrder" Num="596" PromulgateDay="11" PromulgateMonth="12" Year="21">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>I hereby give My Sanction to the Imperial Ordinance concerning the Organization of the Financial Balance Adjustment Investigation Committee and cause the same to be promulgated.</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>This tenth day of the twelfth month of the twenty-first year of Showa (December 10, 1946)</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Countersigned: Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>YOSHIDA Shigeru</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Minister of Finance</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>ISHIBASHI Tanzan</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>Imperial Ordinance No. 596</LawNum>
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    <LawTitle>The Organization of the Financial Balance Adjustment Investigation Committee.</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 1.</ArticleTitle>
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          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Financial Balance Adjustment Investigation Committee is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Finance, and when referred to by the Minister of Finance, investigates and considers the measures and policies concerning the adjustment of balance of revenue and expenditure after the termination of the War and other important financial problems.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
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          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>On the above-mentioned matters, the Investigation Committee may make recommendations to the Ministers concerned.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 2.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Investigation Committee is composed of the Chairman and members of the Committee, not exceeding twenty-five in number.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 3.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>A specialists committee may be appointed in the Investigation Committee to investigate special matters.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 4.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Chairman and the other members of the Committee are appointed by the Cabinet, through the recommendation by the Minister of Finance.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Through the recommendation to the Throne by the Minister of Finance, and by the nomination of Chairman, the specialists committee is appointed by the Cabinet.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 5.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
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          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Chairman presides over the business of the Committee.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
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          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>When the Chairman is absent from his post for some reason, some member of the Committee, elected by mutual vote from among the members of the Committee, shall act on behalf of the Chairman with regard to his business.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 6.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>A number of Secretaries are appointed to the Committee.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Through the recommendation to the Throne by the Minister of Finance, and by the nomination of the Chairman, the secretaries are appointed by the Cabinet.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The secretaries dispose of general affairs under the direction of the Chairman.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 7.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
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          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>A number of clerks are appointed in the Committee.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The clerks are appointed by the Minister of Finance.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The clerks attend to general affairs under the direction of their superiors.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 8.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Concerning the investigation mentioned in Article 1 the Investigation Committee, ir necessary, may request the authorities concerned and others to submit materials and data, or to make explanations.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 9.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Investigation Committee is to finish the investigation and consideration of matters referred thereto within one year after the day of enforcement of the present Ordinance, and to report the results to the Minister of Finance.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="2">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Investigation Committee, if necessary, may submit and interim report before the presentation of the above-mentioned report.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
        <Paragraph Num="3">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>In the case of the preceding two paragraphs if there is a minority opinion, besides the majority one, the former is to be reported at the same time with the latter.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="10">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 10.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The Government is to make public the results mentioned in the preceding Article.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>Supplementary Provision:</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Paragraph Num="1">
        <ParagraphNum/>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>The present Ordinance shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
      </Paragraph>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
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