I hereby promulgate the Law concerning the partial amendments to the Petroleum Distribution Kodan Law and others.
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This nineteenth day of the twelfth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (December 19, 1947)
Prime Minister KATAYAMA Tetsu
Article 1. A part of the Petroleum Distribution Kodan Law shall be amended as follows:
In Art.3, Par.1, "60,000,000 yen" shall read "30,000,000 yen."
Art.23, Pars.8 to 10 inclusive shall be deleted.
In Article 24, "Par.5 or Par.8" shall read "or Par.5."
Article 2. A part of the Solid Fuel Distribution Kodan Law shall be amended as follows:
In Art.3, Par.1, "300,000,000 yen" shall read "200,000,000 yen."
Article 3. A part of the Industrial Reconstruction Kodan Law shall be amended as follows:
Art.24, Pars.8 to 10 inclusive shall be deleted.
In Art.25, Par.5 or "Par.8" shall read "or Par.5."
Article 4. A part of the Foreign Trade Kodan Law shall be amended as follows:
In Art.4, Par.1, "30,000,000 yen" and "20,000,000 yen" shall read "20,000,000 yen" and "15,000,000 yen" respectively.
Article 5. A part of the Fertilizer Distribution Kodan Ordiance shall be amended as follows:
In Art.3, Par.1, "65,000,000 yen" shall read "50,000,000 yen."
Art.23, Pars.8 to 10 inclusive shall be deletde.
In Art.24, "Par.5 or Par.8" shall read "or Par.5."
Supplementary Provisions:
Article 6. This Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.
Article 7. The Petroleum Distribution Kodan, the Solid Fuel Distribution Kodan, the Foreign Trade Kodan and the Fertilizer Distribution Kodan shall, within two months after this Law is put into effect, return to the National Treasury the amount of fixed capitals which exceeds the new amount of respective fixed capitals.
Prim Minister KATAYAMA Tetsu
Minister of Finance KURUSU Takeo
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry HATANO Kanae
Minister of Commerce and Industry MIZUTANI Chozoburo