Art.1.　The national properties, the title of which has devolved upon the State through the Land Tax Reform, restitution of religious properties, endowment (in case of an endowment in the name of a local public body, only such part as has in truth caused no charge upon the local public body), or purchase by contributed money (in case the money is contributed in the name of a local public body, only such part as has in truth caused no charge upon the local public body), and which are, at the time of enforcement of the present Law, either leased free of charge to shrines, temples, or Buddhist churches (hereinafter called religious institutions) in accordance with the National Property Law or placed under the custody of religious institutions in accordance with the National Forest and Field Law, may, with the decision of the competent Minister after consulting with the Precincts Disposition Committee or Custodial Forests Disposition Committee, be given free of charge to the religious institution upon its application made within a year from the date of enforcement of the present Law, provided the property in question be essential to the performance of religious functions.

Art.2.　The national properties which are leased free of charge to religious institutions in accordance with the National Property Law of the time of enforcement of the present Law and which are not to be given in accordance with the provision of the paragraph 1 of the preceding Article, may, with the decision of the competent Minister after consulting with the Precincts Disposition Committee, be sold in private contract at one half market price to the religious institutions upon its application made within six months from the date of receipt of a refusal in case an application has been made in accordance with the paragraph 1 of the preceding Article and otherwise within a year from the date of enforcement of the present Law, provided the property in question be essential to the performance of religious functions.

Art.3.　The criteria of the national properties which may be given or sold as provided by the provision of Art.1, par.1 or par.1 of the preceding Article shall be fixed by Imperial Ordinance.

Art.4.　When a national property which may be given or sold in accordance with the provision of Art.1, par.1 or Art.2, par.1 (hereinafter called the former land) happens, before its grant or sale, to make part of an area affected by an adjustment of agricultural land as provided by the Land Adjustment Law or by an adjustment of city-lots as provided by the City Planning Law or Special City Planning Law and the State acquires as the result of an exchange between the former land and another the right to a liquidation money or compensation money, the religious institutions on the former land may, upon its application made within a year of the date of announcement of the administrative action regarding the exchange and with the decision of the competent Minister, be given the claim in case the former land comes within the provision of Art.1, par.1 or a claim to one half of the said money in case the former land comes within the provision of Art.2, par.1.

Art.5.　When the former land happens, before its grant or sale, to make part of an area affected by an adjustment of agricultural land as provided by the Land Adjustment Law or by an adjustment of city-lots as provided by the City Planning Law or Special City Planning Law and it is considered necessary for the religious institutions on the former land to move to a place other than that offered in exchange, the land offered in exchange and the State-owned things attached to the former land may, upon the application made within a year from the date of announcement of the administrative action regarding the exchange and with the decision of the competent Minister, be given free of charge to the religious institutions in case the former land comes within the provision of Art.1, par.1, or sold at one half market price in case the former land comes within the provision of Art.2, par.1.

Art.6.　Those who are dissatisfied with administrative actions taken in accordance with the provisions of the present Law may institute an administrative appeal.

Art.7.　With regard to the payment for the sale in accordance with the provisions of Art.2, par.1 or Art.5, par.1, it may be permitted to fulfil it by annual instalments not extending over more than ten years or to offer other lands as may be provided by Ordinance.