The provision of Article 8, paragraph 3 of the Imperial Ordinance No. 1 of 1947 (called the Ordinance hereinafter) shall not apply to the election to be given for the first time to the members of the assembly of the To, Do, Fu, Ken, City, Ward, Town or Village (including those corresponding to the above) since the promulgation of the present Imperial Ordinance.

In the case of the election of the preceding paragraph, any person who desires to file the notification of candidacy or the notification of recommendation for a candidate shall present, as the Prime Minister designates, to the Prime Minister through the prefectural governor or to the prefectural governor, the questionnaire of the would-be candidate as prescribed in Article 7, paragraph 1 of the Ordinance.

When the prefectural governor has accepted the questionnaire as provided in the preceding paragraph, he shall issue the certificate thereof as the Prime Minister designates.

The provision of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the person who has the certificate of eligibility under the provision of Article 8, paragraph 4 of the Ordinance as prescribed by the Prime Minister.

In the case of the election of paragraph 1, any person who desires to file the notification of candidacy or the notification of recommendation for a candidate shall present, attached thereto, to the presiding officer of election a duplicate of the certificate under the provision of paragraph 3 or of the certificate of eligibility as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.