I hereby promulgate the Law concerning the Contingent Funds of Courts.
Singned:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This fifteenth day of the tenth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (October 15, 1947)
Prime Minister KATAYAMA Tetsu
Law No.117
Article 1. The contingent funds of courts shall be placed under the supervision of the President of the Supreme Court.
Article 2. For making any disbursement out of the contingent funds of courts, sanction of the Judicial Assembly of the Supreme Court shall be obtained beforehand, or ex post facts according to circumstances.
Supplementary Provision:
The present Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.