(農地調整法の一部を改正する法律)
法令番号: 法律第240号
公布年月日: 昭和22年12月26日
法令の形式: 法律

改正対象法令

提案理由 (AIによる要約)

農地改革の目的を推進するため、放牧採草地に対しても農地と同様の改革を行い、農用林についても農業経営安定のための措置を講じる必要がある。また、これまでの法令実施の経験から改善を要する点が発見されたため、自作農創設特別措置法及び農地調整法の改正を行う。具体的には、牧野の開放、未墾地買収関係規定の改正、農地の遡及買収原則の明確化、薪炭林・採草地等の使用権保護、小作地取上制限の徹底、小作料代物弁済の廃止、不当な土地取上の耕作権回復などの措置を講じることとする。

参照した発言:
第1回国会 衆議院 農林委員会 第45号

審議経過

第1回国会

衆議院
農林委員会 - 第45号
(昭和22年11月12日)
参議院
農林委員会 - 第31号
(昭和22年11月12日)
農林委員会 - 第32号
(昭和22年11月18日)
衆議院
農林委員会 - 第48号
(昭和22年11月19日)
農林委員会 - 第49号
(昭和22年11月20日)
農林委員会 - 第53号
(昭和22年11月27日)
参議院
農林委員会 - 第34号
(昭和22年11月27日)
衆議院
農林委員会 - 第54号
(昭和22年11月28日)
参議院
農林委員会 - 第35号
(昭和22年11月28日)
衆議院
農林委員会 - 第55号
(昭和22年11月29日)
農林委員会 - 第56号
(昭和22年12月1日)
農林委員会 - 第57号
(昭和22年12月3日)
本会議 - 第71号
(昭和22年12月4日)
参議院
農林委員会 - 第37号
(昭和22年12月5日)
農林委員会 - 第38号
(昭和22年12月6日)
本会議 - 第65号
(昭和22年12月8日)
衆議院
本会議 - 第75号 附録
(昭和22年12月10日)
農地調整法の一部を改正する法律をここに公布する。
I hereby promulgate the Law for Partial Amendment of Agriculture Land Adjustment Law.
御名御璽
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
昭和二十二年十二月二十六日
This twenty-sixth day of the twelfth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (December 26, 1947)
内閣総理大臣　片山哲
Prime Menister　KATAYAMA Tetsu
法律第二百四十号
Law No.240
農地調整法の一部を次のように改正する。
Part of the Agricultural Land Adjustment Law shall be amended as follows:
「地方長官」を「都道府縣知事」に、「勅令」を「政令」に改める。
"Prefectural governor" shall read "governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or prefecture" and "Imperial Ordinance" shall read "Cabinet Order."
第一條中「農地關係」を「農地關係等」に改める。
In Art.1, "relations as between the agricultural lands" shall real "relations as between the agricultural lands and etc."
第二條に次の三項を加える。
In Art.2, the following three paragraphs shall be inserted:
本法ニ於テ薪炭林トハ耕作者ノ自家用ノ薪又ハ木炭ノ原料ニ用フル原木、枝條、落枝等ノ採取ノ目的ニ供セラルル土地（其ノ上ニ在ル立木ヲ含ム）ヲ謂フ
In the present Law, the forest used for making firewood and charcoal shall mean land (including trees growing on it) which is employed for gathering such material woods branches, fallen branches and the others, to serve as materials of firewood and charcoal for home-consumption of farmer.
本法ニ於テ採草地トハ肥料若ハ飼料又ハ此等ノ原料ニ用フル草又ハ落葉ノ採取ノ目的ニ供セラルル土地ヲ謂フ
In the present Law, grassland shall mean the land employed or capable of being employed for gathering such grasses and fallen leaves as may be used as fertilizers and foodstuffs or materials thereof.
本法ニ於テ放牧地トハ家畜ノ放牧ノ目的ニ供セラルル土地ヲ謂フ
In the present Law, pasture land shall mean the one employed or capable of being employed for feeding live-stock.
第三條第一項中「、市町村農業會」を削る。
In Art.3, Par.1, "city, town or village Agricultural Association" shall be deleted.
第四條第一項中「農地」の下に「、採草地又ハ放牧地（農地タル採草地又ハ放牧地竝ニ植林ノ目的其ノ他採草及家畜ノ放牧以外ノ目的ニ主トシテ供セラルル採草地又ハ放牧地ヲ除ク）」を加える。
In Art.4, Par.1, for "the agricultural land" shall read "the agricultural land, the grassland or the pasture land (exclusive of agricultural land or land used chiefly for the object of afforestation or land rerely used as pasture or grassland)."
第五條第二号中「、都道府縣又ハ農地開發營團」を「又ハ都道府縣」に改める。
In Item 2 of Art.5, "the Metropolis, Hokkaido, a Special Prefecture, a prefecture, or an Agricultural Land Development Corporation," shall read "or the Metropolis, Hokkaido, a prefecture."
第六條ノ二第一項及び第六條ノ四第一項中「地租法」を「土地臺帳法」に改める。
In Art.6-2, Par.1 and Art.6-(4), Par.1, "the Land Tax Law" shall read "the Land Book Law."
第九條第三項中「解約」を「解約（合意解約ヲ含ム以下同ジ）」に、同條第四項中「前項」を「第三項」に改め、同條第三項の次に次の一項を加える。
In Art.9, Par.3, "rescind the lease" shall read "cancel the lease (including cancellation of the lease by agreement;hereinafter the same);in Par.4 of the same Article," the preceding paragraph "shall read" Par.3,"and a following paragraph shall be inserted neat to Par.3 of the same Article:
前項ノ承認ニハ條件ヲ付スルコトヲ得
The approval mentioned in the preceding paragraph may be subject to one or more conditions as the case may be.
第九條ノ二第一項但書を削る。
The provisoe of Art.9-(2), Par.1 shall be deleted.
第十條、第十一條第一項及び第十二條第一項中「小作官」を「小作官又ハ小作主事」に改める。
In Art.10, Art.11, Par.1 and Art.12, Par.1, "Farm Tenancy Officer" shall read "Farm Tenancy Officer of Farm Tenancy Local Officer (Kosaku-shuji)."
第十四條ノ二　第八條、第九條及第九條ノ十ノ規定ハ薪炭林、採草地又ハ放牧地ノ賃貸借其ノ他其ノ使用收益ヲ目的トスル有償ノ契約ニ付之ヲ準用ス
Article 14-(2).　The provisions of Arts.8, 9, and 9-(10) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the lease and other contracts for use made for a consideration respecting the forest fire-wood and charcoal grassland or pasture land.
第十四條ノ三　耕作者又ハ省令ヲ以テ定ムル團體自家用ノ薪若ハ木炭ノ原料ニ用フル原木、枝條、落枝等ノ採取、自家用ノ肥料若ハ飼料若ハ此等ノ原料ニ用フル草若ハ落葉ノ採取又ハ耕作者ガ耕作ニ付隨シテ生産シ若ハ飼育スル家畜ノ放牧ヲ目的トスル土地又ハ立木ノ使用收益ノ權利（以下使用權ト稱ス）ヲ取得スルノ必要アルトキハ市町村農地委員會ノ承認ヲ受ケ土地又ハ立木ノ所有者（政府ヲ除ク）其ノ他之ニ關シ權利ヲ有スル者ニ對シ使用權ノ設定ニ關スル協議ヲ求ムルコトヲ得
Article 14-(3).　In case the right of use of the land or tree is necessary for a farmer or association as specified by Ministerial Ordinance to gather such material woods, branches, fallen branches and the other to serve as materials of fire-wood and charcoal for home-consumption, to gather such grass and fallen leaves to serve as fertilizers and foodstuffs or those materials, or to feed live-stocks for the purpose of breeding and raising while engaged in cultivation, he may, with the approval of the city, town or village agricultural land commission demand the owner of the land or the trees or the person having right (excluding the government), with respect to creation of the right of use.
市町村農地委員會前項ノ承認ヲ爲サントスルトキハ省令ノ定ムル所ニ依リ同項ノ土地又ハ立木ノ所有者其ノ他之ニ關シ權利ヲ有スル者、同項ノ承認ヲ受ケントスル者、当該市町村ノ長及都道府縣農地委員會、都道府縣開拓委員會又ハ当該市町村ノ區域ヲ其ノ地區ノ全部若ハ一部トスル森林組合、牧野組合其ノ他省令ヲ以テ定ムル團體ヲ代表スル者ノ意見ヲ聽クコトヲ要ス
When city, town, or village Agricultural Land Commission intends to give the approval as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall, in compliance with the rules established by Ministerial Ordinance, the opinion of the owner of the land or the trees, the person having any right concerning it, the person intending to obtain the approval as mentioned in the same paragraph, the headman of the city, town or village, and the representatives of the Agricultural Land Commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, Prefecture or the Reclamation Commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture, or the Forestry Association or the Pasture Association, which operates in the whole or part of the area of the city, town or village, and the other associations as specifiee by Ministerial Ordinance.
第一項ノ場合ニ於テ協議調ハズ又ハ協議ヲ爲スコト能ハザルトキハ同項ノ承認ヲ受ケタル者ハ省令ノ定ムル所ニ依リ当該土地又ハ立木ニ關スル使用權ノ設定ニ關シ市町村農地委員會ノ裁定ヲ申請スルコトヲ得但シ同項ノ承認ヲ受ケタル日ヨリ二月ヲ經過シタルトキハ此ノ限ニ在ラズ
If no agreement has been arrived at or no negotiation made in cases mentioned in Par.1, any person, who obtained the approval as mentioned in the same paragraph, may, in compliance with the rules established by Ministerial Ordinance, apply for a ruling by the city, town, or village Agricultural Land Commission with regard to the creation of the right of use concerning the land or the trees;however, this shall not apply to the case where two months have elapsed since the day on which the approval mentioned in the same paragraph had been obtained.
第十四條ノ四　前條第三項ノ規定ニ依ル裁定ノ申請アリタルトキハ市町村農地委員會ハ当該申請ニ係ル土地又ハ立木ノ所有者其ノ他之ニ關シ權利ヲ有スル者ニ其ノ旨ヲ通知シ且省令ノ定ムル所ニ依リ之ヲ公示スベシ
Article 14-(4).　When an application for ruling menetioned in Par.3 of the preceding Article has been made, city, town, or village agricultural land commission shall notify the owner of the land or tree and the other person having the right concerning it of the same, and shall publish it in compliance with the rules established by Ministerial Ordinance.
前條第三項ノ規定ニ依ル裁定ノ申請ニ係ル土地又ハ立木ノ所有者其ノ他之ニ關シ權利ヲ有スル者ハ前項ノ公示ノ日ヨリ二週間内ニ市町村農地委員會ニ意見書ヲ差出スコトヲ得
The Owner of the land or the trees, about which the application for ruling mentioned in Par.3 of the preceding Article has been made and the other person having the right concerning it may send the statement of opinion thereon to the city, town, or village agricultural land commission within two weeks from the day on which the public notification had been made.
市町村農地委員會ハ前項ノ期間ヲ經過シタル後審議ヲ開始スベシ
The city, town, or village agricultural land commission shall begin the deliberation after the day on which the period mentioned in the preceding paragraph has expired.
裁定ハ其ノ申請ノ範圍ヲ超ユルコトヲ得ズ
A ruling shall not exceed the range of the application.
裁定ニ於テハ左ノ事項ヲ定ムルコトヲ要ス
In the ruling, the following matters shall be written:
一　設定ヲ爲スベキ使用權ノ内容及存續期間竝ニ当該權利ノ目的タル土地又ハ立木
1.　Contents and period of duration of the right of use and land or trees on which the said right is created;
二　對價竝ニ其ノ支拂ノ方法及時期
2.　Consideration, and way and time of its payment;
三　土地又ハ立木ノ引渡ノ時期
3.　Time of delivery of the land or the trees;
四　使用收益開始ノ時期
4.　Time when the usufruct becomes valid.
市町村農地委員會裁定ヲ爲シタルトキハ遲滯ナク其ノ旨ヲ前條第二項ニ掲グル者ニ通知シ且省令ノ定ムル所ニ依リ之ヲ公示スベシ
When a ruling has been given, city, town, or village agricultural land commission shall notify without delay the person mentioned in Par.2 of the preceding Article of the same, and shall publish it in compliance with the rules established by Ministerial Ordinance.
前項ノ公示アリタルトキハ裁定ノ定ムル所ニ依リ当事者間ニ協議調ヒタルモノト看做ス
When a public notification has been effected in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the agreement between the parties shall be deemed to have been arrived at.
民法第二百七十二條但書及第六百十二條ノ規定ハ前項ノ場合ニハ之ヲ適用セズ
As to the case mentioned in the preceding paragraph the provisions of the proviso of Art.272 and Art.612 of the Civil Code shall not apply.
第十四條ノ五　前二條ノ規定ハ自作農創設特別措置法第三十條又ハ第三十七條ノ規定ニ依ル買收ヲ爲ス目的ヲ以テ省令ノ定ムル所ニ依リ主務大臣ノ指定シタル土地（其ノ上ニ在ル立木ヲ含ム）ニ付テハ之ヲ適用セズ
Article 14-(5).　The provisions of the two preceding Article shall not apply to the land (including standing trees growing thereon) designated by the Minister in charge in accordance with the provisions of Ministerial Ordinance for the purpose of purchase under the provisions of Article 30 or Article 37 of the Owner-Farmer Establishment Special Measures Law.
市町村農地委員會ハ左ノ各号ノ一ニ該当スル場合ヲ除クノ外耕作者ノ自家用ノ薪又ハ木炭ノ原料ニ用フル原木ノ採取ヲ目的トスル使用權ノ設定ニ係ル第十四條ノ三第一項ノ承認ヲ爲スコトヲ得ズ但シ政令ヲ以テ定ムル場合ニ於テ都道府縣知事ノ認可ヲ受ケタルトキハ此ノ限ニ在ラズ
City, town or village agricultural land commission shall not give the approval as mentioned in Article 14-(3), Paragraph 1 with respect to creation of the right of use for the purpose of gathering such material wood as to be used as materials of firewood and charcoal for home-consumption of the farmer, excepting the case where it falls under any of the categories mentioned below;however, this shall not apply to the case where the approval of a governor of the Metropolisr Hokkaido, Prefecture was obtained as Provided fo, by government order.
一　昭和二十年十一月二十三日以後耕作者ノ自家用ノ薪又ハ木炭ノ原料ニ用フル原木ノ採取ヲ目的トスル賃貸借其ノ他ノ契約ノ解除、解約又ハ更新ノ拒絶ノアリタル土地又ハ立木ニ關シ同日現在ニ於テ使用權ヲ有シタル者ガ当該土地又ハ立木ニ關スル使用權ノ設定ニ關シ協議ヲ求メントスル場合
1.　The cases where any person, who had the right of use with respect to land or tree on the date of November 23, 1945, and whose lease or the other contract for the purpose of gathering such material wood as to be used as materials of fire-wood and charcoal for home-consumption of the farmer was dissolved or cancelled, or its renewal was refused after the same day, seeks negotiation with respect to creation of the right of use of the said land or trees;
二　薪炭林ニ付慣行ニ依リ原木ノ採取ヲ爲ス耕作者又ハ其ノ團體当該薪炭林ニ關スル使用權ノ設定ニ關シ協議ヲ求メントスル場合
2.　The cases where farmers or the association to which they belong, in pursuance of the practice of gathering material wood in the forest, seeks negotiation with respect to the said forest used for making fire-wood and charcoal.
第十四條ノ六　耕作者又ハ省令ヲ以テ定ムル團體第十四條ノ三第一項ノ承認ヲ申請シタル場合ニ於テ其ノ申請ノアリタル日ヨリ二月内ニ同項ノ承認ナキトキハ都道府縣農地委員會ニ市町村農地委員會ニ對シ同項ノ承認ヲ爲スべキ旨ヲ指示スべキコトヲ請求スルコトヲ得
Article 14-(6).　In cases where the farmers or the association as specified by Ministerial Ordinance had applied for approval as mentioned in Article 14-(3), Paragraph 1, and failed to obtain the same within two months from the day of application as is provided for in the same paragraph, he may appeal to the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture to request the city, town, or village agricultural land commission to give the approval as mentioned in the same paragraph.
第十四條ノ七　第十四條ノ三第一項ノ承認ニ係ル土地又ハ立木ノ所有者其ノ他之ニ關シ權利ヲ有スル者同項ノ規定ニ依ル協議ヲ受ケタルトキハ当該協議ガ調フニ至ル迄ハ当該承認ニ係ル使用權ノ設定ニ付支障ヲ及ボサザル場合ヲ除クノ外都道府縣知事ノ許可ヲ受クルニ非ザレバ当該土地若ハ立木ニ付權利ヲ設定シ、当該土地ノ形質ヲ變更シ又ハ立木ヲ損壞シ若ハ收去スルコトヲ得ズ但シ当該協議調ハザル場合ニ於テ同條第三項但書ノ期間内ニ同項ノ規定ニ依ル裁定ノ申請ナキトキハ此ノ限ニ在ラズ
Article 14-(7).　When the owner of the land or trees or the person having the right concerning it, about which the approval as mentioned in Article 14-(3), Paragraph 1, had been obtained, entered into negotiation in accordance with the provisions of the same paragraph, he shall, except the cases where there exists no cause to apprehend that the creating of the right of use concerning the said approval might be prejudiced, neither create the right on the same land or trees nor alter the shape or quality of such land or destroy or remove such trees until the said agreement is arrived at, without the permission of the governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture. The present provision, however, shall not apply to the case where no application for the ruling as mentioned in Article 14-(3), Paragraph 3 is made within the period as mentioned in the provise of the came paragraph, in cases where the said agreement was not arrived at.
第十四條ノ八　第十四條ノ三第二項ニ掲グル者第十四條ノ四ノ規定ニ依ル裁定ニ對シ不服アルトキハ同條第六項ノ通知ヲ受ケタル日ヨリ一月内ニ都道府縣知事ニ訴願スルコトヲ得
Article 14-(8).　The person mentioned in Article 14-(3), Paragraph 2, who is not satisfied with the ruling mentioned in Article 14-(4), may appeal to the governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture within one month from the day on which the notification as mentioned in Paragraph 6 of the same Article was received.
都道府縣知事前項ノ訴願ヲ受理シタルトキハ同項ノ期間滿了後一月内ニ裁定ヲ爲スベシ
If the governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture receives the appeal, he shall make a decision within one month from the day on which the period mentioned in the same paragraph ha-expired,
都道府縣知事前項ノ裁決ヲ爲サントスルトキハ都道府縣薪炭林等委員會ノ意見ヲ聽クコトヲ要ス
when a governor of the Metropolis, Hoks kaido, or Prefecture intends to make a decision as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, he shall hear the opinion of the Forest For Fire-wood and Charcoal Grassland and Pasture Land Commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture.
都道府縣薪炭林等委員會ニ關スル規程ハ政令ヲ以テ之ヲ定ム
The rules and regulations concerning the Forest For Fire-wood and Charcoal Grassland and Pasture Land Commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, a Prefecture shall be provided by Cabinet Order.
第十五條第二項中「市町村農地委員會ハ」の下に「主務大臣及」を加える。
In Article 15, Paragraph 2, for "the prefectural governor" shall read "the Minister in charge and the governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture."
第十五條ノ二第三項第二号中「其ノ所有スル農地ニ付」を削り、同條第四項中「戸主若ハ家族」を「親族若ハ其ノ配偶者」に、同條第五項中「戸主又ハ家族」を「親族又ハ其ノ配偶者」に改め、同條第十項を削る。
In Item 2 of Article 15-(2), Paragraph 3, "of his land" shall be deleted, in Paragraph 4 of the same Article, "head of a family or family members" shall read "relative or his or her concert," in Paragraph 5 of the same Article, "head of a family or the family member" shall read "relative or his or her consort," and Paragraph 10 of the same Article shall be deleted.
第十五條ノ三第一項中「戸主若ハ家族」を「親族若ハ其ノ配偶者」に改める。
In Paragraph 1 of Article 15-(3), "head of the family or the family member" shall read "relative or his or her consort."
第十五條ノ四　左ニ掲グル者ハ選擧權及被選擧權ヲ有セズ
Article 15-(4).　Any person falling under any of the categories mentioned below shall not possess the right to vote and shall not be eligible:
一　未成年者
1.　Minors;
二　禁治産者及準禁治産者
2.　Persons adjudged incompetent and quasi-incompetent;
三　懲役又ハ禁錮ノ刑ニ處セラレ其ノ執行ヲ終リ又ハ執行ヲ受クルコトナキニ至ル迄ノ者
3.　Any person who, sentenoed to imprisonment with or without hard labor, has not as yet undergone the execution of the same imprisonment nor has ceased to undergo the same.
第十五條ノ五　選擧ニ關スル事務ハ地方自治法第百八十一條ニ規定スル市町村ノ選擧管理委員會之ヲ管理ス
Article 15-(5).　Affairs relating to the election shall be administered by the city, town, or village electorial administration committee mentioned in Article 181 of the Local Autonomy Law.
第十五條ノ七中「年齡多キ者ヲ取リ年齡モ亦同ジキトキハ」を削る。
In Article 15-(7) "preference shall be given to a senior;in cases person elected are of the same age," shall be deleted.
第十五條ノ十五を削る。
Article 15-(15) shall be deleted.
第十五條ノ十八を第十五條ノ二十二とし、第十五條ノ十七を第十五條ノ二十一とする。
Article 15-(18) shall become Article 15-(22), and Article 15-(17) shall become Article 15-(21).
第十五條ノ十六中「第十五條ノ十三」を「第十五條ノ十五」に改め、同條を第十五條ノ十九とする。
In Article 15-(16), "Article 15-(13)" shall read "Article 15-(15)," and the same Article shall become Article 15-(19).
第十五條ノ十四第三項を削り、同條を第十五條ノ十六とし、第十五條ノ十三を第十五條ノ十五とする。
Article 15-(14), Paragraph 3 shall be deleted, the sane Article shall become Article 15-(16), and Article 15-(13) shall become Article 15-(15).
第十五條ノ十二中「及自己ト同一戸籍内ニ在ル者」を「竝ニ同居ノ親族及其ノ配偶者」に改め、同條を第十五條ノ十三とする。
In Article 15-(12), "or a person who shares with him one and the same house on the register" shall read "and his relatives or their consorts who live in the same house," and the same Article shall become Article 15-(13).
第十五條ノ十一を第十五條ノ十二とし、第十五條ノ十を第十五條ノ十一とする。
Article 15-(11) shall become Article 15-(12), and Article 15-(10) shall become Article 15-(11).
第十五條ノ九第二項中「市町村長」を「市町村ノ選擧管理委員會」に改め、同條第四項に次の但書を加え、同條を第十五條ノ十とする。
In Article 15-(9), Paragraph 2, "headman of a city, town or village" shall read "city, town, or village electoral administration committee," and in Paragraph 4 of the same Article the following proviso shall be inserted:
但シ同項本文中総委員トアルハ総委員ノ過半數トス
However, "all commissioners" shall read "majority of more than one-half of all commissioners."
第十五條ノ八を第十五條ノ九とする。
Article 15-(8) shall become Article 15-(9).
第十五條ノ八　前六條ニ規定スルモノノ外市町村農地委員會ノ選擧ニ關シ必要ナル事項ハ政令ヲ以テ之ヲ定ム
Article 15-(8).　Necessary matters, other than those mentioned in the six preceding Articles, for election of the city, town, or village agricultural land commissioner shall be determined by Cabinet Order.
第十五條ノ十四　都道府縣知事ハ都道府縣農地委員會ノ請求ニ因リ市町村農地委員會ノ解散ヲ命ズルコトヲ得
Article 15-(14).　The governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture may order the dissolution of the city, town, or village agricultural land commission on demand of the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture.
前項ノ規定ニ依ル市町村農地委員會ノ解散アリタルトキハ解散ノ日ヨリ二週間内ニ選擧ヲ行フコトヲ要ス
When the dissolution of the city, town, or village agricultural land commission takes place, the election shall be held within two weeks from the day of the dissolution.
第十五條ノ十七　第十五條ノ二第三項乃至第六項第八項第九項本文及第十五條ノ三乃至第十五條ノ十四ノ規定ハ都道府縣農地委員會ニ之ヲ準用ス但シ第十五條ノ二第六項中五人トアルハ十人、三人トアルハ六人、二人トアルハ四人、同條第八項中三人トアルハ五人、第十五條ノ五及第十五條ノ十第二項中市町村ノ選擧管理委員會トアルハ都道府縣ノ選擧管理委員會、第十五條ノ二第八項、第十五條ノ十第三項及第十五條ノ十四第一項中都道府縣知事トアルハ主務大臣、第十五條ノ十第二項中当該區分ニ屬シ選擧權ヲ有スル者トアルハ当該區分ニ屬シ選擧權ヲ有スル者（選擧區ノアル場合ニ在リテハ同一選擧區ニ屬スル者ニ限ル）、委員トアルハ委員（選擧區ノアル場合ニ在リテハ当該選擧區ニ屬スル委員ニ限ル）、第十五條ノ十四第一項中都道府縣農地委員會トアルハ中央農地委員會トス
Article 15-(17).　The provisions of Article 15-(2), Paragraphs 3 to 6 inclusive, Paragraph 8, the body or Paragraph 9, and Articles 15-(3) to 15-(14) inclusive shall apply mutatis mutandis to the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture;provided, however, in Article 15-(2), Paragraph 5, "five" shall read "ten," "three" shall read "six," and "two" shall read four ";in Paragraph 8 of the same Article" three "shall read" five, "in Article 15-(3) and Article 15-(10), Paragraph 2," the electorial administration committee of a city, town, or village "shall read" the electorial administration Committee of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture, "in Article 15-(2), Paragraph 8, Article 15-(10), Paragraph 3 and Article 15-(14), Paragraph 1," governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, a Special Prefecture or Prefecture "shall read" Minister in charge, "in Article 15-(10), Paragraph 2," those persons who have the right to vote and who fall under the same category "shall read" those persons who have the right to vote and who fall under the same category (in cases where electorial district is established, only those persons who belong to the same electorial district) "and" (in cases where electorial district is established, only commissioners who have been elected in the said electorial district) "shall be added next to" those persons who fall under the same category ";in Article 15-(14), Paragraph 1," the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, a Special Prefecture or Prefecture "shall read" the Central Agricultural Land Commission."
第十五條ノ十八　都道府縣知事都道府縣農地委員會又ハ市町村農地委員會ノ議決ガ法令ニ違反シ又ハ著シク不当ナリト認ムルトキハ理由ヲ示シテ之ヲ再議ニ付スルコトヲ得但シ議決ノアリタル日ヨリ一月ヲ經過シタルトキハ此ノ限ニ在ラズ
Article 15-(18).　In case the decision of the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture, or a city, town, or village is deemed to contravene the law and order or to be very unreasonable, the governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido or Prefecture may demand, giving the reason thereof, to hold the meeting where the decision will undergo the inquiry;provided, however, that this shall not apply to the case where one month has elapsed since the day when the decision had been made.
都道府縣知事前項ノ規定ニ依ル都道府縣農地委員會又ハ市町村農地委員會ノ議決ガ仍法令ニ違反シ又ハ著シク不当ナリト認ムルトキハ中央農地委員會又ハ都道府縣農地委員會ニ對シ其ノ取消ヲ請求スルコトヲ得
In case the decision of the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture, or a city, town or village mentioned in the preceding paragraph is deemed to contravene the law and order or to be very unreasonable, the governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture may request the Central Agricultural Land Commission or the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, and Prefecture to cancel the said decision.
第一項但書ノ規定ハ前項ノ場合ニ之ヲ準用ス
The prescription mentioned in the proviso of Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
中央農地委員會又ハ都道府縣農地委員會第二項ノ規定ニ依ル請求ヲ受ケタルトキハ其ノ請求ノアリタル日ヨリ一月内ニ其ノ取消ノ可否ヲ議決スベシ
In case the Central Agricultural Land Commission or a prefectural agricultural land commission is in receipt of the demand made according to the prescription of Paragraph 2, the said commission shall decide on the advisability or otherwise of the same cancellation withing month following the day which witnessed the receipt of the said demand.
第十五條ノ二十　市町村農地委員會又ハ都道府縣農地委員會ノ委員及其ノ事務ニ從事スル者ハ登記所、土地臺帳所管廳、家屋臺帳所管廳又ハ市町村ノ事務所ニ就キ無償ニテ第十五條又ハ第十五條ノ十五ニ規定スル事項ヲ處理スルニ必要ナル簿書ノ閲覽又ハ謄寫ヲ求ムルコトヲ得
Article 15-(20).　Member of city, town or village agricultural land commission or member of prefectural agricultural land commission may, together with the person engaged in the business pertaining thereto, demand, free of charge, the inspection of the register or the delivery of a copy of the same, necessary for the management of the maters mentioned in Articles 15 and 15-(15), to the register office, the authorities keeping the land-book or the register of dwelling-houses, or the city, town, or village office.
第十七條ノ三　本法中都道府縣又ハ都道府縣知事ニ關スル規定ハ特別市ノ指定アリタルトキハ政令ヲ以テ定ムル時期迄ハ当該特別市ノ區域ヲ含ム指定前ノ都道府縣又ハ其ノ知事ニ、市町村又ハ市町村長ニ關スル規定ハ特別區ノ存スル地ニ在リテハ特別區又ハ特別區ノ區長ニ、地方自治法第百五十五條第二項ノ市ニ在リテハ區又ハ區長ニ、特別市ニ在リテハ行政區又ハ行政區ノ區長ニ、全部事務組合又ハ役場事務組合ノ存スル地ニ在リテハ組合又ハ組合管理者ニ之ヲ適用ス
Article 17-(3).　In the present Law, the provisions concerning the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture or its governor shall be applied to the previous Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture, within which Special City existed, or to its governor until such time as will be specified by order, in case special cities shall be designated in future;the provisions concerning the city or its mayor shall be applied to the Special Ward or its Chief in Tokyo Metropolis, or to the ward or its chief in the city mentioned in Paragraph 2 or Article 155 of the local Autonomy Law, or to the administrative ward or its Chief in Special City;in a town or village where the town or village association, which deals with either the whole work of the town or village or the task of the offices, operates, the provisions concerning the town or village shall be applied to the said association or the manager thereof.
第十七條ノ五第二号中「第九條第三項」の下に「（第十四條ノ二ニ於テ準用スル場合ヲ含ム）」を加え、同條第三号を第四号とし、同條第二号の次に次の一号を加える。
In Article 17-(5), item 2, "(comprising cases where the provisions apply mutatis mutandis by virtue of Article 14-(2).)" shall be inserted next to "Article 9, Paragraph 3," in the same Articles, Item 3 shall become Item 4 and in the same Article the following item shall be added as Item 3:
三　第十四條ノ七ノ規定ニ違反シタル者
3.　Any person who contravenes the provisions of Article 14-(7).
第十七條ノ六中「若ハ第三号前段」を「、第三号若ハ第四号前段」に改める。
In Article 17-(6), "the Items 1 and 2 or the former half of the Item 3" read "the Items 1, 2 and 3 or the former half of the Item 4."
附　則
Supplementary Provisions:
第一條　この法律は、公布の日から、これを施行する。但し、改正後の第十五條ノ二第四項第五項及び第十五條ノ三第一項の規定は、昭和二十二年五月三日から、これを適用し、改正後の第十五條ノ十七の規定中第十五條ノ二第三項乃至第五項及び第十五條ノ三乃至第十五條ノ五の規定を準用する部分は、昭和二十三年一月一日から、これを施行する。
Article 1.　This Law shall come into operation from the date of proclamation;however, the provisions amended of Article 15-(2), Paragraphs 4 and 5, Article 15-(3), Paragraph 1 shall take effect on and after May 3, 1947, and the provisions of Article 15-(17) amended to which shall apply mutatis mutandis the provisions of Article 15-(2), Paragraphs 3 to 5 inclusive and Articles 15-(3) to 15-(5) inclusive, shall come into operation as from January 1, 1948.
第二條　第四條の改正規定は、この法律施行の際現に存する採草地又は放牧地（農地たる採草地又は放牧地竝びに植林の目的その他採草及び家畜の放牧以外の目的に主として供せられている採草地又は放牧地を除く。以下同じ。）に關する契約で当該契約に係る權利の設定又は移轉に關する登記及び当該採草地又は放牧地の引渡のいずれもが完了していないものについても、これを適用する。
Article 2.　The amended provisions of Article 4 shall apply to the present contract at the enforcement of this Law in respect to grassland or pasture land, (exclusive of agricultural land or land used chiefly for the object of afforestation or land rarely used as grassland or pasture land, hereinafter the same), in case where both the registration of the creation or transfer of the right in the said contract and the delivery of the said grassland or pasture land have not been effected as yet.
第三條　昭和二十年十一月二十三日現在における農地の賃借人で同日以後第九條第三項の改正規定施行の日前に賃貸借の解除、解約（合意解約を含む。以下同じ。）又は更新の拒絶に因つて当該農地の賃借人でなくなつたものは、市町村農地委員會の承認を受け、当該農地の昭和二十年十一月二十三日現在における所有者又はその承継人（同日現在における当該賃貸借の賃貸が所有權に基いてされたものでない場合には、賃貸人又はその賃貸の基礎となつた權利の承継人。以下同じ。）に對し、当該農地につき賃貸借契約を締結することに關し協議を求めることができる。
Article 3.　Any leases of the agricultural land on November 23, 1945, which is not lease at present owing to the dissolution or cancellation of the lease (including concellation by agreement, hereinafter the same), or the refusal of its renewal after the same day previous to the day of enforcement of the provisions amended of Article 9, Paragraph 3, may demand, with the approval of the city, town, or village agricultural land commission, to the owner of the said agricultural land on November 23, 1945, or its successor (in case the said agricultural land been had leased by reason of right besides the ownership, any person who had held the right or successor thereof;hereinafter the same), to make the lease of the said agricultural land.
左の各号の一に該当する場合には、市町村農地委員會は、前項の承認をすることができない。
The city, town, or village agricultural land commission may not give its approval as provided for the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in any of the following cases:
一　前項の賃貸借の解除、解約又は更新の拒絶に係る農地が昭和二十年十一月二十三日現在における当該農地の所有者又はその承継人以外の者の耕作の業務の目的に供されている場合
1.　In case the agricultural land, the lease of which was dissolved, or cancelled, or its renewal was refused, is used as farm land by the person besides the owner or successor of the said agricultural land on November 23, 1945;
二　都道府縣農地委員會において前項の賃貸借の解除、解約又は更新の拒絶のあつたときにおける当該所有者又は承継人及び賃借人に就いての事情を調査して当該賃貸借の解除、解約又は更新の拒絶を適法且つ正当であると認めた場合
2.　In case the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture deems it lawful as well as proper, in consideration of the circumstances of the owner or the successor thereof and the tenant-farmer at the time, when lease had been dissolved, or cancelled, or its renewal had been refused, when the said lease had been dissolved or cancelled, or its renewal had been refused on and after November 23, 1945;
三　前二号の外市町村農地委員會において前項の承認の申請が信義に反すると認めた場合
3.　In case the application of the approval mentioned in the preceding paragraph is regarded by the city, town, or village agricultural land commission as unjustifiable, except the cases specified in preceding two items;
四　前項の承認を申請した者が所有權、賃借權、使用賃借による權利又は永小作權に基いて自作農創設特別措置法第三條第一項第三号の面積又は同條第三項の規定により当該區域につき定められた同号の面積に代るべき面積を超える面積の農地に就き現に耕作の業務を営んでいる場合
4.　In case the person, who applies for the approval mentioned in the preceding paragraph, is engaged in cultivation, by right of ownership, lease, loan for use or emphyteusis, of the agricultural land, the area of which exceeds the area mentioned in Item 3 of Paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Owner-Farmer Establishment Special Measures Law with respect to each of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture, or the area determined in place of it in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 3 of the same Article;
五　昭和二十年十一月二十三日現在における第一号の農地の所有者又はその承継人が現に当該農地に就き耕作の業務を営む場合にあつては、その者が当該農地に就いての耕作の業務をやめるときは、その生活状態が前項の承認を申請した者の生活状態に較べて著しくわるくなる場合
5.　In case the living condition of the owner on November 23, 1945 of the agricultural land mentioned in Item 1 or the successor thereof becomes much worse than the person, who applied for approval in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, when he ceases to cultivate the said agricultural land, whereon he is engaged in farming.
第一項の場合において、協議が調わず、又は協議をすることができないときは、同項の承認を受けた者は、命令の定めるところにより、当該農地の賃貸借に關し市町村農地委員會の裁定を申請することができる。但し、同項の承認を受けた後二箇月を經過したときは、この限りでない。
If no agreement has been arrived at as regard lease or no negotiation could have been made in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1, the person who obtained the approval mentioned in the same paragraph, may, in accordance with the provisions of order, request for the decision of the city, town, or village agricultural land commission as regards the lease of the said agricultural land;however, this shall not apply to the case where two months have elapsed since the day when the approval mentioned in the same paragraph was obtained.
市町村農地委員會は、前項の裁定をしたときは、遲滯なく第一項の規定による協議の当事者にその旨を通知しなければならない。
In case the city, town or village agricultural land commission has given the decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the same commission shall notify without delay the parties engaged in the negotiation made according to the prescription of the Paragraph 1, of the same decision.
第三項の裁定に對し不服ある者は、前項の通知を受けた日から一箇月以内に都道府縣農地委員會に訴願することができる。
Any person who is not satisfied with the decision as mentioned in Paragraph 3, may file a petition with the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture within one month from the day when he was notified of the same decision.
都道府縣農地委員會は、前項の訴願を受理したときは、同項の期間滿了後一箇月以内に裁決しなければならない。
In case the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture received the petition mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall make a ruling within one month from the day when the period of time mentioned in the same paragraph has expired.
第一項の請求に係る農地につき、第三項の規定により賃借權を設定すべき旨の裁定があつた場合において第五項の規定による訴願が却下され、若しくは同項の期間内に訴願の提起がないとき、又は前項の規定により貸借權を設定すべき旨の裁決があつたときは、当該裁定又は裁決に定めるところにより、当該農地につき賃借權が設定されたものとみなす。
In case the decision has been given to establish right of lease in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 3 as regards the agricultural land which constitutes the object of demand mentioned in Paragraph 3, with the dismissal of petition mentioned in Paragraph 5 or without the petition made within the period mentioned in the same paragraph, or in case the ruling has been given to establish right of lease in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the same right of lease shall be deemed to have been established on the said agricultural land in accordance with the matters of the said decision or ruling.
前項の規定による賃借權の設定については、民法第六百十二條の規定は、これを適用しない。
As the establishment of the right of lease in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provision of Article 612 of the Civil Code shall not apply.
第四條　市町村農地委員會が前條第一項又は第三項の規定による承認又は裁定の申請を受けた日から二箇月以内に当該申請に係る農地につき同條第一項又は第三項の規定による承認又は裁定をしない場合において、当該申請をした者がその期間經過後一箇月以内に都道府縣農地委員會に對して当該市町村農地委員會に同條第一項又は第三項の規定による承認又は裁定をすべき旨を指示すべきことを請求したときは、都道府縣農地委員會は、当該市町村農地委員會に對して同條第一項又は第三項の規定により承認又は裁定をすべき旨を指示しなければならない。
Article 4.　In case the city, town or village agricultural land commission gives neither the approval nor the decision in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 3 of the preceding Article, with two months from the day when the same commission received the demand of the approval mentioned in Paragragh 1 of the preceding Article or of the decision mentioned in Paragraph 3 of the same Article, and when, in consequence, any person, who make the same demand, has requested the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture within one month from the day when the said period has expired to make the city, town, or village agricultural land commission to approve or decide in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 3 of the same Article, the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture shall make the said city, town or village agricultural land commission approve or decide in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 3.
前項の場合には、前條第二項の規定を準用する。この場合において、同項第三号中「市町村農地委員會」とあるのは、「都道府縣農地委員會」と読み替えるものとする。
To the case mentioned in preceding paragraph shall be applied mutatis mutandis the provisions of Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article;in this case, "city, town or village agricultural land commission" in Item 3 shall read "the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido or Prefecture."
第五條　前二條の規定による處分で違法なものの取消又は變更を求める訴は、昭和二十二年法律第七十五号第八條の規定にかかわらず、当事者がその處分のあつたことを知つた日から一箇月以内にこれを提起しなければならない。但し、處分の日から二箇月を經過したときは、同條の規定にかかわらず、訴を提起することができない。
Article 5.　Any person shall institute an action of cancellation or alteration against the unlawful disposition by the administrative office by means of the preceding two paragraphs within one month from the day on which he had known that disposition;however, this shall not be applied to the cases where the two months have elapsed since the day on which the same disposition had been effected:this provision shall be applied, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8 of the Bill for the Temporary Adjustment of the Code of Civil Procedure (Law No.75, 1947).
前項の訴の提起は、前二條の規定による處分の執行を停止しない。
The action mentioned in the preceding paragraph may not suspend the execution of administrative disposition.
第六條　第九條第三項の改正規定施行後命令で定める時期までは、改正後の第九條第三項（第十四條ノ二において準用する場合を含む。以下同じ。）中「市町村農地委員會ノ承認」とあるのは、「都道府縣知事ノ許可」と、改正後の同條第四項及び第五項中「承認」とあるのは、「許可」と読み替えるものとする。
Article 6.　From the date of enforcement of the provisions amended of Article 9, Paragraph 3 to the time, fixed by order, in Article 9, Paragraph 3 amended (comprising cases where the provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis by virtue of Article 14-(2);hereinafter the same) "approval of the city, town or village agricultural land commission" shall read "permission of a governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido or Prefecture," and in Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the same Article amended "approval" shall read "permission."
都道府縣知事は、改正後の第九條第三項及び前項の規定による許可をするには、農地に係る場合にあつては、都道府縣農地委員會の意見、薪炭林、採草地又は放牧地に係る場合にあつては、都道府縣薪炭林等委員會の意見を聽かなければならない。
When a governor of the Metropolis, Hokkaido, or Prefecture intends to grant the permission as mentioned in Article 9-(3) amended and the preceding paragraph, he shall hear the opinion of the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido or Prefecture with respect to the agricultural land or the opinion of the Forist For Firewoods and Charcoals, Grassland and Pasture land Commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido or Prefecture with respect to the forest used for making fire-wood and charcoal, grassland or pasture land.
第七條　第十五條ノ十四の改正規定施行の際現に都道府縣農地委員會の委員たる者は、改正前の同條第三項第一号乃至第三号の規定により互選された委員にあつては改正後の第十五條ノ十七において準用する第十五條ノ二第三項各号の規定により選擧されたものとみなし、改正前の第十五條ノ十四第三項第四号の規定により選任された委員にあつては改正後の第十五條ノ十七において準用する第十五條ノ二第八項の規定により選任されたものとみなす。
Article 7.　The person, who at the enforcement of the provisions amended of Article 15-(14), is the agricultural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido or Prefecture, shall be deemed to have been elected in accordance with the provisions of each item of Article 15-(2), Paragraph 3 which shall be applied to the provisions of Article 15-(17), in case he was coopted in accordance with the provisions of previous Items 1 to 3 inclusive of Article 15-(14), Paragraph 3, and shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article 15-(2), Paragraph 8 which shall be applied mutatis mutandis to the provisions of amended Article 15-(17), in case he was appointed in accordance with the provisions of unamended Item 4 of Article 15-(14), Paragraph 3.
前項の規定は、委員の任期に影響を及ぼさない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the term of office of a commissioner.
第八條　第十五條ノ十八の改正規定施行前にした都道府縣農地委員會又は市町村農地委員會の議決については、同條第一項但書の期間は、この法律施行の日から、これを起算する。
Article 8.　As regards the decision of the agriclutural land commission of the Metropolis, Hokkaido or Prefecture, or a city, town or village made previous to the enforcement of the provisions amended of Article 15-(18), the term mentioned in the proviso of Paragraph 1 of the same Article will commence on the day when this Law shall come into operation.
司法大臣　鈴木義男
Minister of Justice　SUZUKI Yoshio
農林大臣　波多野鼎
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry　HATANO Kanae
内閣総理大臣　片山哲
Prime Minister　KATAYAMA Tetsu